IT’S not only the music that is hot on the streets of Tamworth, there’s no escaping the heat.
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A cool breeze swept through Toyota Park on Saturday night as the family concert kicked off.
The Colt Seavers Band, Montgomery Church, Allison Forbes and perennial favourites Aleyce Simmonds, Amber Lawrence and Luke Dickens were some of the favourites on stage.
2019 Toyota Star Maker grand finalists Arna Georgia and Lizzie Steadman also performed, just a night out from their big contest finale.
It capped off a day that saw the crowds swelter through 40-odd degrees as they soaked up the festival, the fun and the music.
A water park on the edge of town kept the kids entertained and looks to be the coolest place in Tamworth.
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Earlier that day, former Leader journalist Anna Rose was honoured with the Eric Watson Literary Award at the Australian Country Music Hall of Fame, years after she accepted the award on behalf of her late husband.
“You could call it a stint, I started there when I was 29-years-old and I was the newsroom clerk for six weeks when Ann Newling gave me a job as a casual journalist,” Mrs Rose said.
“I walked out of the building 29 years later.
“I wrote in the newsroom, I wrote features and country music stories, I wrote people stories – I loved every second of it.”
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