Hayley May Sell Most Albums for NZ Music Month

Thanks to Stephany, my legend, from HWI for brining great news on Hayley all the time! This piece is on Hayley's success for New Zealand's Music Month.

Music Month fosters salesSimon MCCARTHY.

28 May 2007

© 2007 Fairfax New Zealand Limited. All Rights Reserved.

This year's NZ Music Month is missing major names but organisers say this does not distract from the focus of heavily promoting Kiwi music.

In 2005, Fat Freddy's Drop dominated the music month with its debut album, Shihad returned to its original name and released Love is the New Hate and Pluto's Pipeline Under the Ocean was also a household name.

Last year, the music month did not repeat the success of major bands using the month to release work and this year the emphasis of the month has gone back on increasing music sales.

In 2005, a third of all albums sold during the month were by Kiwi artists.

New Zealand Music Commission general manager Cath Andersen said they decided to focus on music sales this year.

However, the increase on sales always depended heavily on what albums were released in the month.

"Though I wouldn't be surprised if Hayley Westenra alone sold 10 percent of the market, she is doing so well at the moment," Ms Andersen said.

The absence, for the second year in a row, of some of the bigger-named artists releasing albums in the music month was not necessarily a negative thing, she said.

"If some of the bigger guys move out of the month it will give some of the emerging artists more money, advertising and coverage.

"I quite like the idea that some of the people who wouldn't get any press receive some," she said.

The music month is also held in the same month that houses one of New Zealand's biggest acts -- the International Comedy Festival.

However, Ms Anderson said NZ Music Month had no plans to change dates for fear the two events clashed for publicity.

"We never thought that NZ Music Month would get so big ... it's cool that two things have done so well and increased in popularity in the same month." NZ Music Month receives $50,000 funding from the New Zealand Music Commission as well as Champions of Music for the campaign but it received a lot of support in New Zealand from a wide range of people and businesses, she said. Simon Romero -- music student How are you celebrating New Zealand Music Month? I'm playing a New Zealand song every Friday at our lunchtime concert.

Flyer in Treasure New Zealand Edition to Promote Rautakari Music Therapy

As part of her involvment in Rautakari Music Therapy in New Zealand, Hayley wrote this flyer and signed it for all the New Zealand copies of Treasure. Please support Hayley and the Music Therapy group by visiting www.rmtc.co.nz

Hayley: New Zealand's Highest Entertainer

Who Do You Trust Now, NZ? 2007 Winners and Losers
Tuesday, 29 May 2007, 11:49 am
Press Release: Reader's Digest EMBARGOED UNTIL 5.00 AM ON TUESDAY 29 MAY 2007
Media release 29 May 2007
Who Do You Trust Now, New Zealand?2007 Winners and Losers

Trust comes with age and respect, according to the results of the 2007 Reader’s Digest Most Trusted People poll with Sir Edmund Hillary at 87 years, our most trusted person for the third consecutive year, followed by children’s author, Margaret Mahy at 71 years in second place and scientist and Olympian, Peter Snell at 68 years in third place.

Eight of the top ten most trusted people have been recognised for their athletic or sporting achievements, with former One newsreader, Judy Bailey rocketing to ninth place from 18 in last year’s poll.
Opera singers Dame Kiri Te Kanawa and Dame Malvina Major, at 16 equal last year have taken a tumble this year, with Dame Kiri dropping to 32 following her legal spat with John Farnham and Dame Malvina now in 21st place.
Trade-Me founder Sam Morgan, now he has sold his company, is down nine places to 30 equal and sailor Grant Dalton is up eight places to 30 as campaigning for Team New Zealand gathers momentum.
We love our firefighters and ambulance officers but want our kids to be doctors and veterinarians when they grow up. For the fourth consecutive year firefighters are our most trusted profession but as for a career choice for our children, a new category for 2007, they drop to tenth.
It seems we prefer to be married by celebrants, ranked at eight, rather than by religious ministers at 26; woe betide our children should they enter these professions, as we ranked celebrants at 34 and religious ministers at 25.
Politicians may be our least-trusted profession bottoming at 40 on the list, but rose to 28 as a career option for our children, as did lawyers at 28 rising to sixth place and accountants at 22 rising to eighth place.
When it comes to charities, we are less likely to trust those with a political, ideological or religious agenda. We ranked the Cancer Society as our most trusted charity, with SPCA second, Royal NZ Foundation for the Blind at third, NZ Breast Cancer Foundation at fourth and Royal New Zealand Plunket Society, which this year celebrates its centenary, at fifth. Bottom was the National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
Our love affair with chocolate continues with Cadbury the top most trusted brand for the fourth consecutive year, followed by TipTop, Sanitarium, Fisher & Paykel and new entrant to the top five brands, Heinz Watties, edging out last year’s fifth top brand, Panadol, which dropped to sixth place.
ENDSThe Reader’s Digest Trust Survey is now in its seventh year. Independent market research company, the Leading Edge, conducted the online survey of a statistically representative sample of 512 adult New Zealanders between 8-13 March 2007.
View the article online at www.readersdigest.co.nz
Kiwis and Aussies How we measure up when it comes to trust?

