Nashville, Tenn. (Top40 Charts/ Jackie Bristow Official Website) "
Freedom" was recorded between Austin and Sydney and was co-produced by Jackie Bristow and Mark Punch. Musicians on the album include, J. J Johnson (John Mayer), Mark Punch (Kasey Chambers), Chris Maresh (Eric Johnson), Matt Fell (Josh Pyke), Jeff Young (Steely Dan), Clayton Doley, Rob Woolf (Jimmy Barnes).
Listen to what the Press Quotes are saying about this fantastic CD;
" The New Zealander's soulful dark eyes engage from the cover (of Freedom), and her strong, lilting voice entices on the opening title song and the practiced , well-crafted country roots songs ( Holy Mess, Broken Girl) that follow....A class act to watch." - Margaret Moser, Austin Chronicle
"Jackie Bristow sounds like someone who's always lived in Austin when she sings. Bristow's third album (and first since moving her career to the U. S. ), FREEDOM, intigrates, itself immediatley with Bristow's slinking, sexy voice and her deftly blended rock-country-folk-songwriting. She can do Texas rock as well as the good old' local boys." - Austin Music Entertainment
" This album confirms a major talent." - Graham Reid, Elsewhere.
" Bristow is a true original, well worth you attention." Chet Flippo, CMT
"Bristow returns, and she's totally in control, Freedom is red hot." 5* Waikato Times
"Freedom is a brilliant work of art, from a brilliant singer/however more than just a singer, Bristow is a story-teller and she has many tales to tell." NZ Music.net.
.... "It didn't take long sitting there in Hollywood's 'Hotel Cafe' to realise that Jackie Bristow was special and she brings to the stage a soulful voice, acoustic guitar with pop accessiblities and folk sensibilities. She offers rooted music that is fresh and modern and uniquely her own" and has impressed audiences around the world opening for the likes of Madeleine Peyroux, Phoebe Snow, Shawn Mullin's, Jimmy Webb, Art Garfunkel, Renee Geyer, Mark Seymour, Daniel Lanois, James Reyne, Wendy Matthews." Live Review
About Jackie Bristow:
Singer /songwriter Jackie Bristow is a southern girl at heart. Born and raised in the South Island of New Zealand this kiwi has found her wings. Moving to Australia 1994, this is where Jackie established herself as a professional musician and recording artist, signing to Mushroom and Liberation music in 1999, Craving Records 2005 and Native Tongue 2007. Beautiful songbird that she is, Jackie has flown halfway around the world with nothing more than her guitar and a dream. Jackie is returning to the USA with a national release of her 3rd album "Freedom" and a prestigious US tour opening for internationally acclaimed guitar legend Tommy Emmanuel scheduled for Feb 2011. Currently there are new shows being announced and Jackie will be opening for Marc Cohn, John Waite, and Bob Schneider.
Jackie's songs have been used repeatedly in Australian and New Zealand film and television hit shows such as The Secret Life Of Us, Home And Away, Outrageous Fortune, Shortland Street, and Go Big. Her track This is Australia won Tourism Australia's Song Competition, which subsequently featured in a worldwide promotional campaign. Her video's have been added to ME Television (Texas) J2 (NZ ) and has had charting songs on CMC (Australia).
At one, heartfelt and sophisticated, Jackie Bristow combines subtle but beautiful melodies and hooks that hypnotise the listener, demand complete surrender and then stick around with the backbone of a real friend.
Jackie Bristow has been announced a finalist for Best Country Album of The Year in the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards.
The Vodafone Awards are New Zealand's equivilent of a Grammy.
Jackie is also nominated for the APRA Best Country Song Award for 2011 with her song "Freedom"
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