My First Gig - hosted by Jimmy Barnes features Troy on Tuesday September 14th at 9.30pm on Max Music TV.

Here are a couple of shots from the tour with Tommy Emmanuel in the US. The shows were from New York City through to Alabama. Troy had a ball on the road, standing ovations and wonderful audiences conecting with Troy’s songs….

“Tommy and me having a pick on a song in Asheville North Carolina. I always feel like a very lame guitar player when I have to Solo in from of Tom but he nods and smiles and makes you feel Ok about it!”

“We finished our gig in Birmingham Alabama and the next day we had to pop into a Fox TV station there to play a song or two on a lunchtime show Tommy has done many times. It was great to meet all the folks at the station and play live on American TV. A true thrill to finish off the tour!”

“There is only one Mr Guitar and that’s Chet Atkins, the day we got back from the Tommy Tour he said “lets have lunch then I have a little surprise for you” We ended up at the Cemetery in the heat of the Nashville Summer to go and pay our respects to the great Man.”

Troy has been nominated for a Deadly Award for Male Artist of the Year in this year’s National Indigenous Music, Sport, Entertainment and Community Awards – The Deadlys.

Thousands of nominations were received this year, so to be nominated for this award is a great achievement.

The ceremony will be held at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on Monday 27 September 2010.

Voting is now open for this year’s Deadlys. You can either vote online at www.vibe.com.au/deadlys or fill in and return the voting form found in the August issue of Deadly Vibe magazine.

‘Chasin Rodeo‘ has hit the number one on the CMC Top 50 video chart and number one on the Top 30 Country Music Tracks chart. ‘Chasing Rodeo’ is the fourth single from the multi-award winning album ‘I Love This Place’. The ‘I Love This Place’ album also hit the top spot on both the CMC & TOP 30 Country album as well as the title track topping the country music single charts.
Troy is currently on tour with Tommy Emmanuel through the East Coast of America where he is playing sell-out shows each night and receiving standing ovations. Afterwhich, Troy will be spending some more time in Nashville where he will be advancing publishing and performing interests.

“Chasing Rodeo is a tribute to a good friend of mine; Brian Young. Youngy was an Australian and World Champion Bull Rider at 19 years old. Win lose or draw, people who are a part of the Rodeo circuit love it. This is just a small testament from me to all the men and women who eat, live and breathe Rodeo in Australia. Great to hear the news about the video and single hitting the top of the Australian country charts. Thanks for all the continued support from fans and media. As you read this I am in a town called Charlotte in North Carolina in the USA on tour with my good mate Tommy Emmanuel . His love and passion for Australia and its people are still as strong as ever. The Americans understand my songs and love our stories, so no worries there. It’s been a privilege to share the road with Tommy over here but I miss home dreadfully!!” Regards Troy Cassar-Daley.

Troy Cassar-Daley and Adam Harvey are considered to be two of the best voices in Australian music!
In their chosen genre of country music they are indisputably the most respected singers of their generation.
A true testament to this claim is the fact that between them they have won the male Vocalist (now called male artist) of the year award a total of 10 times in the past 15 years. And while Troy and Adam were competing for awards for much of that time, they have also become great mates brought about by a common love of traditional country music – especially their major influences such as great American singers and songwriters George Jones, Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Glen Campbell, Willie Nelson – and of course, Australia icons, Slim Dusty and John Williamson. For a number of years they attempted to align their busy schedules with a plan to come together to perform some of their favourite songs from these artists. That happened in 2008 and a handful of shows were booked in Sydney and surrounds. They were sold out in weeks and were a massive success, so due to popular demand they are back with another run of shows.

For fans of great voices and unforgettable country music, you can’t afford to miss Troy Cassar-Daley and Adam Harvey sing the greatest country songs of all time…

Tickets are on sale now at the following venues:
Friday 12th November
Mingara Showroom Mingara, NSW Ph: (02) 43497888
Saturday 13th November
Belmont 16ft Sailing Club Belmont NSW Ph: (02) 4945 0888
Sunday 14th November
Club Forster, Forster NSW Ph: (02) 6591 6591
Thursday 18th November
South Sydney ‘Juniors’ Kingsford NSW Ph: (02) 9349 7555
Friday 19th November
Canberra Southern Cross Club Woden Events Centre (02) 62837288
Saturday 20th November
Panthers – Evan Theatre Penrith NSW Ph: (02) 4720 5555
Sunday 21st November
The Cube – Campbelltown Convention and Entertainment Centre
Campbelltown NSW Ph: (02) 4625 0000

Troy Cassar-Daley
Since releasing his 9th album – I Love This Place – in April 2009, Troy has been busy touring across Australia and the US. I Love This Place has won pretty much every possible award including 6 Golden Guitars (bringing his total to 20), the 2009 ARIA, (bringing his total to 4) and closing with the APRA Country Song of the year for Big Big Love. Troy arrives home from Nashville, where he has been for the past 4 months touring and writing, excited to do these shows with Adam.

