"Looking Back on 2010"

2010....where do I begin? It was my best year musically by far. I released my CD in September of 2009, performed my song "A MIRACLE IN ME" at the Country Music Hall of Fame bookstore with Edie Hand, held my release concert in Nov 2009 at the Ragamuffin Music Hall in Roswell GA....sold out show.... and began to get airplay in local radio station 94.9 that ran for over two months. From this exposure a local NIKON rep offered to shoot a free music video for my song "UNFINISHED WOMAN" with their new camera! Out of a pool of 500 local aritists, 94.9 the BULL picked me to headline the "Santa's Toy Run" concert held at the Atlanta Speedway. In January of 2010 I released my first international single "UNFNISHED WOMAN" which climbed the charts reaching number 1 on the "World Indie Country Record Report". My CD received 5 stars from MUSIC NEWS NASHVILLE, AND 5 stars from MAVERICK MAGAZINE in the UK.

In February 2010 I recorded the single "YOU PAVE THE WAY" for author Edie Hand's book "WOMEN OF TRUE GRIT" and was able to debut the song in Washington D.C. in March. A copy of the song and book were given to both First Lady, Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey!

Also in February, I had the opportunity to be a part of Edie Hand's Thanksgiving special filmed in Nashville TN, which aired world wide in November of 2010. While in Nashville, I met with the president of CMT, Brian Phillips about my career and learned so much from him. What a great guy!

In May of 2010 I perfomed with Edie Hand at the "Woman's Alliance in TV and Film" conference held in Atlanta. In June of 2010 I performed at the Lowell Opry House in Carrollton GA which was broadcast live over the airways! In September of 2010 I was nominated by Georgia Country.com for best female vocalist of the year and was invited to perform at the awards show held at Wild Bills Saloon in Duluth, GA.

In October of 2010 I performed at the Dunwoody Music Festival with a full band. In November I performed at the Paseo Club in Valencia, California to a sold out show of over 200 people. In December of 2010 I appeared on "TALK OF ALABAMA" with Edie Hand broadcast to 5 million viewers and performed my single "YOU PAVE THE WAY".

All in all, it's been a truly amazing year and I have been so blessed! Thank you to all my fans who continue to spread the word! Thank you to my friends and family for all your love and support. Thank you to Fine Line Records, Vicki Rickles, Mark Waldron, Jack Hargrove and John Albani for making this music come to life in such a vibrant and meaningful way. I am so grateful for all that each one of you have given to me. I never could have reached this level of success without you!!!!

Tickets for Toys Benefit Concert

On December 4th at 6:00 pm at Road Atlanta race track in Braselton, GA NASA-Southeast is hosting an event called Santa's Toy Run. This is a toy drive and fundraiser to benefit grant recipients from the Speedway Children's Charities, a non-profit organization devoted to the direct needs for children.

The Tickets for Toys Benefit Concert will feature local Artists. Ashley Harris, Ryan Casper, and Craig Gleason will be performing in support of this great cause. It will be a concert to remember as they play their way into your heart for the kids.

9/4/09 THE COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME

I was able to debut my new CD last last week at The Country Music Hall of Fame!!! I have to say it was pretty surreal to pull into VIP parking, and be escorted into the venue. I felt like such a rock star! When it was time for my sound check, the sound engineer accidentally played the real track to "Miracle In Me" and caught the audience a little off guard....including me. I was thinking, "Oh great!" now I've got to one up' my own recording!!!! YIKES! So, I started lipsyncing to the track to play down the moment and everyone laughed.....if nothing else, it helped me to relax! Overall, the performance went well...I hit all the notes, and didn't fall while stepping off the temporary stage..... which was divine intervention considering the crazy high healed shoes I was wearing! As I was told, CMT filmed the event. I wasn't scared though....and actually found it to be pretty darn fun! Just to explain a little about the event....I was invited by a wonderful woman, author and three time cancer survivor, Edie Hand www.ediehand.com to sing "Miracle In Me" at her book signing for her latest release, "The Soldier's Ride". My co-writers and I had pitched the song to Edie last fall for her upcoming Christmas special, which she ended up using, but in addition to that, she liked the song so much that she worked a line from the lyric into her story and then printed the entire lyric at the end. We were all so excited and flattered that she did that! In addition to promoting my new CD, and Edie's new book, we had several other performers there who payed tribute to Elvis since Edie was also cross promoting a book she co-wrote called "The Genuine Elvis". Really, really cool book! I had the time of my life and can't thank Edie Hand enough for affording me such a wonderful opportunity. If any of you would like to join me for the next run....mark your calendars for Nov 5th where I'll be singing at the Country Music Hall of Fame one more time to help promote Edie's book "The Soldier's Ride".