DAVE'S DIARY - 17/8/09 - PREVIEW OF EPISODE 11 - SERIES 12
HORSE SHAKES LONDONDERRY TOWN
Londonderry
lass Jayne Denham proves she can lead a horse to beer - not water - as
she headlines Nu Country TV this Saturday August 22 on C 31.
Jayne also made it drink at the North Richmond Hotel on the outskirts
of the Sydney penal colony in the video for the title track of her second
indie album Shake This Town.
If you miss Saturday's show hosted by Heather Rutherford at 9.30 p m it's
repeated Tuesday at 3.30 am and Wednesday at 3.30 p m.
Denham entrees for Trick Pony refugee Heidi Newfield, former jackeroo
James Blundell, Oklahoma oriole Carrie Underwood, Kansas chanteuse Martina
McBride and some other special guests.
We also have exclusive live studio footage of Matt Joe Gow & The Dead
Leaves performing Come What May from debut CD The Messenger.
LADY JAYNE - A COWGIRL IN DENHAM
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Denham
won wide acclaim for a prolific output of adventurous video clips
since bursting on the scene in 2006. She also showcases a fleet of classic cruisers with a dash of twin fiddles. The urban cowgirl connects with her country-starved audiences on songs about women in Utes and trucks living on diesoline dreams. She also wrote about a disastrous Ute drag race between Emu Plains and Newcastle men. The singing hairdresser hails from Londonderry north of sin city and is a keen train song purveyor. |
She wrote
evocative tune Soldier's Letter about a Sydney couple whose marriage
was sparked by a 1941 train trip.
Jayne also delves into social comment about impact of freeways on country
towns.
With the three women outnumbering the boys in her band she's the focal
point of a rocking country outfit.
Denham co-wrote eight songs on her disc that features tunes by producer
Garth Porter and Colin Buchanan.
CLICK HERE
for a Denham CD Review in the Diary.
MATT JOE GOW DEBUT
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Gow &
The Dead Leaves filmed a video for Come What May in Melbourne.
"Duncan Tombs filmed it at Sing Sing and it's been on CMC, Rage &
also Juice in New Zealand," Pollock revealed.
"We also have Greg from a band called Ryder who played lap steel
in the video," Gow added.
"We were going to ask Catherine Britt to be in the video. We have
also been filming live footage for At The Bar and rehearsal footage."
Britt sang on angst anthems Things Fall Apart and At The Seams
- highlight of his CD.
Gow & The Dead Leaves perform overseas in Van Diemen's Land and rural
areas before playing the Espie on September 4.
CLICK HERE for TonkGirl's Gig
Guide for full details.
CLICK HERE for a Gow feature
in the Diary on July 26.
CARRIE UNDERWOOD
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Oklahoma
refugee Carrie Underwood, just 26, earned a cool $14 million last year
long after winning American Idol.
She performs the video for Just A Dream from second album Carnival
Ride.
The singer hurt her leg jogging but wasn't chasing former beaus - Ottawa
Senators hockey ace Mike Fisher or Dallas Cowboys quarter back Tony Romo.
Carrie, first woman to win the Academy Of Country Awards entertainer of
year in April, fell during a three-mile run near her Nashville home.
CLICK HERE for
a Carrie feature in the Diary on January 29, 2007.
MARTINA MCBRIDE
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Kansas
born Martina McBride has enjoyed longevity since learning the ropes
with family band The Shifters in her home state. "The title is Unbreakable. We don't have a particular movie in mind. We're just getting a really good demo so we could go out there and let people hear it, and see if they want to put it in their movie. |
I've had
a song in a film, but not a song that I've written. I Love You
was in Runaway Bride and There You Are was in Where The
Heart Is, but those songs were pulled off of albums, and I thought
it would be fun to record a song specifically for a movie."
McBride produced her new album with Dan Huff - studio boss for expat Australasian
superstar Keith Urban.
CLICK HERE
for a Martina McBride interview in the Diary on July 31, 2007.
HEIDI NEWFIELD
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Former Trick
Pony singer Heidi Newfield returns to Nu Country with a video for Cry,
Cry, Cry off her debut solo disc What Am I Waiting For?
Heidi, 38, grew up on a horse farm in northern California and named her
first band after a trick pony.
They split after a decade in 2006.
CLICK HERE
for a review in the Diary on August 10.
JAMES BLUNDELL
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James
Blundell exploits the timbre of his voice in a video for Good Wood
from his ninth album Portrait of A Man - a celebration of his
rural roots. Blundell hooked up with Gippsland born icon Mick Thomas in writing sessions for his new disc. James, 44 and father of two sons, went on the front foot when he courted Australian Idol belle Jesse Curran, 25, before splitting with second wife Lydia. Blundell also penned Bound To Freeze with Nu Country TV host Felicity - a recent co-writer with Thomas. CLICK HERE for a Blundell feature from the Diary on February 1, 2005. |
MARYSVILLE COLLECTORS CD BONUS
New and renewing
members of Nu Country TV will receive a copy of the Kane-Welch-Kaplin
CD collectors' single Marysville during August and September.
The Kevin Welch penned single, recorded at Salt Studio in East Brighton,
is a bonus gift to viewers - as well as the CD you choose from our rewards
listed below.
It compliments our TV show mini-docco on the trio's donation of their
song to the Vinnies After The Fire CD.
After The Fire is available at Vinnies centres in Victoria and
Tasmania, The Last Record Store - Collingwood, Capricorn Records Warrnambool
and J B Hi-Fi stores.