* Sports rule. Our top ten most trusted people included eight sportspeople; in Australia sportspeople don’t feature until 15th place.

* Believe it! Third in the most trusted people in Australia is THE WIGGLES. In New Zealand our highest ranking entertainer is songbird, Hayley Westenra

* The Irwins. Last year Steve Urwin was ranked at 60. This year his daughter Bindi, aged eight years, is the sixth most trusted Australian with her Mum, Terri, at seventh.

* We still love royalty. Queen Elizabeth, a new entrant to the Kiwi poll comes in at 19th; in Australia she ranks 27th , down 11 from her 2006 placing.

* Chocolate. Cadbury is the most trusted brand both sides of the Tasman. In New Zealand Cadbury has been the most trusted brand for the last four years; in Australia for the last five years.

* Food lovers. Five of our top ten most trusted brands are food; while in Australia only three feature in the top ten.

* Professions. The order may change a little for the top seven most trusted professions but Kiwis and Aussies both love: ambulance officers; firefighters; nurses; pilots; pharmacists; doctors and veterinarians.

* We’re materialists. Both sides of the Tasman, we want our kids to be happy, but we also want them to be rich! We don’t trust lawyers and accountants, but we want out kids to enter these professions.

Source: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0705/S00304.htm

NZ Herald: Kiwis rate sport, Aussies rate Wiggles

Kiwis rate sport, Aussies rate Wiggles
5:00AM Tuesday May 29, 2007

By Juliet Rowan

New Zealanders and Australians trust the same occupations, but different types of people.
New Zealand's 10 most trusted people include eight sportspeople. The first athlete on the Australian list is Olympic swimmer Grant Hackett, ranked 15th.
But Australians hold their entertainers in higher esteem. Children's stars the Wiggles are third on the Reader's Digest list of most trusted people.
New Zealand's highest-ranked entertainer was singer Hayley Westenra, 25th-equal with TV3 presenter John Campbell and The Warehouse founder Stephen Tindall.
Australia's top 10 also featured Bindi Irwin, 8-year-old daughter of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, and Irwin's widow, Terri.

Click here for full story: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10442357

Hayley in New Zealand's Sunday Star Times!

Thanks to Ross from HWI, this was featured in today's Sunday Star Times magazine. A great question and answer interview!

Click here for the large version! http://hwi.proboards20.com/index.cgi?board=Media&action=display&thread=1180244180&page=1

Hayley to Record West Side Story!

DominicG from the hayleywestenra.com forum, bring us news of Hayley's new extraordinary project!

"Hello everyone - I work for Universal Classics & Jazz (UCJ) here in the UK and I just thought I'd drop in to give you a brief insight into Hayley's next project. Hayley will be singing the lead role of Maria for a brand new audio recording of 'West Side Story'. The role of Tony will be sung by Vittorio Grigolo and the album will be released at the end of July. There are a number of other artists involved in this fantastic new recording with more details to be revealed soon. "

News will be coming soon, for check back here for updates!

*UPDATE*

Van Morrison to star at Woburn Abbey
Last Updated: 22 May 2007

MUSIC legend Van Morrison has joined the line-up for this summer's Woburn Live event at Woburn Abbey it was announced this morning (Tues).
He will appear on Friday, July 27, kicking off a weekend of great music with the Abbey as a spectacular backdrop.On Saturday, July 28, Hayley Westenra and Vittorio Grigolo with a 60-piece orchestra will perform extracts from West Side Story at Classic FM Live.Sunday, July 29, will see the debut of Ronnie Scott's In The Park with the atmosphere of the world famous jazz club coming to Bedfordshire and the historic park setting.

Ticket details on 0845 225 6020 or online at www.woburnlive.com

Source: http://www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/news?articleid=2894853

Hayley on TheHub TV!

During Hayley's one week New Zealand visit, she spoke to HubTV. The interview is a 10 minute interview about singing for the queen, being 'pitch-perfect', her advernturous trip to a pool in Japan, and she sang a couple of verses from Scarborough Fair. Great interview which shows Hayley's true Kiwi-ness. Click here for the link, which also includes a bit about Hayley's background and her new album, Treasure.

