Country Vocal Showcase

Global Country congratulates Olivia Wik who won Country Vocal Showcase, the country talent contest presented by Edmonton destination hotels Westend, and Visionary Entertainment Inc, in partnership with GlobaL Country. Olivia is automatically now entered into the Global Country Star Search competition in May of 2012. Runner up was Marilyn Lamouche-Lee.

                         
                            Olivia Wik (centre), winner and runner up Marilyn Lamouche-Lee (left)

Alberta Music Awards on November 5^th, 2011.  

Congratulations to Maryanne Gibson for receiving the Alberta Music Industry Builder Award.

                Kennedy Jensen CEO of Alberta Music presents Global Country CEO Maryanne Gibson with the Industry Builder Award

This gala evening, held at the stunning Art Gallery of Alberta in Edmonton, will provide the community with the opportunity to honour four individuals who have achieved excellence and international recognition in the music industry.  This year Alberta Music has chosen to honour Paul Brandt as the Lifetime Achievement  Award, Global Country's own Maryanne Gibson as the Industry Builder Award, Hal Yerxa as the Heritage Award, and on the night of the Awards we will announce the recipient of the Emerging Artist Award.

 The evening itinerary includes:

7PM -  Champagne Reception

8PM -  Awards Show with live entertainment

9PM -  Industry After Party with live entertainment

Please contact Alberta Music at 780-428-3372 or brittany@amia.ca to confirm your attendance or for more information

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Country Vocal Spotlight Finals

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011 at 7:00 PM at Mayfield Trade Centre

                                     
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Country Vocal Showcase finalists:

            
         Karly Polkosnik                    Marilyn-Lamouche-Lee         Neil Lamouche


               
          Olivia Wik                               Parker Claussen                Sarah Anderson

Junior Division Winners:

                             
                       Alyssa Miller                                   Sharmaine Pagtakhan
                         WINNER                                             RUNNER UP


Country Vocal Showcase:

Global Country is pleased to partner with  Edmonton destination hotels Westend, and Visionary Entertainment Inc, to present Country Vocal Showcase on October 29, 2011 at the NewCap Stage - West Edmonton Mall. 

                                             
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13th Annual Global Country All Star Concert:

The 13th Annual Global Country All Star Concert was another great show. Once again we kicked it off with this year's Junior, Intermediate and Senior Star Search winners, plus our own North American Country Music Associations International Champions, Livy Jeanne and Kasha. We introduced Tenille, a new Alberta talent to the show, brought back some of our long time supporters and graduates, and presented an Internationally acclaimed, long time Edmonton group, The Emeralds.

We  would like to thak everyone who attended and supported our 13th Annual event. Donations to the Slave Lake Relief Fund totaled $816.00. A special thanks to Tenille who donated 40% of her CD Sales to the fund. Thanks to the companies and individuals who purchased tickets to the concert for Slave Lake Evacuees: Town of Calmar; Edmonton Heritage Festival Association; Showtech Power and Lighting, Edmonton; Jaysis Enterprises, Leduc; The Funky Fro Salon Spa Ltd, Leduc; Tenille Nedkrynechny Family, Grande Prairie; Alberta Music; and Global Country. 48 displaced residents from Slave Lake were able to enjoy the concert as a result. 

 An a huge thank you to our sponsors: CFCW; Swanberg Air; FACTOR; SOCAN;  Sennheiser; Powersound; CHLW; CCMA; Alberta Music; Northlands; and Wilde & Company Chartered Accountants, Vegreville.

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June 14, 2011

We are pleased to announce that our audience at the 2011 Country Star Search finals at the Winspear Centre on June 13th, voted Andrew Scott as their favorite, with Stephanie Poinier declared the runner-up.  Global Country is proud of how well all our finalists did. It was a tough job for the audience to vote to determine the winner as each one of them was a winner in our eyes.

                           
         Warren Berg of CFCW with 2011 Country Star Search Winner Andrew Scott


                                             
                                                           Andrew Scott

Andrew Scott was born and raised in Grande Prairie and now lives in Beaumont. He is an energetic and captivating singer/songwriter/entertainer. His musicianship is top notch and his performances are always full of funk, humour, strange instruments, pterodactyl squawks, grunts, grooves, storytelling and good ol'fashioned zip zap wit. He and his wife Julie have recently returned from a few years of living, teaching, and performing in Japan and France, and now have their eyes set on becoming a part of Canada's vibrant musical community. 

                                               Stephanie Roinier - runner-up

     Part of the proceeds from the concert will go towards the Slave Lake relief effort. We are also asking individuals and businesses to purchase tickets at $25 each, which will be given to Slave Lake evacuees so they can enjoy a few hours of respite from all the stress they are under. There will also be opportunities at the concert to make a donation to the cause. Let’s fill the house and show our support.

