Joy wins the coveted title of 2008 National Country Music Female Artist of the Year at the annual Kiwi Pro – Am Country Music Awards held in Hamilton on Saturday 16th August 2008 Joy was delighted to receive her trophy in front of a packed audience at the Founders Theatre and noted that it was nearly 18 years to the day that she had won NZCMA Songwriter of the Year which launched her career.
Joys’ treasure trove!
June 1990
Winner – Best Original Song,
‘Come Home Baby Darling’
Auckland Country Music Awards, N.Z.
August 1990
Winner NZCMA Best Country Song
Winner NZCMA Best Gospel Song
Most Promising Songwriter of the Year
Winner NZCMA 1990 Songwriter of the Year
August 1990
Overall Winner of the Taupo Invitation Awards
October 1990
Guest Artist on the NZCMA Entertainer of the Year
January 1991
Winner ‘Best Original Song’, Napier New Year Awards
Winner ‘Female Vocal Section, New Year Awards
Overall winner of the Napier New Year Awards
March 1991
Winner ‘Best Original Song’ Golden Clef Awards, Rotorua
April 1991
Invited to perform with the Wairakei C.M. Club in Norfolk Island
August 1991
Finalist in the NZCMA Entertainer of the Year, Tauranga, NZ
Winner ‘Best Original Song’ Pro-Am Songwriters Awards, Australia
October 1991
Winner ‘Best Original Song’ N.Z.C.M. Trucking Awards, Invercargill
October 1992
Guest Artist for the Federation of C.M. Awards, Invercargill
Released debut album ‘Come Home Baby Darling’
February 1994
Released ‘Ode To The Bathroom Scales’
South Island Tour
December 1995
Released ”Solid Ground’
January 1996
Guest appearances Tamworth Country Music Festival, Australia
Guest spot on the Buttercup Open Concert, Tamworth Town Hall
January 1997
Performances at the Caroline Bay Carnival, Timaru, NZ
Guest Artist ‘Geraldine C.M. Festival’
June 1997
3rd place MLT Professional Songwriters Awards
N.Z. Gold Guitar Awards, Gore NZ
April 1998
Guest Artist at the Southern Alps Awards, Timaru
May 1998
Guest Artist on the NZ Showcase,
Trans-Tasman CM Awards, Norfolk Island
Guest Artist for the Hawkes Bay Awards
June 1998
Winner MLT Professional Songwriters Awards
N.Z. Gold Guitar Awards, Gore, NZ
March 1999
Australian Tour with Reg McTaggart
Guest appearances in Redcliffes, Lake Cooraibah, Qld, Australia
May 1999
Guest appearances – Trans-Tasman Awards, Norfolk Island
June 1999
Top Ten finalist in the MLT Professional Songwriters Awards. Gore
August 1999
Released ‘Just A Matter Of Time’
September 1999
Runner-up in the Comedy/Novelty Section
Tasmania & NZ Songwriters Awards, Australia
Top Ten Finalist in the Open Recorded Section
November 1999
South Island Tour with Reg McTaggart
March 2000
North Island Tour with Reg McTaggart
Studio Interview with Jim Sutton, Newstalk ZB
Australian Tour with Terry Gordon
Guest Artist ‘Nhill C.M. Festival’
Guest Artist ‘Lake Cooraibah, Qld, Australia
May 2000
1st Rotary Country Charity Show, Founders Theatre, Hamilton
Raised $5,500 for the Spinal Cord Cure Appeal
September 2000
Guest Appearances at the Mildura C.M. Festival, Australia
Winner of the Comedy/Novelty Section
Tasmania & NZ Songwriters Awards, Australia
November 2000
Released ‘If You Could See Me Now’ on Wendy Gordon Marketing Album
January 2001
Performances at the Tamworth Country Music Festival
Guest Artist on the N.Z. Showcase
Joy’s Yodel released on U.K. Hotdisc and reaches # 28 on the EMS Top 40 Charts
April 2001
Recorded Steady Company with Ernie Ashworth
The song is released on U.K. Hotdisc and reaches # 4 on the EMS Top 40
Second Annual Charity Show held by Rotary of Huntly raises $8,500 for the
Spinal Cord Appeal
August 2001
Visit to Nashville, Tennessee USA
Performed on the Midnite Jamboree
Recorded a duet with Kenny Dale
Released I Know You Don’t Love Me No More on U.K. Hotdisc and WHP
Song reaches #1 Spot on the EMS Charts
September 2001
Released ‘Two Minus One’
Performances at the Mildura C.M. Festival, Australia
Hosted the N.Z. and International Showcases
October/November 2001
Western Heart Promotional Tour of the North Island
January 2002
Guest appearances at the annual Caroline Bay Carnival, Timaru NZ
February/March 2002
Performed at shows in Denmark, Germany and Belgium as part of the
Western Heart Promotions Tour
April 2002
Rotary NZ Country Charity Concert held at the Founders Memorial Theatre in
Hamilton, New Zealand.
Artists to appear were: Kevin Greaves, Rose-Marie Hack, Graeme McCardle and
Allan Lee, Jeremy Hantler and Ryan McIntyre, Joy Adams and Guy Cater.
September/October 2002
Performances at the Mildura Country Music Festival in Australia
Hosted the N.Z. and International Showcases.
October 2002
Released album THIS OLD HEART at the Te Kowhai Hall