Click here: http://the-hub.tv/content/view/309/89/

Hayley's Schedule: Upcoming Events and Tours

Here are Hayley's upcoming events and tour schedule. At the moment, she is still touring the US with the Celtic Woman, but will be heading to London and Ireland soon for some shows. Here are the details from hayleywestenra.com:

May

Touring the US with the Celtic Woman

Fri 18 - SAN RAFAEL, CA - MARIN CENTER
Sat 19 - OAKLAND, CA - PARAMOUNT THEATRE
Sun 20 - FRESNO, CA - SARIOAN
Tue 22 - SALT LAKE CITY, UT - ABRAVANEL HALL
Wed 23 - MORRISON, CO - RED ROCKS

June

Fri 1 - Albert Hall Concert: London, EnglandPhilharmonic – Debbie Wiseman, 7.30pm
Fri 8 - Unicef Bikes for Ghana: STOKE ON TRENT - VICTORIA HALL
Wed 13 - National Concert Hall: RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Dublin, Ireland.
Tickets: €10, €20, €25, €30, €35 (conc. €8, €16, €20, €24, €31.50)Booking: 01 417 0000 or http://www.nch.ie/
Sat 16 - St. George's Church - Telford, England
Fri 29 - Grassington Festival Of Music and Art
Skipton, North Yorks, EnglandTickets £22 (no concessions, unreserved seating) Box Office re-opens May 7 2007. Tickets available Online and by telephone: 01756 752691http://www.grassington-festival.org.uk

July

Mon 9 - Chicester Festival: Chicester, England
Fri 13 - International Music Concert: Eisteddfod, LlangollenConcert starts 7.45pm
Tickets: £25, £20, £15, £12Click here for more info
Sun 22 - Gawsworth Hall

Keep an eye out for the venues near you for appearances by Hayley!

City belles heading for festival

May 16 2007

COVENTRY barbershop chorus The Belles of Three Spires will be competing in a showpiece musical event.
The Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod is a world-renowned festival of music, song and dance, and the Coventry-based singers beat off competition from choruses around the country to win the chance to take part.
The festival runs from July 10 to 15 when the small Welsh town is descended upon by musicians all over the world. International names taking part this year include Hayley Westenra and Jose Carreras.
The Coventry chorus group, which consists of 40 people, came fourth in last year's national ladies barbershop contest. They are also on the look-out for new singers.

Source:
http://iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100localnews/tm_headline=city-belles-heading-for-festival&method=full&objectid=19110832&siteid=50003-name_page.html

Treasure: This Week’s NZ Music Month Highlights

This Week’s NZ Music Month Highlights

Monday, 7 May 2007, 5:01 pm

Press Release: NZ Music Month This Week’s NZ Music Month Highlights…

It is Monday 7th of May - Day #7 of NZ Music Month 2007!
NZ Music Month 2007 isn’t even a week old, and already the ears have had a good clean-out, toes have been a-tappin, and crowds incited to sweat all over the place. Wellington kicked everything off on Tuesday with a lunchtime performance by Adi Dick attended by the Prime Minister, the Hon. Judith Tizard, and National MPs Georgina Te Heu Heu and Nicky Wagner. Later that night Christchurch hosted the official public launch of NZ Music Month at the Dux de Lux. A stunning all-Cantabrian lineup saw Fur Patrol play their first NZ show in two and a half years, alongside other awesome locals including Dukes, Pine, Black Market Art, Band Theft Auto and O.G.

Moving up the country, Auckland’s Galatos was the venue for a music industry showcase on Friday night that let plenty of great NZ acts show off their talents. Commencing with the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra, the showcase treated a capacity crowd to performances by False Start, Fast Crew, Dukes, The Have, Luke Thompson, Fur Patrol, Lucid 3, Collapsing Cities, Motocade, and North Shore Pony Club. Phew! Big thanks to Samsung and Unitec for their support in making this happen. And a rousing Cheers to Lion Nathan for supplying the drinks!

Added to this, this year we kicked off the month with Hayley Westenra's album Treasure as the number one album, Atlas with the number one single, and Opshop has the most airplay.
And this week…
Libraries up and down the country are celebrating the month with live bands, workshops and all matter of fun activities. This Wednesday DJ Definite plays at Mt Roskill Community Library, Auckland at 4pm, and on Thursday you can learn about taonga puoro (traditional Maori instruments) with Alistair Fraser at the Newtown Library in Wellington. Then it is onto ‘gothic pop’ act Haunted Love who play a lunchtime set at Dunedin City Library on Friday, followed by a set by DJ Shane at Christchurch Central Library on Saturday. To find out what is happening at the library close to you check out www.nzlibraries.com.
((Chart)) in association with NZ Trade &Enterprise present an opportunity for Christchurch artists and managers to meet international music licensing expert Bob Hunka on Thursday, 7-9pm at The Dux Lounge. Bob Hunka is a seasoned veteran of the US entertainment industry who has worked with the likes of Emmylou Harris, Johnny Cash… so pop along and learn some tricks of the trade.
This Thursday Miriam Clancy kicks off her last nationwide tour for a while as she looks again to some promising contacts she made on her last visit to the States. Catch her this Thursday at the Schooner Tavern, Auckland and in the next couple of weeks, shows in Hamilton, Palmerston North, Masterton, Wellington, Queenstown, Dunedin and Christchurch.
AUT is celebrating the month with a party every Friday night this month. This week there is Deja Voodoo and The Have on the bill, and in coming weeks you can look forward to performances by dDub, The Easy, The Managers and The WBC.

Source: http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0705/S00065.htm

"Treasure" Taiwanese Version!!!

Thanks to Andrew from HWI, we have some new and amazing photoshoots from Treasure in the Taiwanese version! Some of these are beautiful new photos, others the same as the international release. I believe the tracklistings is of the UK version. Click to enlarge the photos! Click here for more!

http://hwi.proboards20.com/index.cgi?board=hayley05&action=display&thread=1177782226&page=1

Hayley on Premier TV!

Hayley was featured on Christian TV's "Primier.TV". She talked about Christianity, UNICEF, her new album Treasure, homesickness, and Celtic Woman.

Great interview, you can see the video HERE.

Thanks once again to our lovely Stephany from HWI!

Celtic Woman plays at Morrison Center on Thursday

Celtic Woman blends styles with Irish music
By Roberta C. Nelson - McClatchy Newspapers
Edition Date: 05/09/07

Despite its singular name, "Celtic Woman" is actually six women — five vocalists and a fiddler. David Dounes, of Celtic Collections and the group's music director, selects their music but manages to showcase each artist's unique style.
From the the hymn-like arrangements of familiar pop songs such as "Beyond the Sea" to other original arrangements by Downes of traditional Irish ballads, folk music and classical composers, Celtic Woman has as many styles as a rainbow has colors.
Its sound is a lively mix of Irish dance music, as well as the sound of a medieval choir in a rural monastery, and traditional ballads. Especially haunting is the a cappella version of "Over the Rainbow."
"We all come from very different backgrounds in music," said group member Lisa Kelly. The DVD "A New Journey, Live at Slane Castle, Ireland" was released in January.
"David chooses the music based on each of our personalities, but he is very approachable," Kelly said. "He will sit with us and know what we are thinking, and some of the girls get to make their own arrangements."
Other Celtic Woman members are Chloe Agnew, Orla Fallon, Meav Ni Mhaolchatha and Hayley Westenra, with Mairead Nesbitt on fiddle.

Click here for the full story: http://www.idahostatesman.com/276/story/82918.html

Borders Promotes "Treasure" as Top Seller

An instore flyer from Borders New Zealand. Great thoughts for Mother's Day and Treasure is at the top of the list! A great summary of the album, aslo. Click images to enlarge!

Hayley in New Zealand's "Woman Weekly"

A great article with a lovely photoshoot from this week's New Zealand Woman's Weekly. Hayley talks about family heritage, new adult life and inspiration for her new album Treasure. Click here to see the scans! http://hwi.proboards20.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=Media&thread=1178510204&page=1

Hayley on the Radio: Ernie Sigley

Hayley was featured on Ernie Sigley's radio interview on May 1st. You can listen to Hayley's radio interview with 3AW's Ernie Sigley from May 1, 2007 HERE. Be quick if you want to hear it, because it is likely to disappear soon.

Once again, a huge thanks for Stephany from HWI for this!

Hayley on Alan Jones

Hayley was on a radio interview with Alan Jones on the 30th April. She talks about the All Blacks, her schedule and her new album Treasure. You can download it HERE.

Thanks to Stephany from HWI for this, once again!

TV Herald Sun: Hayley Performs "Scarborough Fair"

Hayley Westenra

Kiwi songbird Hayley Westenra performs the classic English ditty Scarborough Fair. It's one of the better-known tracks off her beautiful new album, Celtic Treasure. Accompanying her on guitar is Melbourne musician Simon Hosford.

You can watch an exclusive performance by Hayley on the Herald Sun website HERE.

Thanks to Stephany from HWI for this!

Borders New Zealand: Buy Hayley for Mother's Day!

Looking for the perfect gift for Mother's Day??? Well, here it is! Hayley Westenra's new album, Treasure from Borders!

Visit Borders most recommended Mother's Day gifts, including Treasure with an entire track of Shenandoah to listen to, here: http://email.borders.com.au/nz/2007/20070504/index_nz.html#cd_treasure

"TREASURE" BACK TO NO. 1 IN NEW ZEALAND!!!

Great news! Hayley's new album Treasure is back to no.1 on the official New Zealand music charts! This is after being on 2nd and 4th for a week, so this is great news for Hayley!

!!CONGRATULATIONS HAYLEY!!

!!GOOD LUCK WITH ALL YOUR SALES!!

Take a look! http://yahooxtra.net.nz/music/