Dunedin musician Melissa Partridge has won the top award at the Gold Guitar Awards in Gore. Music fans flocked to hear 36 finalists compete in the Mataura Licensing Trust New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards senior finals last night with Partridge coming out on top. The Gold Guitar intermediate winner, Wakefield’s Zac Griffith, and junior winner Sophie Toyne of Whanganui, were chosen on Saturday. The nine day festival had worked well with the Gold Guitar Awards, he said. "It’s definitely a positive thing, its bringing more people to the town and more people are becoming aware of Gold Guitars."

Source: Otago Daily Times June 06, 2021 22:41 UTC