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LEE FORSTER

Some Points you need to know.

1. Won Best New Songwriter at the Tamworth Songwriters Associaton awards 2006.
2. Won Male Rising Star at the 2006 Australian country music Independent awards.
3. Won Male Vocal at the 2007 Tamworth Independent Awards.
4. Has had 3 top ten hits on the Country Charts top 30.
5."Fire in the Bar" stayed at number 4 for 3 weeks on the Country Charts.
6. 2007 top 3 Coopers Golden Saddle Grand Finalist.
7. Lee and his band have traveled over 110,000ks in the past 12 months playing a huge variety of shows all over Australia.
8. 11th most played Independent country artist on the world wide MYSPACE.
9. Only country act touring with a Pedal Steel Player and a Whipcracker.
10. Has the most versatile band, for any performance, from a sit and listen country show to a full on country rock B&S Ball or Rodeo.
11. Western Wear company "All Things Country" are apart of Lees merchandise and clothing range.
12. Has tours and gigs booked up until March 2009. Including, a Ten week tour throughout NT & WA, the Toyota Gympie Muster, Mildura Country Music Festival and Mud Bulls and Music. All gigs have been sourced and booked by himself.
13. Loves his country music, traveling, meeting new people, loves Australia and has great family and country roots.
13. Is apart of Red Rebel Music, who work with Drew Mcallister, Lee, Tania and Fiona Kernaghan, Stephen Rowe and Matt Scullion.
14. Has large promotional potential for anyone involved with his career.

If you are interested in Lee and his music please read on.

LEE FORSTER - A QUICK INSIDE STORY

Country roots and traveling many tracks can give great credentials for emerging country talent. Lee Forster, born and raised in country Victoria, grew up in a country music family. He knows his roots. From age 12, he played drums and sang harmonies in his dad's country band. Lee's parents both toured with Slim Dusty in the early 70's.

Lee has been singing, playing lead guitar, writing songs and taking the necessary steps to help hone his country music career for over 20 years. Lee has performed all over the country. From a B&S Balls at Daley Waters, NT to the Kalgoorlie Race Round, WA and up to Mudbulls and Music in QLD. This traveling lifestyle has let Lee meet and see all types of characters and great geographic icons of Australia. It has given him armfuls of songs and concepts and a great understanding of how great this country is. He has performed with great acts like Camille Te - Nahu and Stuie French, the Sunny Cowgirls, Col Finley, Lee and Tania Kernaghan, Travis Sinclair, Troy Casser-Daley and numerous others. With his down to earth humour and awesome sense to have fun, many clubs, pubs and festivals book Lee on their roster. He loves his country music. His live shows cover everyone from Slim Dusty to Brad Paisley.

In 2002 Lee released his first professionally recorded EP, Kimberley Gold. The song titled Kimberley Gold was written for the Kimberley Diamond Company and still today, the company uses the song all over the world as part of their promotion

Lee's second release was a 7 track mini album titled "The Way He Rolls His Swag". The Title track "The Way He Rolls His Swag" was inspired by the R.M. Williams novel "Beneath Whose Hand". R.M. Williams mentions that a man's worth is measured in how he conducts himself out on the track. You can tell a lot about a person by just how he rolls his swag. Lee toured with Brian Young, 6 other muso's, lived out of tucker boxes and swags, and it proved first hand how factual R.M.Williams beliefs are. The second single from this EP "A fire the bar" hit number 4 on the Australian top 30 country charts. It also won him the Male Vocal award at the 2007 TIARAs

Also in 2007 Lee was a top 3 grand finalist in the coveted Coopers Golden Saddle Awards.

After releasing two EPs, Lee, has now just released his first full album titled "KEEP SAFE ON THE TRACK". It was released at this year's Tamworth Festival. Many years of writing and planning have gone into this album. With good mate Stuie French as producer they've spent a good 6 months working on the songs and putting together an album that best represents Lee's character. Lee has written 10 out of the 14 songs. The songs are a culmination of many years playing country music and traveling Australia. Most of the Originals are true stories and have come from experiences Lee has seen or been apart of. The title track "KEEP SAFE ON THE TRACK" tells Lees story in a nutshell. In comes from his parents who always told him to look after yourself whilst out on the road traveling. Also to remember, you are always welcome home anytime. It also has become more heartfelt now as it was one of the songs played at his Fathers funeral when he passed away 1 week before the Tamworth Festival this year. The first Single "1000 Headlights" is on radio now and has gained huge airplay and has already reached number 12 on the charts. The second single 'THE GOOD TONES" to be released soon is an awesome duet with Travis Sinclair. So look out for this great album and great real Australian country artist.