WIN DIERKS BENTLEY CD
EMI Records has provided Nu Country TV with Arizona born Dierks Bentley's
fifth chart topping CD Feel That Fire.
Bentley won an enthusiastic following on his debut Australian tour in
May with superstars Brooks & Dunn.
Feel That Fire has already produced two U.S. #1 hits - the title
track and Sideways.
Bentley, 33, has scored seven #1 hits since leaving Phoenix for Nashville
as a teenager.
Dierks trails only expatriate Australasian superstar Keith Urban as most
played male artist on U.S. country radio so far this year.
The father of two is currently blitzing the U.S with West Virginia born
star Brad Paisley on his American Saturday Night tour.
Bentley plans to return to Australia for a second tour to capitalise on
his growing fan base.
The singer has broadened his music by including bluegrass - featuring
the famed McCoury family - on albums dating back to his indie debut Danglin'
Rope.
He has also recorded duets with prolific Grammy winner Alison Krauss and
Texan chanteuse Patty Griffin.
Win Feel That Fire by becoming a member of Nu Country or renewing
membership.
It only costs $20 including postage.
Please email us first at music@nucountry.com.au
We will then send you the CD on receipt of your cheque or money order
made out to Nu Country Music.
WIN SLIM DUSTY CLASSIC BOX SET
We have more
good news for viewers - EMI Records has given us an invaluable collectors'
item - a brace of the 4 Box sets by late Australian country legend Slim
Dusty.
Sittin' On 80 features a lost, classic track discovered by Slim's
widow Joy McKean.
Joy found Give Me Room from a 1997 recording at their home studio
Columbia Lane.
It was written by one of Slim's favourite writers John Dohling - outback
station hand and good mate who passed away in November last year.
Sadly he never heard the final version of Slim's recording of his classic
trucking song.
It has now been released as a single and included on Sittin' On 80.
Slim's legendary Travelling Country Band played on the song that has been
digitally re-mastered by Australia's mastering guru Don Bartley.
All you have to do to win Slim's 4 CD Box set is become a member of Nu
Country TV or renew your membership.
It only costs $20 and includes postage.
Please email us first at music@nucountry.com.au
We will then send you the CD on receipt of your cheque or money order
made out to Nu Country Music.
WIN BROOKS & DUNN CDS
Sony-BMG
has also given us extra copies of the Cowboy Town tour souvenir
CD and bonus Greatest Hits CD.
Viewers who become members or renew membership for just $22 including
postage can win the double CDs.
Please email us at music@nucountry.com.au
with your pledge.
Important note - please email first - don't send your membership until
you have been confirmed as a winner.
Brooks & Dunn have sold more than 30 million album since releasing
their debut disc in 1991.
TAYLOR SWIFT FEARLESS CD OFFER
Universal
Music has donated copies of teen sensation Taylor Swift's huge selling
second album Fearless to Nu Country TV.
Viewers who become members or renew their membership can win the Fearless
CD.
Swift, 19, played capacity audiences on her debut Australian tour in March
and plans to return in 2010.
Please email us at music@nucountry.com.au
with your pledge.
Important note - please email us first.
Don't send membership cheque until you have been confirmed as the winner.
WIN
CATHERINE BRITT CDS
MIKE BRADY TOO
We have Catherine
Britt's third CD Little Wildflower for viewers who wish to become
members or renew membership.
Catherine, Adam Brand and Mike Brady were among artists who donated their
talent to the Whittlesea Bushfire benefit on Saturday April 4.
Brady donated autographed copies of his Country To Country CD to
viewers who become members or current members who renew their membership.
Mike was also a VIP guest host of Nu Country TV during our eighth series.
So for your membership you can win Mike's CD Country To Country
or Catherine Britt's Little Wildflower CD.
WIN JASMINE RAE & STEVE FORDE CDS
We have the
following CDS for viewers who email our web page and pledge $22 membership
at music@nucountry.com.au .
Telstra Road To Tamworth winner Jasmine Rae's debut CD Look It Up.
We also have Steve Forde's fifth album Guns & Guitars.
Both Rae and Forde performed at the CMC Rocks The Snowy festival at Thredbo.
Jasmine also supported Brooks & Dunn and Bentley on some of their
Australian concerts.
KACEY JONES CD, DVD, POSTER & TEE SHIRT PRIZES
Internationally
renowned country comedienne, singer-songwriter and producer Kacey Jones
has given us a box of autographed merchandise for viewers and members
who renew their membership.
A highlight is her acclaimed tribute disc Kacey Jones Sings Mickey
Newbury that is scheduled for Australian release in July.
We have autographed collectors' copies of the CD for viewers who want
to become members of Nu Country TV.
She also autographed tee shirts and posters for Nu Country members.
For your $22 membership and postage you can take your pick of Kacey memorabilia.
We have limited supplies so please email us at music@nucountry.com.au
first.
WILLIE NELSON EXCLUSIVE BOOK
We also celebrate
Shotgun Willie Nelson's 75th birthday on April 30 with a special giveaway
of his collectors' book.
We have limited stock of Willie Nelson - The Collected Writings Of
A Living Legend - The Facts Of Life And Other Dirty Jokes.
The book, featuring yarns, jokes and Willie Nelson song lyrics, is the
latest addition to out prize treasure trove.
It's available for viewers wanting to become members or current members
wishing to renew their membership.
Please email us at music@nucountry.com.au
for a chance to win a copy of this book with your membership.
We also have other CDS in our library as rewards for your valued membership
- we rely on membership for our survival.