Released this Friday October 21... Hit Country 2012 is the year’s ultimate Hit Country compilation release on CD and DVD. It features 22 of the year’s biggest country music hits from Australia and the world, plus a massive 28 music videos from your favourite country stars!

Included are recent chart topping hits from international superstars Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Dierks Bentley, Ronnie Dunn, Brad Paisley, Doc Walker, Miranda Lambert, Joe Nichols and Emerson Drive as well as hits from the cream of the crop locally, including Kasey Chambers, The McClymonts, Jasmine Rae, Catherine Britt, Steve Forde, Shane Nicholson and McAlister Kemp. Hits and music videos from Australia’s best emerging talent are also included.

CD - 1. Honey Bee – Blake Shelton 2. Bleed Red – Ronnie Dunn 3. Little Bird – Kasey Chambers 4. Hunky Country Boys – Jasmine Rae 5. Am I The Only One – Dierks Bentley 6. Old Alabama – Brad Paisley 7. Hard Work – McAlister Kemp 8. Sweet Emmylou – Catherine Britt 9. From A Table Away – Sunny Sweeny 10. Songs Like This – Carrie Underwood 11. The Shape I’m In – Joe Nichols 12. Bad Machines – Shane Nicholson 13. Coming Home – Doc Walker 14. Let Your Love Speak – Emerson Drive 15. Tomorrow – Chris Young 16. A Woman Is A Flame – The McClymonts 17. This – Darius Rucker 18. Trail In Life – Dean Brody 19. What He Did To Me – Shea Fisher 20. How Long – Steve Forde 21. Girls In The Summertime – Peter McWhirter 22. West Australian Woman – Corey Colum

DVD - 1. Honey Bee – Blake Shelton 2. Bleed Red – Ronnie Dunn 3. Little Bird – Kasey Chambers 4. Hunky Country Boys – Jasmine Rae 5. Am I The Only One – Dierks Bentley 6. Old Alabama – Brad Paisley 7. Hard Work – McAlister Kemp 8. Sweet Emmylou – Catherine Britt 9. From A Table Away – Sunny Sweeny 10. The Shape I’m In – Joe Nichols 11. Bad Machines – Shane Nicholson 12. Coming Home – Doc Walker 13. Let Your Love Speak – Emerson Drive 14. Tomorrow – Chris Young 15. A Woman Is A Flame – The McClymonts 16. Trail In Life – Dean Brody 17. How Long – Steve Forde 18. Is That So Wrong – Julianne Hough 19. Playing The Part – Jamey Johnson 20. If I Die Young – The Band Perry 21. In Spite Of Ourselves – Kirsty Akers w/ Bob Evans 22. A Perfect Night – Markus Meier 23. I Wasn’t Gonna Cry – Katrina Burgoyne 24. Jetty Road – Serves You Right 25. Walked In Leaving – Victoria Baillie 26. This - Darius Rucker 27. Girls In The Summertime – Peter McWhirter 28. West Australian Woman – Corey Colum

Canadian country stars Doc Walker, who have just been nominated for four Canadian Country Music Awards, are about to return to Australia and release their new album 16 & 1, featuring the new single 'Country Girl'.

Check out this "Raw, Live & Intimate"online video... iPhone diaries from Old School Studios in Westbourne, Manitoba, Canada, documenting the recording of Doc Walker's new album.

Doc Walker will launch the new album at the Oxford Arts Factory in Sydney on August 25. Some tickets are still aviailable.

They then play the Gympie Muster for the very first time as one of the international headline acts on August 26 & 27.

With their debut appearance as one of the international headline acts at the Gympie Muster just under two months away, Canadian country superstars Doc Walker are releasing a brand new single, ‘Country Girl’.

Sure to be a fan favourite at the festival, 'Country Girl' is the first single from the group’s new album, set for release on August 26… the same day they play at Gympie for the very first time.

Doc Walker’s most recently album Go, spent several weeks in the ARIA Country Top 20 when released last year, with the album’s hit single ‘If I Fall’ topping the CMC Top 30 Countdown.

‘Country Girl’ will be available digitally to buy from July 9, 2011.

Check out the cool online video for ‘Country Girl’, shot entirely on an iPhone 4... 

The 2010 Canadian Country Music awards were held in Alberta Canada on the weekend. And the winners were...

FANS’ CHOICE AWARD: Johnny Reid
SINGLE OF THE YEAR: Dance With Me (Johnny Reid)
ALBUM OF THE YEAR: Day Job (Gord Bamford)
CMT VIDEO OF THE YEAR: Day Job (Gord Bamford)
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Victoria Banks
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Gord Bamford
GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR: Doc Walker
RISING STAR OF THE YEAR: One More Girl

Following a triumphant debut voyage to Australia earlier this year, multiple-CCMA and Juno Award winners, Doc Walker, are returning here again in  January 2011, for three shows only! The first show is a one-off event at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, followed by a concert in Brisbane and another in Sydney.

“We had such an incredible time in Australia”, said Doc Walker’s Chris Thornsteinson. “The way we were embraced by the Aussie crowds is unlike anything we’ve experienced outside of Canada. We can’t wait to get back!”

Doc Walker’s 2010 Australian Tour kicked off at CMC Rocks the Snowys Festival in Thredbo, followed by dates around NSW and QLD with Texan country-rocker, Jack Ingram, and our own Steve Forde. With their soaring harmonies, tight band interplay and easy-rockin’ country sound, the Canadian trio won over crowds around the country, making many new fans who are clamouring for them to return.

