Hi all and great to talk to you again,
This last year has really flown and I just don’t know where its gone!
The I love this place tour has rolled through many states and territories and I have really enjoyed my time out on the road playing all the new songs from the record.
We have been driving all over Australia in a couple of great Hyundai cars one is a Sant-Fe and the other was an I-max heaps of room and great fuel economy which makes touring a bit more affordable these days.
We have been through NSW up the north coast, around Newcastle Cessnock, up to the Northern Territory (Clay caught his first Barra on that trip!! And Brian Young came up for a ride as well which was great.)
Down aroud the cold country of Canberra, Cooma and Goulburn. Played the Gympie muster the Deni ute muster drove from Brisbane to Cairns on a NTH QLD tour had a ball. Went out to a great charity gig in Roma (stock up for hope) that was very cool to see people dig in for a great cause as well.
I played at the pro bull riding at the Gold coast, went up through the new England area playing Tamworth, Armidale and Gunndedah, headed back to Coffs harbour (what a place) north Haven and Ballina…. just great people everywhere we went.
And to top it all off I had a chance to have a surf again and what a feeling that was I must do it more often
as it really recharges the batteries.
All in all its been a pleasure this year playing to all who came out.
The band has been such a pleasure to be with Luke, Vaughan, Mik, Michael, Dan, Little Dan, Damon, Heath, Hippie and scott. Also having Felicity Urquhart with me on the road was a real treat she is a great performer and really knows how to entertain.
I hope to see you all next year around the second leg of the tour for “I love this place”
Best regards
Troy..

On Thursday night, Troy Cassar-Daley was presented with his 4th career ARIA award for 2009’s Best Country Album ‘I Love This Place’.

Troy is thrilled to bits and would like to pass on his huge thanks to everyone for their support of him throughout his career and for his latest album ‘I Love This Place’.

It’s the continuation of a massive year for Troy. He has been awarded the Q Music award for Single of the Year with ‘Big, Big Love’ and the MO award for ‘Male Entertainer of the Year’. He has also been selected in the top 20 artists for the prestigious ‘CMC Oz Artist of the Year award’. Adding to an already impressive CV listing 16 #1 country singles, 14 Golden Guitars, 7 Deadlys (Indigenous artist awards) and 4 CMAA (Country Music Association of Australia) Entertainer of the Year awards, Troy Cassar-Daley reaffirms his position as one of Australia’s finest and favourite recording artists.

At the recent Country Music Awards of Australia award announcement for the 2010 Golden Guitars, Troy earned himself a massive SEVEN nominations. Six individual “Golden Guitars” including the big four: Single of the Year and APRA Country Song Of The Year and Video Clip Of The Year for ‘Big, Big Love’, Album of the Year for ‘I Love This Place’ & Male Artist of the Year. Troy’s song that he wrote and recorded with The McClymonts Ain’t Gonna Change for You has been nominated in the Vocal Collaboration category and ‘Chasing Rodeo’ for Heritage Song of the Year.
Never one to stop still, Troy has already announced his annual Tamworth Festival gig and is also thrilled to be heading south to play for his many Victorian fans at the following venues. Tickets for all shows are available now. Check out the tour dates tab for more information.

For images, bio information or interview opportunities with Troy Cassar-Daley regarding his album ‘I Love This Place’ and/or his upcoming tour dates, please contact your local Mushroom Group Promotions representative:
Melbourne +61 3 8687 1353
Sydney +61 2 8356 1299
Email: info@mgpromotions.com.au
For further artist information visit: www.troycassardaley.com.au or www.myspace.com.au/cassardaley

Tamworth, Sunday, 29 November, 2009: The Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA) is thrilled to announce seven time 2010 nominee, TROY CASSAR-DALEY leads the list of artists announced today to perform at the 38th CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia, presented by Jayco to be held at Tamworth’s Regional Entertainment and Convention Centre (TRECC) on Saturday, 23rd January, 2010.

Also announced as performers at what is the 2010 Tamworth Country Music Festival’s pinnacle event is bright newcomer, HARMONY JAMES ,who is nominated for two Awards including the prestigious Album of the Year, three time nominees ADAM BRAND and AMBER LAWRENCE and four time “Golden Guitar” winners THE McCLYMONTS who will also host the Awards for the very first time.

The McClymont sisters said “To host the 2010 CMAA Country Music Awards is a huge honour for us. The Awards event is a highlight on the country music calendar every year and we have been watching these Awards since we were little kids. To be hosting them next year is very exciting for the three of us. We will be nervous but we will give it our best shot!”

They will join LEE KERNAGHAN and KASEY CHAMBERS, POPPA BILL AND THE LITTLE HILLBILLIES who were announced last week, on stage as performers.

Also announced today is that tickets for the 38th CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia, presented by Jayco, which is undeniably the biggest night in Australian Country Music, will go on sale at 9.00am on Monday, 23 November, 2009, to the general public and can be purchased online from Tourism Tamworth at www.tcmf.com.au or by calling (02) 6767 5300.

Further performer & presenter details will be announced for the 38th CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia, presented by Jayco over the coming weeks. For a full list of nominees, go to www.country.com.au.

The 2010 Tamworth Country Music Festival will take place 15th-24th January, 2010.

For more information, details or tickets please call (02) 6767 5300 or log onto www.tcmf.com.au.

38th CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia
Saturday, 23 January, 2010
Tamworth Regional Entertainment & Convention Centre

At the star studded launch, acclaimed singer-songwriter Troy Cassar-Daley opened the show with an acoustic performance of the title track to his latest album ‘I Love This Place’ before blazing his way into the finals of the 38th CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia with an astonishing seven nominations across a wide range of categories.

Cassar-Daley has been nominated for a huge SEVEN Golden Guitar awards; six individual “Golden Guitars” including the big four: Single of the Year, Album of the Year, Male Artist of the Year and APRA Song of the Year. Troy’s song that he wrote and recorded with The McClymonts Ain’t Gonna Change for You has been nominated in the Vocal Collaboration category, Heritage Song of the Year and Video Clip of the Year.

Album of the Year: I Love This Place – Troy Cassar-Daley, produced by Rod McCormack, Troy Cassar-Daley & Jeff McCormack
Male Artist of the Year: Troy Cassar-Daley – I Love This Place
Vocal Collaboration of the Year: Ain’t Gonna Change For You – Troy Cassar-Daley & The McClymonts
Heritage Song of the Year: Chasin’ Rodeo – written and recorded by Troy Cassar-Daley
APRA Song of the Year: Big Big Love – written and recorded by Troy Cassar-Daley
Video Clip of the Year: Big Big Love – Troy Cassar Daley, directed by Ross Wood
Single of the Year: Big Big Love – Troy Cassar-Daley

This tops of an amazing year for Troy already taking out the Q Music award for Single of the Year with Big Big Love and the MO award for Male Entertainer of the Year….add this to his nomination in the 2009 ARIA awards for Country album of the year and announced this morning he was selected in the Top 20 of this year’s CMC Oz Artist of the Year.

See Troy live at his last two shows for 2009 on his national I Love This Place tour…

November 20 – Doyalson RSL NSW
November 21 – Campbelltown Catholic Club NSW

With special guest Felicity Urquhart