11 June 2020 - 0 Comments

The Final nominations are out at the ICMA awards. New Zealand singer-songwriter Aly Cook is nominated for:

Most Popular Female Country Artist of the Year

Most Popular Independent Country Album of the Year - for Caught in the Middle

Most Popular Country Music Single of the Year - Red Dirt Road Trip

Most Popular Country Music Video of the year for Red Dirt Road Trip here

And now after the final selection of artists it becomes a people choice award with voting HERE (Voting Closes 6pm August 10th)

The Independent Country Music Australia Awards are their 13th Year with a Gala Awards event at Tamworth Country Music Festival in January is attended by the media and the independent Country Music industry where winners are announced.

Caught in the Middle album has enjoyed great reviews and placement on both the Australian ARIA Chart in Australia and the NZ Official Charts.. Cook continues to gain support on both sides of the Tasman with radio. The nominated single Red Dirt Road Trip enjoyed commercial airplay including playlisting on NZME’s IHeartRadio Country Nation and Hokonui Radio and in Australia has featuring on Simon Marnie’s Sonic Journey with Aly Cook & Dave Prior’s Songsmiths - Australian Storytellers on ABC Radio along with an appearance on Alan Jones famed 2GB Breakfast Radio Show along with lots of community and independent radio airplay across hundreds of stations both sides of the Tasman.

Red Dirt Road Trip gained a #1 on the Country Airplay Top 40 Charts for 6 weeks. The 2nd single a cover version of Kasey Chambers Not Pretty Enough featuring Sharon O’Neill on guest vocals reached top #5

The next single & video filmed in Alice Springs Cold Wind is due for release early July. With the same video director as the nominated Red Dirt Road Trip Amy Shields of Light Tree Media.

Caught in the Middle was produced by Buzz Bidstrup and recorded in Australia at Asquith Studios Sydney. Helping Buzz to record and mix was David Nicholas, a multi ARIA award winning producer / engineer whose resume lists credits on hit Australian and International albums including INXS, Jimmy Barnes and Sir Elton John. The musicians featured on the record include legendary Australian session musicians including members of ‘The Tracking Crew’ with Buzz on drums (The Angels, The Party Boys, Jimmy Barnes) , Rick Melick on keyboards (Jimmy Little, Joe Bonamassa), James Gillard on bass guitar (Mondo Rock, Mental as Anything) and the late Glen Hannah, a master guitarist who has appeared on many great Australian albums, and who sadly passed away during the recording of this album. Others to lend their talent were Dean Ray ( of X factor) on acoustic guitar, Clive Harrison bass (Kush, Little River Band reunion albums), violinist George Washingmachine and John Kaldor on pedal steel. Asquith Sessions featured vocalist Jon Abo joined Aly, Buzz & Kay Bidstrup on backing vocals and two songs feature guest vocals from a long time friend of Aly’s, multi award winning recording artist Sharon O’Neill.

The album can be listened to on Spotify or Apple Music here.

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