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

It’s no secret that Troy Cassar-Daley is proud of the land he was born in and – unlike so many others – has had the opportunity to see plenty of it and he intends to see plenty more.

Whether casting a fishing line out on some river or beach, driving down a highway to another gig way out back at a remote station or settlement, heading up to the farm with his own family or down to his Mums, Troy takes genuine pleasure in travelling around the country the he was born in.

But ‘this place’ he writes and sings of in his new single is not just a geographical location, but also a very spiritual and emotional place in which Troy finds himself at 40 years young..

• Troy has won numerous awards including 14 Golden Guitars, 3 ARIAs, 7 Deadlys (Indigenous artist awards) and 4 CMAA Entertainer of the Year awards.
• Achieved the honor of being the most awarded recipient of the Male Artist of the Year in Golden Guitar in history
• Won the 2008 Country Music Association of America Country Music Global Artist Award
• Won the 2008 APRA Country Song of the Year
• Sold almost a quarter of a million albums and has had 16 #1 singles

And with the nominations just announced for the 2010 ARIA Awards we can only hope there’s room on the mantelpiece for Best County Album for which his most recent recording I Love This Place has been nominated.

‘I Love This Place’ cd pro and intimate new video clip is being serviced to national media week commencing Monday October 19th 2009.

Following today’s ARIA Awards nominees announcement, Managing Director of Liberation Music Warren Costello said he was extremely proud and excited for the Label to represent one of the modern giants of Australian country music in Troy Cassar-Daley.

“With Troy, Michael Gudinski and I have long been admirers and jumped at the chance to release his new album ‘I Love This Place’ and also the bulk of his back catalogue.
We are about to release the title track from the new album which we believe will catapult it into country music folklore. Troy Cassar-Daley himself is simply a unique music talent whose voice transcends not only the country music genre but also Australian boundaries, as evidenced a little over a year ago when he was presented with the 2008 CMA Global Country Artist Award in Nashville.”

Troy transformed Roma Saleyards last week when he dropped in to help brand the Stock Up for Hope cattle and meet supporters of the Charity Drove.

Roma-based sponsors Elders, Landmark, Rabobank and Santos enjoyed rubbing shoulders with the star.

Troy said that Stock Up for Hope was a charity close to his heart and was looking forward to performing with his band at the Gala Dinner on October 13.

“Stock Up for Hope is something we are doing to help our next generation – and there is no bigger investment in my books!”

“In a situation at school when my kids may need some advice and I can’t be there…enter their school chaplain – a neutral person with good morals who has earned the kids’ trust. It can be the difference between a child making the right and wrong decision.”

“Our kids are our future and in the bush they face more adversity than their city counterparts.

“Young people in regional areas are facing a barrage of issues from from isolation, depression through family breakdowns and face situations with their families that are dire, due to continuing drought conditions throughout Australia.”

Roma State High School chaplain, Jason Attwood, said the senior students enjoyed a special mini-concert of Troy singing with his guitar.

“It went down really well – the kids and the teachers had a great time. Troy answered questions about his career and shared about how the chaplain at his kids’ school is making a difference.”

Gala Dinner tickets are selling out fast, with less than 150 tickets still available.

Tickets are $100/ per person or $800 for table of eight. For bookings, contact Maria Lamari on 0417 003 329 or drove@stockupforhope.org.au.

This week the clip for Sing About This Country sits at #1 on CMC. Thanks to all for your votes and support and we hope to see you at one of the forthcoming shows.

Last night at the Q Music Q Song Awards Troy Cassar-Daley took out the prestigious award for Published Song Of The Year for Big Big Love. This award was nominated by Queensland Industry professionals. Previous recipients include Bernard Fanning and The Grates. Troy was not able to attend the awards as he is currently in the Northern Territory on tour.

His current album I Love This Place was released in April this year and he has been touring throughout Australia since May to sold out audiences who are raving about the new produced show.

Big Big Love spent 7 weeks at #1 on the Country Airplay chart and still sits top 5 on the ARIA Australian Country chart….where it has been since it’s debut at #2 week of release.

New Merch Available Now!

We have just added all of Troy’s merchandise so you can buy on line. There are tees, caps, posters, stubby coolers, key rings along with the complete catalogue of CD’s and DVD’s. Click on the shop tab above to view and place your orders.

Check out the tour dates tab as we have just confirmed more shows in November. They include Doyalson and Campbelltown in NSW.
Keep checking the site for more dates to come in the coming weeks.

One of Australia’s finest singer-songwriters, Troy Cassar-Daley was last night awarded The 2009 Australian Entertainment Mo Award for Slim Dusty Country Male Vocal Performer at a gala presentation in Sydney.

Troy said “ It’s an honour to receive such a prestigious award. Getting out and playing my music live is what I love to do and the Mo award is the icing on the cake.”

Big Big Love is celebrating 7 weeks at #1 on the Top 30 Country Tracks Chart. The album I Love This Place holds the #2 position on the ARIA Country Chart, behind Keith Urban, a position it has held since release.
The second single Sing About This Countryis at radio and CMC next week. You can view shots from the video shoot in the gallery.
Troy has commenced his I Love This Place tour, go to the tour dates to find out when he is in a town near you.