Deere John

Canada’s favorite “Dark Secret Country” artists, Deere John will release their third single Come My Way to radio Monday October 20th.

Rave On Studio

Two of our BCCMA members will be contributing original Christmas tunes to this year's Very Vancouver Christmas Vol 3 CD (All proceeds to The Lower Mainland Christmas Bureau and the BC SPCA).

Melissa Rae Anne ('My List') and Karen Fowlie ('Christmas Is Tomorrow'), have written their songs especially for this year's compilation and we're really excited because it is taking on a very 'Country' theme this year!

We hope you will support us in our efforts for these great charities as well as our artists, and please check the websites for updates and sneak peaks at this year's artists and songs!

www.raveonstudio.com

THE BCCMA WOULD LIKE TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Aaron Pritchett and Jessie Farrell who just finished their very successful Canadian tour opening for Toby Keith!

One More Girl who have been granted a video by CMT for their first single!

Ken McCoy and Lindsay McKinnon on the birth of their baby boy Kenneth Adam Joel McCoy (Adam)!

Sandra Wainwright who recently won the Favourite Local Singer Award in Maple Ridge!

CCMA's 2008

Congratulations to our BCCMA members who truly shone at the CCMA's in Winnipeg. No matter what event you attended through the course of the weekend, B.C. was represented and even headlined in the Winnipeg paper as "B.C. Rocks Winnipeg"!

Special congratulations to the following for their wins in the referenced categories:

Radio Station of the Year Major Market: JRFM
Top Female Talent of the Year: Jessie Farrell
Special Instrument Player of the Year: Eileen Higgins (Mandolin)
Video Director of the Year: Stephano Barberis (Blame It On That Red Dress)
Female Artist of the Year: Jessie Farrell
Rising Star Award: Jessie Farrell

Check out the Gallery for pictures from the weekend!

CD West

CD West is having another prize giveaway! This time around the prize is a merchandise package as follows:

500 CDs packaged in Eco-Jackets
100 promotional posters
200 promotional stickers
24 printed t-shirts

Check out the website www.CDwest.ca for more information

BC Musician Magazine

In our ongoing efforts to maximize advertising opportunity and expense for both the BCCMA and BC Musician Magazine, the BCCMA will now be running quarterly submissions in the BC Musician Magazine, and the membership will be receiving only copies of only those editions as part of their membership. If you wish to continue receiving the BC Musician Magazine every month, our members have been graciously offered a rate of $30/year as well as discounted rates on advertising. Members receive 25% off regular advertising rates. For a full list of rates go to www.bcmusicianmag.com.

The Higgins

The Higgins just returned from a whirlwind but fabulous time at the Canadian Country Music Awards in Winnipeg. The big news is that Eileen was voted by the membership as the 'Special Instrument Player of the Year' for her skills on the mandolin.Plus, they were honoured to be nominated for Group of the Year, and participate in the live Awards Show, aired nationally on both the CBC and CMT. They had a great time performing at various venues during CCMA Week, including FanFest at The Forks, and the Gala Awards Dinner, sharing the stage with many of Canada's top country artists. They especially want to thank all the new friends and fans we made during the week-- hope to see you soon! Next for the Higgins, heading across the country again opening for Randy Travis on Saturday at the Ottawa Civic Arena!

Lester

Congratulations to Lester who has been nominated for in two categories in the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards, Best Country Album and Best Group or Duo!

Danny Mack

It has been nearly three years since Hall of Fame Inductee Danny Mack and his wife Bonnie moved down to Australia. It was just after his ‘Hall Of Fame’ induction in 2005 which by the way, he wears proudly on my sleeve in Oz. He lives in Brisbane where it is sub-tropical with lots of beaches, palm trees, parrots,etc, a real pretty city. He has been playing lots of festivals and concerts since his arrival in Australia,a few being the Tamworth Festival (three years running) and the Toyota Muster (twice). Imagine his surprise when he looked off the side of the stage a week ago during the Gympie Toyota Muster and saw Don Adams sitting in the audience. He said It was great to see Don and do a little catching up as wel as meet and hear Amber Nicholson, she is definitely a feisty and talented young woman. Danny would like to wish everyone lots o’ luck in both the upcoming BC and Canadian Country Music Awards.

Amber Nicholson

Amber just returned from Australia where she performed at the Muster Gympie Festival and now confirmed to re tour down under in Jan 09 at the Tamworth Festival. She also had a very successful showcase at the CCMA's in Winnipeg which had the whole industry buzzing about her energy!