![Macey Wood, Chris Porter and Angela Wood, all of Tamworth. Macey Wood, Chris Porter and Angela Wood, all of Tamworth.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/silverstone-agfeed/2065115.jpg/r0_0_1024_678_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
TOBY Keith rocked and Gretchen Wilson shocked at this year's CMC Rocks the Hunter country music festival at Hope Estate in the Hunter Valley.
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More than 8000 country fans turned out for the event, headlined by US star Keith, whose laid-back brand of country wowed the crowd at the end of the three-day event.
Wet, windy weather forced both stages to be closed for 45 minutes on the final day, but the show went on.
Homegrown artist Lee Kernaghan was the festival's star on the Friday night, while the original "redneck woman" Gretchen Wilson entertained on the Saturday, despite having voice trouble from her previous shows during the week.