Go for 2 & 5 ® 2012 West Australian Country Music Awards

The West Australian Country Music Awards just keep on going from strength to strength. They are unique and are held in conjunction with the Boyup Brook Country Music Festival.. 2012 will be the 27th Country Music Awards for Western Australia, and they have certainly brought about some big name artists over that time.

Entries come in from all over the state and are open to professional and amateur artists. Entrants are required to send in a package of 1 CD, a quality photograph and a musical biography. By the time they reach the festival as a finalist they have already been through a lengthy judging process. Songwriters must include the lyrics to their chosen songs and the winning song is performed at the festival. Entries close each year on 30th September, 2011.

Passionate songwriters aspiring to tell their story in song, are encouraged to enter the song writer category. Other categories include Go for 2 & 5 West Australian Country Music Teenage Artist, Go for 2 & 5 West Australian Country Music Sub Teen Artist, Go for 2 & 5 West Australian Country Music Junior Songwriter, Go for 2 & 5 West Australian Country Music Group/Duo, Go for 2 & 5 West Australian Country Music Male Artist, Go for 2 & 5 West Australian Country Music Female Artist, Go for 2 & 5 West Australian Country Music Independent Single of the Year, Go for 2 & 5 West Australian Country Music Album of the Year, Go for 2 & 5 West Australian Best New Country Talent and Go for 2 & 5 West Australian Senior Songwriter.

Codee Lee Down is a young girl from Bunbury who is flying high with country music at the moment and has just released her new album and has a song entitled “God must have needed an Angel”

The Go for 2 & 5 2012 West Australian Country Music Awards will be a Gala Event staged during the Boyup Brook Country Music Festival on Friday 17th February, 2012 where nominees from several categories will perform in front of an audience including a high profile industry judging panel and other leading industry talent scouts.

The biggest reward for finalists and winners is knowing that people love their music and it reaches all walks of life.