     Artist line up includes new recording artist Tennille who is featured on CMT with her video “Pictures on a Crooked Wall”, Lisa Hewitt, Tracy Millar, Samantha King, Mike Gouchie, and more to come.  The audience will once again participate by voting for one of five finalists to determine this year’s Country Star Search winner. As well we will have this year’s Country Star Search winners in the Junior, Youth, and over 35 categories, along with last year's winners, Livy  Jeanne and Kasha, who did us proud at the North American Country Music Associations International competitions in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, this past March, where they each garnered several awards.

    May 25, 2011

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Country Star Search Finalists
May 14, 2011

     
   Andrew Scott                          Jayson Bendera               Joe Bauman
    Beaumont, AB                               Kelowna, BC                    Red Deer, AB

    
     Stephanie Roinier                       Tyler Lizotte
      Chicoutimi, Quebec                      Fort Vermillion, AB


The five finalists will perform with the live band at the Global Country All Star Concert at the Winspear Centre on Monday, June 13th, 2011, and the audience vote will determine the 2011 Global Country Star Search winner. Be part of the excitement in selecting who will represent Global Country at the North American Country Music Associations International (NACMAI) competitions in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee in 2012.  Get your tickets as soon as they go on sale.

Country Star Search 2011 - Youth, Junior & Over 35 Division Winners
May 14th, 2011

       
       Brendan Guy                                Payton Klassen                       Tommy Mueller
         Leduc, AB                                   Sherwood Park, AB                         Calgary, AB  
      7 - 12 Winner                               13 - 17 Winner                      Over 35 winner

Global Country is proud to support these two talented young artists who are breaking into the music industry. Kasha is our 2010 Country Star Winner and Mitch is rapidly developing into a first class guitar player. Together they perform as The Orchard. The Orchard  will be representing Global Country at  various  events.

Take a little feel good country music and mix it with some rock ‘n roll, then add a rootsy, bluesy feeling, and you have The Orchard. Kasha Derechey (2010's Global Country winner and a Berklee College of Music student)) and Mitchell Smith (Berklee College of Music student) make up this brand new project out of Edmonton. Since winning the 2011 North American Country Music Association's International Duo of the Year award in Tennessee, The Orchard has been working with top Canadian Country Music producer, Bart McKay. Three tracks are currently being worked on with Bart, with some help from Murray Pulver of Doc Walker. The Orchard puts on a high energy show, with fast paced covers, and smooth originals, that listeners can get into the first time they hear them.

To: Maryanne Gibson and All Members of Global Country,

I would like to take a few moments to write a little about my experiences over the past year as the Global Country Star Search Winner of 2010. From the moment of winning, to many first and unforgettable moments, this year has been one to remember!

I'm not sure how to take all of the experiences from the prize package and put them into words. I got my first taste of songwriter circles, live music venues, and experienced a closer encounter with the music industry.

I think one of my favorite moments was the Nashville trip. Bill Borgwardt put together a flawless itinerary and from start to finish we were on the move experiencing the best of what Nashville has to offer. Seeing the Grand Ole Opry was one of my favorite moments...knowing that some of the most inspiring artists performed on that stage. It was really neat to be able to see landmarks of musical history and getting the opportunity to gain a stronger sense of where some of the most unique and highly recognized artists and musicians came from. It wasn't all learning, ofcourse...Bill and John Perry both had us going... sometimes at midnight for late night runs to Wal-Mart! That has become a tradition of this trip as I was informed of it before even coming down! They were incredibly supportive and made sure we were well taken care of! We shared a lot of laughs on this trip. The competition in Pigeon Forge was a very cool experience. I was lucky and grateful that Maryanne also allowed to have Mitchell Smith join me down there so we could perform in the Duo Category! We are very thrilled to be taking that award among other awards I was successful with in various categories from this competition.
 
While down in Nashville I had the opportunity to also meet many people who Global has connected with over the years of doing the Star Search program. We were missing Maryanne and everyone was asking about her. The reputation of Global Country could not be mistaken down there to be anything but great. I was honored to be down there representing Global Country.
 
Thank-you so much for everything I've experienced through the Global Country Star Search Competition, thank-you to Maryanne Gibson, and thank-you to Bill Borgwardt for helping create such an amazing Nashville experience. Looking forward to hearing from winners for years to come!

Sincerely,
Kasha Derechey

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Letter from 2010 Star Search Winner Youth Winner Livy Jeanne and her parents

To Maryanne Gibson

I just wanted to let you know how Thankful we are to you and Global Country. The experience for Livy and ourselves was incredible!! We loved every minute of it.  Bill and John were amazing hosts. They went above and beyond to ensure we all had an amazing experience... They are a definite asset to Global Country.

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