Adam Harvey
Adam Harvey is one of Australia’s premier male vocalists. With seven Golden Guitars to his name, among other awards including the prestigious Global Artist Award presented in Nashville Adam has solidified his place on the Country Music scene. After the success of ‘Both Sides Now’ with saw Adam’s highest ever debut, followed by over 40 weeks in the ARIA chart, Adam has released ‘Best So Far’. The ‘Best So Far’ encapsulates his long and impressive career, featuring some of his earliest hits to his latest hit ‘Better Than This’.

For further information:

Deb Edwards Publicity Email deb@001.com.au or Mobile 0418 801 850

TROY CASSAR-DALEY – ‘BIG BIG LOVE’ nominated for APRA SONG OF THE YEAR
Plus announces his final concert for 2010

APRA has announced that Troy’s composition “BIG BIG LOVE” – the first single lifted from ‘I Love This Place’ album - has been nominated in both the APRA categories for Song Of The Year and Country Work of the Year at the 2010 APRA Music Awards.

The coveted APRA SONG OF THE YEAR, is Australia’s only peer-voted Award and features compositions by songwriters who run the musical gamut. Sharing the catergory with Troy is SARAH BLASKO nominated for “All I Want”, newcomers ‘Dougy’ Mandagi and Lorenzo Sillitto of Melbourne band TEMPER TRAP for their summer hit, “Sweet Disposition”. KATE MILLER-HEIDKE and Keir Nuttall with “The Last Day on Earth” and rounding up the category is Luke Steele, Jonathan Sloan and Nick Littlemore AKA EMPIRE OF THE SUN with “We Are The People”.

The APRA Awards are presented each year in recognition of the achievements of those members who have enjoyed outstanding success as reflected by their radio and television performances, both nationally and internationally, during the 2009 calendar year. The winners of these awards will be announced on Monday June 21st.

As a grand finale to what has been a huge year for Troy and the ‘I Love This Place’ album, he has announced one special last concert which will be held at The York Theatre, Sydney on Wednesday June 23rd. This concert will be filmed and recorded for Troy’s much anticipated live DVD and CD to be released later in the year.

Come and join Troy to celebrate his success of ‘I Love This Place’ before he heads off for an East Coast American tour with Tommy Emmanuel. Troy will then relocate to Nashville for the remainder of 2010 where he will be advancing publishing and performing interest.

This will be the last show on the ‘I Love This Place’ tour, in fact the last show for Troy in Australia for 2010. Don’t miss it!

‘I Love This Place’

• 3 x Number 1 singles on the national ACM Chart
• Won his 4th ARIA for Country Album Of The Year 2009
• Awarded 6 Golden Guitars bringing his career total to 20
• Performed in front of 90,000 people at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground on Anzac Day.
• Sell-out national tour

Wednesday June 23rd
York Theatre, Seymour Centre
University of Sydney
Cleveland St (Cnr City Rd), Chippendale

Special event being recorded for a live DVD for release later in the year.

Tickets on sale now
Phone bookings: call the box office on 02 9351 7940 or www.seymourcentre.com.au

On June 23 Troy will record his show at the York Theatre, Seymour Centre Sydney. Ticket details are on the tour dates tab. Come along and be a part of this event…it will be a great night!

We have just added a number of dates to the on tour tab so check it out…. can’t wait to get back to a few places we haven’t been for awhile like SA and WA. This will be the end of our touring for a few months as I am heading over the the USA to tour with Tommy Emmanuel throughout July. There are a few dates up on the site for those shows now but there will be a whole lot more added over coming weeks.

At last Saturday evenings 38TH Country Music Awards Of Australia, the night belonged to TROY CASSAR-DALEY who walked away with a total of 6 Awards for his ARIA Award winning album, I Love this Place. The impressive win brings Troy’s cumulative total of “Golden Guitar” trophies to 20.

