Contact: Gidgee Records
Telephone: 02 4972 6266
Email: diamond23@westnet.com.au
Website: www.tracycoster.com.au

2005 Toyota Golden Guitar trophy winner.

Born in the bush – raised on the road.

Tracy Coster was born into country music. Daughter of the legendary Stan Coster she grew up performing as a vital part of her father’s travelling show.

One thing you can say about Coster, she is nothing if not determined. Passionate about her heritage and the heritage of country music, she continues to take her music out on the road.

Her latest album Coster Country which has consolidated her position as one of the top bush ballad performers of our time, is a tribute to her late father Stan Coster.

“Songs filled with emotion and some of the finest vocals that I have ever heard from her” – Charlie Sparrow, Blue’s Country Magazine.

It has received much recognition such as a finalist in no less than three categories in the 2004 Telstra Country Wide Southern Star Independent Country Music Awards, and being named Australian Independent Country Music Awards 2004 Heritage Track of the Year with Bush Barbeque.

“Coster Country is a loving tribute … to the man and the music that was Stan Coster, delivered with depth and feeling by his daughter Tracy....shows that the new generation can get into our traditional Australian music. …well crafted, heartfelt tribute” – Peter Coad, Capital News

Her whirlwind of success continued – with Tracy receiving her first Golden Guitar trophy for Vocal Collaboration of the Year with Anne Kirkpatrick for Back to the Saltbush Plains at the 2005 CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia. Then Tracy proceeded to take out back to back awards for Album of the Year & Comedy Song of the Year at the Stan Coster Memorial Bush Ballad Awards.

This is one young lady who knows where she came from and where she wants be, and she just keeps on getting better.

The award winning album Coster Country is a collection of her Dad’s finest songs. The album features duets from the likes of John Williamson, Adam Harvey, Lee Kernaghan and Anne Kirkpatrick and there is also a very special duet with her Dad.

Tracy knows first hand the joys and hardships of life on the road. Seventeen years of touring with her father non stop - we’re talking right through the centre; all through the outback; mining towns; missions; pubs; clubs; schools, you name it they played it. Towing caravans, changing tyres, loading in and setting up equipment were just some of her job descriptions. Five nights a week, ten months of the year she learned about paying her dues.

Achievements:

2005
- Named CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia Vocal Collaboration of the Year with Anne Kirkpatrick for Back To The Saltbush Plains
- Named Stan Coster Bush Ballad Awards Album of the Year
- Named Stan Coster Bush Ballad Awards Comedy Song of the Year

2004
- Released Coster Country
- Named Australian Independent Country Music Award Heritage Track of the Year

2002
- Released book “Traveling My Own Track” on the life of her father Stan Coster, whom passed away in 1997. Stan had kept hand written diaries of his life. Tracy took these writings and with the help of her family released a wonderful tribute to a great man

2000
- Named A.C.M.L.A. Peoples Choice Awards Best Bush Ballad
- Released first bush ballad album Bush Baby
- Top 10 hit single with Old Tin Roof

1994
- Inducted into the Hands of Fame in Tamworth (youngest ever at the time to be honoured)
- CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia Finalist for Female Vocalist of the Year with the Brian Poole and the Tremolos remake Someone.

1993
- Released album Play the Game after a lengthy tour with the Slim Dusty Show
- Single Someone hit the charts

1991
- Released album The Girl in the Band
- Two Top 10 hit singles - self penned City Sidewalk and the classic Don’t Say Goodbye

1989
- Released single Another Blue Night’

1987
- Released debut album From the Heart

1986
- Country Awards of Australia Finalist in Female Vocalist of the Year

1985
- Released first single Why Do I Feel Like Crying