Their new album, Go, debuted at #12 on the ARIA Country Chart earlier this year and their current single, 'I’m Gonna Make You Love Me', just topped the Canadian video charts and features footage from their first Australian trip.

It was just announced that Doc Walker received nine nominations for the 2010 CCMA Awards, including Album, Single and Group of the Year.

The Doc Walker 2011 Australian Tour will kick off at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, after which you can catch them at Brisbane’s Pioneer Village Country Music Club and Sydney’s Rooty Hill RSL Club.

Special Guest on the Tamworth and Sydney shows is ABC Music recording artist, Peter McWhirter, the energetic country-rocker whose debut album, Lucky As A Seven, recorded in Nashville, is due out on September 10. Queensland country-folk duo, Busby Marou, will perform on the Brisbane show. 

DOC WALKER AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES 
Saturday January 22 – Blazes Showroom @ Wests, Tamworth
Sunday January 23 – Pioneer Village Country Music Club, Petrie
Tuesday January 25 – Rooty Hill RSL Club, Sydney

Recent Australian visitors Doc Walker and upcoming visitor Corb Lund have both featured prominantly in the 2010 Canadian Country Music Awards nominations.

Doc Walker are nominated for Album of The Year (Go), Fans Choice, Single of the Year ('If I Fall'), Songwriters of the Year ('If I Fall'), and Group or Duo of the Year.

Lund is nominated for Fans Choice, Video of the Year ('Devil's Best Dress'), Male Arist of the Year and Roots Artist of the Year.

See A Full List of 2010 CCMA Award Nominees Here

The awards will be held on September 12 in Canada and air on CMC in Australia from September 30.

Canadian country/rock group Doc Walker have returned to Canada following their succesful tour of Australia last week. Fans in Thredbo, Sydney, Orange, Tamworth, Toowoomba and Brisbane responded fantastically to the band's performances.

Each night fans where so blown away Doc Walker’s set that they flocked to the merchandise desk to buy Doc Walker albums – contributing significantly to their #12 debut spot on the ARIA Country sales chart last weekend for their new album Go.

New HitCountry.TV channel host Jasmine Rae spoke with the group during the CMC Rocks The Snowys festival about their Australian trip and the new album. 

Check out the interview below...

Twelve time Canadian Country Music Award and Juno Award winners Doc Walker have taken Australia by storm. The band played for the first time in Australia last week at CMC Rocks The Snowys, winning over local fans (who chose to watch them in the rain instead of bailing for cover) with a blistering set of country/rock.

Buy Doc Walker's new album Go now  

Twelve time Canadian Country Music Award and Juno winners Doc Walker have arrived for their first Australian tour and the release of their new album, Go.

Featuring recent CMC Country Pick ‘If I Fall’, Go is officially released on March 5 when Doc Walker make their first ever live Australian appearance at CMC Rocks The Snowys.

Doc Walker’s first release in Australia, the Juno and six time Canadian Country Music Award winning Beautiful Life was released in July last year and featured the hit singles ‘Beautiful Life’, ‘That’s All’ and ‘One Last Sundown.

Their east coast “CMC Rocks” tour with leading Australian artist Steve Forde and US superstar Jack Ingram starts next week with shows in Sydney, Orange, Tamworth, Brisbane and Toowoomba. Doc Walker have earned the title of ‘the hardest working Country band in Canada’ the old fashioned way, through relentless touring and forging a lasting relationship with their audience.

Track Listing 1. Coming Home 2. Speed of Life 3. If I Fall 4. Why 5. The Hard Way 6. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me 7. From Here 8. Girls In Their Summer Clothes 9.Go 10. Dancin' All Night

Buy Go Now

The smokin' east coast tour, CMC Rocks, kicks off in two weeks. Featuring US artist Jack Ingram, Canadian super-stars Doc Walker and local chart topper Steve Forde. It follows the CMC Rocks The Snowys festival on March 4 and 5 in Thredbo.

Jack Ingram is renowned for his high-octane stage shows and gritty, hard-edged music. Honing his skills as one of the kings of the Texas red-dirt country scene, Ingram has released eight studio albums, six live albums and has scored many Top 40 singles including the number one 'Wherever You Are'. His new album 'Big Dreams and High Hopes' is a gutsy mix of Southern Rock and dynamic country ballads and features the hit single 'Barefoot and Crazy', as well as collaboration with folk/rock icon Patty Griffin. This is Jack's first trip to Australia.

Steve Forde is one of Australia's best live performers. He's an artist who has blazed his own trail through country music over almost a decade of recording and performing. A former rodeo rider who channels the same energy and spirit into his music, Steve has built a fiercely loyal fanbase through years crossing the length and breadth of Australia on his tour bus. After years as a extremely successful independent artist, Steve signed with ABC Music, releasing a self-titled album in 2007 and in 2008, the acclaimed 'Guns and Guitars' which topped the Australian Country sales charts.

Canada's Doc Walker have amassed countless accolades over their 12 year career, including a staggering 10 Canadian Country Music Awards. They've earned the title of 'the hardest working Country band in Canada the old fashioned way, through relentless touring putting over a million miles behind them in Canada alone, forging a lasting relationship with their audience. The hitmaking trio is gearing up for their first ever shows down under, promising Aussie audiences a night they won't forget. 


TOUR DATES
March 9 - Rooty Hill RSL Club, Sydney NSW

March 10 - Orange Ex-Services Club, Orange NSW

March 11 - West Tamworth League Club, Tamworth NSW

March 12 - Rumours International, Toowoomba QLD

March 13 - The Tivoli, Brisbane QLD