Country singer and Cowra High Student Tami Jade Butwell’s first experience of Tamworth was being stranded at Coonabarabran in the broken down family car last year, eventually having to miss her planned appearance.
What a difference a 12 months has made.
Tami Jade is now back home in Darbys Falls after her first extended stay at the nation’s 40th Country Music Festival, smitten with her time amongst some of Australia’s entertainment legends.
* For more of this story turn to page 5 of today's Guardian (Friday February 3, 2012).