The country music singer/songwriter, who was a finalist in 8 Awards’ categories, seven voting categories and one for the Highest Selling Album - in total, won the following awards:

APRA Song of the Year
Big Big Love - written and recorded by Troy Cassar-Daley

Vocal Collaboration of the Year
Ain’t Gonna Change For You - Troy Cassar-Daley & The McClymonts

Single of the Year
Big Big Love - Troy Cassar-Daley

Heritage Song of the Year
Chasin’ Rodeo - written and recorded by Troy Cassar-Daley

Male Artist of the Year
Troy Cassar-Daley - I Love This Place

Album of the Year
I Love This Place - Troy Cassar-Daley
Produced by Rod McCormack, Troy Cassar-Daley & Jeff McCormack

The 38th CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia will broadcast on CMC on Foxtel Digital and Austar from 7.00pm on Thursday, 11 February, 2010, followed by an encore screening on Southern Cross Television and Network Ten nationally on Saturday, 13 February, 2010, 1.30pm.

Never one to stop still, Troy and the band - including Troy’s bass player (also from Grafton); Luke Austen who won the 2010 Toyota Star Maker award at Tamworth, the same competition that launched Lee Kernaghan, Beccy Cole, Gina Jeffries & Keith Urban - are heading straight back out on the road, with a sell-out Tamworth Jayco Country Theatre and the 6 Golden Guitars loaded up, Troy and the band are heading south to play for his many Victorian fans at the following venues. Troy’s special guest for these shows is the female artist of the year Felicity Urquhart. Tickets for all shows are available now.

Sun 14th Feb Country Music Festival, Whittlesea, VIC

For more information and tickets visit:

www.whittleseacountrymusicfestival.com.au

or call 03 9716 1923

Mon 15th Feb Hallam Hotel, Hallam, VIC

Phone for tix: 03 9703 1148

Tue 16th Feb Coomealla Sporting Club, Dareton, NSW

Phone for tix: 03 5027 4505

Wed 17th Feb Wellers Kangaroo Ground, VIC

Dinner and show

Phone for tix: 03 9712 0266

Thu 18th Feb Bairnsdale RSL Club, Bairnsdale, VIC

Phone for tix: 03 5152 3928 - SOLD OUT

Fri 19th Feb West Gippsland Arts Centre, Warragul, VIC

Phone for tix: 03 5624 2456

Sat 20th Feb Lake Charlegrak Festival,

Lake Charlegrak, near Edenhope,VIC

Tickets at the gate $50 for Adults, $40 for pensioners, Children under 16 admitted free.

Sun 21st Feb Wonthaggi Workmans Club, Wonthaggi, VIC

Phone for tix: 03 5672 1083

Troy Cassar-Daley’s award winning album I Love This Place out through Liberation Music, all good music stores or via itunes

For 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

or Sarah Morgan on 03 9695 7824 or email: sarahm@mgpromotions.com.au

For further artist information visit: www.troycassardaley.com.au or www.myspace.com.au/cassardaley

HI All,
Great to talk to you again,
Looking back on the year that was we have done some miles around this country!!
From down around the new England, right through northern QLD, the North coast of NSW,the gulf country
was amazing, around Normanton, Mt Isa, down to the cold country Cooma,Canberra Goulburn up to the Territory where the fishing was great and the people even greater!!
I met some very interesting folks on my way around and plan to write about some of them on the next record.

Having just won the Aria award is still sinking in its hard to believe still but very much appreciated
and I am glad the judges saw the sunshine we tried to put into this album, it’s positive and makes people
feel good and that’s a start when it comes to music.

I would like to thank my manager Roxanne Brown for her incredible support this year with family time, tour support and common sense when I had none!! She has brought focus to my career again which I am very grateful for.

My band and crew have been a blessing to have out as well Luke, Vaughan, Mike, Dan, little Dan, Heath, Damon. Have all been very hard working and very professional and I hope you enjoyed this years ride as much as I have!

All in all I get to this stage of the year now and still have to pinch myself at times that this is still my job let me tell you folks it just doesn’t get old!!
And thanks for letting me do what I do (making music!!) its a true gift and privilege to continue on this road and I count every blessing that comes my way.

To my family here at home Laurel, Clay and Jem you guys are my huge inspiration and I do all of this for you
I sing songs that tell of how deep my love is for you but the songs might never explain the depth of love I have for you three but I will continue to try as hard as I can to do my best by you.

Thanks to all and God Bless
Troy C-D..