Guitar Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They have been held annually since 1973. (wins only) |- | 1973 | "Lights on the Hill" (written by Joy McKean) recorded by Slim Dusty | APRA Song of the Year | |- | 1975 | "Biggest Disappointment" (written by Joy McKean) recorded by Slim Dusty | APRA Song of the Year | |- | 1978 | "Indian Pacific" (written by Joy McKean) recorded by Slim Dusty | APRA Song of the Year | |- | 1979 | "Beat of the Government Stroke" (written by Joy McKean & Tom Oliver) recorded by Slim Dusty | APRA Song of the Year | |- | 1998 | "Lady Is a Truckie" (written by Joy McKean) recorded by Slim Dusty | Bush Ballad of the Year | |- | 2007 | "Peppimenarti Cradle" (written by Joy McKean) recorded by Anne Kirkpatrick | Bush Ballad of the Year | Tamworth Songwriters Awards The Tamworth Songwriters Association (TSA) is an annual songwriting contest for original country songs, awarded in January at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. They commenced in 1986. Joy McKean has won three awards. (wins only) |- | 1993 | "Calloused Hands" by Joy McKean and Tony Brooks | Traditional Bush Ball of the Year | |- | 1994 | "Ringer from the Top End" by Joy McKean | Traditional Bush Ball of the Year | |- | 2005 | Joy McKean | Tex Morton Award | External links Tribute to the McKean Sisters by Kate Nugent and Max Ellis, 26 January 2007. ABC Country: Slim Dusty with Joy Mckean The Slim Dusty Movie on The Internet Movie Database References Australian country singers Living people Australian country singer-songwriters 1930 births Australian women singer-songwriters Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia