Donna Boyd: News

My latest single 'NEVER GONNA BE THAT GIRL AGAIN' has been released to radio this week, and it's already been added to Nick Erby's CMR Playlist:

CMR - COUNTRY MUSIC RADIO
Saturday Morning 12mn-7am
Saturday Night 6pm-6am
Sunday Night 6pm-12mn
Live from 2TM Tamworth
to the Super Radio Network
2SM Sydney, 2HD Newcastle, Radio 97 Gold Coast & Tweed,
4WK Toowoomba / Darling Downs, 4GY Gympie / Sunshine Coast,
2LM Lismore, 2GF Grafton, 2RE Taree, 2MG Mudgee, 2PK Parkes,
2DU Dubbo, 2MO Gunnedah, 2VM Moree, 2NZ Inverell, 2AD Armidale,
2PM Port Macquarie, 2HC Coffs Harbour, 2EL Orange, 2BH Broken Hill
And more than 20 additional transmitters across
Western and Northern NSW into Southern Queensland.
AND ON-LINE AT 2sm.com.au

And I'll be having a chat with Barbara Morison on 'All Kinds of Country' on Saturday 10th at 6:45am about the new single, gigs and what's going on.

The 'new' Golden Saddle Awards are now open for entry, and judging by the number of emails I've been receiving, we should be in for a large number of entries... :o)

If you'd like to enter, visit www.galstonfestival.com and click on the Golden Saddles link in the top menu bar to read all about the changes I've made to the awards.

Entries close on May 31st, 2008.

This week my guest in the studio is Wayne Horsburgh - Let's find out what Wayne gets up to during our Winter, while he's traveling & gigging around the world...

So join me from 4pm - 5pm on 2CCR FM 90.5 every Tuesday afternoon.

This week my guest in the studio is Tracy Killeen - I'm sure that'll be a LOT of fun!
Next week (8th April) it's Wayne Horsburgh.

So join me from 4pm - 5pm on 2CCR FM 90.5 every Tuesday afternoon.

Tuesday 12th February 2008.

Todays' guest is Bob Howe, award-winning journalist, musician, producer, photographer and all round good guy!!

Tune in from 4pm - 5pm to listen to our on air chat.

Tuesday 5th February 2008.
Today's guests in the studio - Simply Bushed.

Tune in from 4pm - 5pm to listen to our on air chat!

Simply Bushed have just returned from Tamworth where they won a SWAG of awards!!

Check out their video on CMC for Cangai Bridge.

Hi! Just back from a flying visit to Tamworth this year...

Yesterday we drove to Tamworth and did the show at the Town Hall with John Stephan last night.

Once again we had a ball! The audience was fantastic, and the band (Sean Rudd on bass, Mal Lancaster on drums, Doug played keyboards and accordian & Bob Howe played guitar) were wonderful.

The show opened with Stuie & Camille who were their usual brilliant selves, and John did the 2nd half, featuring new material from his album that's being released this festival.

Fantastic stuff.

Unfortunately we couldn't stay longer this year, so we headed back towards Sydney straight after the show. Phew!!

The only thing that went wrong was Michel Rose's fall in the street resulting in (maybe) a broken arm. As at the time of the show last night they still weren't sure if it was broken - poor thing!

Hope everyone has a ball in Tamworth this year - if we caught up with you, I hope you enjoyed the show as much as we did, and if not - hopefully we'll see you around the traps during the year, and if not we'll catch up again this time next year.

Take Care,
Donna.x
PS I'm pretty bummed we couldn't stay longer this year - I'm really missing the festival. if you have any great stories or photos, please send them my way - I'd appreciate it.

2008 AWARDS FINALISTS


THE FINALISTS ARE …

CONTEMPORARY COUNTRY SONG OF THE YEAR

LUCKIEST GIRL ALIVE – DONNA BOYD & DAVID CARTER
PICTURE ON THE MANTLE – REG MEFFERT, CRAIG & ROSALYNNE GILES
THINGS THAT BRING ME DOWN – AMBER LAWRENCE
THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE – DAVID & MERELYN CARTER
STRONG ENOUGH – ALLAN CASWELL & AL CRAIG

I'm really excited to announce I'm a Finalist in the Musicoz Awards! YAY!

The Awards are announced on Thursday November 22nd at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney.

Hi everyone!
I was incredibly disappointed when I was unable to co-host the Southern Stars 11th Annual Awards in Mildura on Saturday 6th October due to the flu.
Thanks so much to everyone who sent messages and asked after me - I really appreciate your kindness.
Amber Lawrence stepped in for me at the last minute and did a fantastic job of co-hosting with Marco Gliori, and my husband Doug sent me some GORGEOUS flowers to make me feel better - check out the photo in the Gallery.
I'm finally getting better, and I look forward to seeing you at the Arcadia Rural Fire Brigade's brand new Station Opening on November 4th.
Take Care,
Donna.x

Angels Fly Close To The Ground has risen to # 7 this week in the Country Tracks Top 30:
http://www.nfspublicity.com.au/charts/ct30.html

and climbs 3 places to # 24 in the Mildura HOT-FM Top 100 Country Hits:
http://www.hotfm.org.au/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=74&Itemid=3

This week Angels Fly Close To The Ground hits the Top 10, entering at # 8:

www.nfspublicity.com.au/charts/ct30.html

And climbs 2 places to # 27 in the Mildura HOT-FM Top 100 Country Hits:

http://www.hotfm.org.au/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=5&Itemid=3

I have just been announced as the new Director of the Golden Saddle Awards. I am taking over the position from Helen Kay, who has run the Awards for the past 11 years.

Angels Fly Close To The Ground has risen to just outside the Top 10 on the Australian Country Tracks Top 30 chart:
http://www.nfspublicity.com.au/charts/ct30.html

And climbs into the Top 30 in the Mildura HOT-FM Top 100 Country Hits, at # 29 this week:
http://www.hotfm.org.au/index.php?option=com_docman&Itemid=3

I've just been announced as a Finalist in the 2007 AUSTRALIAN CLUB ENTERTAINMENT AWARDS

http://www.aceawards.com.au/2007.php

in the COUNTRY FEMALE PERFORMER category along with Beccy Cole, Melinda Schneider, Sarah Storer, & Felicity Urquhart.

Angels Fly Close To The Ground is at # 15 this week in the Australian Country Tracks Top 30 Chart:
http://www.nfspublicity.com.au/charts/ct30.html

And last week hit # 18 in the KIX FM Top 20:
http://www.kixcountry.com.au/countdown-results.php

And # 31 in the Mildura HOT-FM Top 100 Country Hits:

http://www.hotfm.org.au/index.php?option=com_docman&Itemid=3

To vote for Angels on KIX FM:
http://www.kixcountry.com.au/countdown.php

Well - we're back safe and sound after an incredibly interesting Muster this year.
This year was my first visit to the Muster, and it was definitely memorable, with record levels of rainfall, mud up to our eyeballs and roads cut off due to flooding.
We arrived on Wednesday to do the show at the Muster Club - fantastic audience and vibe, but LOTS of mud (or so I thought).
On Thursday, we went and bought gum boots before leaving for Amamoor Creek State Forest Park, so we were a little more prepared. It was raining, but everyone was in good spirits and having fun.
On Friday, we went scouting for raincoats before leaving for the Muster! We made it as far as Amamoor (a little village on the edge of the Forest) and there we sat for hours waiting for the OK from the police that we could get through. At some points, there was apparently 0.8m water over the roads, so they were blocked for 4 wheel drives too. The Muster had organised for a 4 wheel drive bus to come out from Fraser Island, however the roads were also closed north and south of Gympie, so instead of arriving by 3:30 in the afternoon, the bus didn't turn up until around 5:30, by which time I had already missed my show. What a bummer! Apparently the bus made continual trips in and out of the Forest, taking musos in and out and finally breaking down around 4am the next morning.
As I write this, I'm still not sure where all members of my band ended up!
They say everyone has an interesting Gympie Muster story, and I have a feeling this will be mine - just can't see how we can top this experience!

This week Angels Fly Close To The Ground is at # 20 in the Australian Country Tracks Top 30:
http://www.nfspublicity.com.au/charts/ct30.html

... and at # 52 in the Mildura HOT FM Top 100 Country Hits:
http://www.hotfm.org.au/

Angels Fly Close To The Ground is at # 22 this week in the Australian Country Tracks Top 30 Chart:
http://www.nfspublicity.com.au/charts/ct30.html

And this week hit the KIX FM Top 20:
http://www.kixcountry.com.au/countdown-results.php

To vote for Angels on KIX FM:
http://www.kixcountry.com.au/countdown.php

This week, Angels is at # 27 in the Country Tracks Top 30 Chart:
http://www.nfspublicity.com.au/charts/ct30.html