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Hi to everybody,
Like every year winter is knocking at our door ! But... The new 2010 show "Spring time" is on the rails. It looks like I'll be on tour in New Zealand next spring !! See you there and lets have fun !!!
We started playing the show at some places with good success. Thanks to the promoters for the wonderfull nights we had those last days. Thanks to you listeners we met. I loved to see you, sing the new songs and tell stories. Just a great time !
Looks like I'll be on tour in NZ too next spring ! Can't wait to meet you there.
Take care,
Jackson Mackay
5 Musicians
90 to 120 minute shows
15 years experience on European tours.
Jackson’s brand of country music is soft and cool. His songs bring to mind the nonchalance of Jimmy Buffett, and the tranquility of James Taylor. While the essence of Jackson’s music is undeniably “country,” he has perfected a subtle laid-back flavor.
Some recent career highlights:
Best Singer and Live performance at the French FACM Country Music Awards in 2004 and 2005.
Best Singer of the Year at the Music Box Country Music Award (France) in 2005.
25 shows in Australia in 2009
Special guest of Lee Kernaghan at the Bicentenial Park in Tamworth, NSW, Australia.
International guest at the Victorian Country Music Awards, Australia.
Concert tours in Australia & NZ, the UK and US in 2010.
THE BAND: Ricardo Valdes - guitars, Bas Sluis - drums, Niko Marchiel - Bass, Mario Tardio - Keyboards and Jackson - Lead vocal and guitars. Great band, nice people.
Many thanks to Duesenberg & Blade guitars for their support !
Jackson's music is soft and cool. His songs bring to mind the nonchalance of Jimmy Buffet and the tranquility of James Taylor. While the essence of Jackson's music is indeniably Country he has perfected a subtle laid-back flavor.
Born in Alsace, in the foothills of the Vosges mountains, Jackson spent his early years on his grandfather’s farm and with his family band. He left home in 1980 to begin his musical career, touring all over Europe as a bassist/guitarist, and later as an acclaimed composer and producer. While doing studio sessions, live TV shows, and composing soundtracks, Jackson gained solid experience in the music industry. He started his career as a singer in 1993.
But his biggest musical revelation came during a long trip through Australia. While staying at Malakoff Station near Cloncurry he heard Australian Country music for the very first time. It was the beginning of a great adventure. Back home, deeply inspired by photos of the outback, he wrote his first songs “The Lonely Bushman”, “This is Love”, and then his first album “The Game”, recorded in 1997 by Skip Mitchell at The Reflections Studio in Nashville, TN. Over the years Jackson Mackay has earned the reputation as one of Europe’s best Country Music performers. He has never forgotten what Australian Country Music brought to him: a sound, a spirit, and the inspiration of honest people living in one of the most beautiful countries in the world.
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