Based in:
Blue Mountains NSW
Line up(s) available: solo, 2 piece (duo), 3 piece (trio)
Australian romantic piano sensation Fiona Joy Hawkins takes the award winning “Angel Above My Piano” to the upper reaches of the NAR world radio chart.
Recorded with some of the finest string players in her native Australia, Fiona Joy Hawkins’ Angel Above My Piano is a sweeping set of romantic piano compositions that is taking the instrumental world by (winter) storm.
Hawkins’ collection recently won the NAR (the international New Age Reporter) Lifestyle Music Award for Best Piano Album, a category that also included legendary solo pianist George Winston. Angel Above My Piano, which Hawkins recorded with some of her country’s most renowned string players, reached #3 on the NAR World Radio Charts, an impressive follow-up to the #1 position reached by her debut album Portrait Of A Waterfall. That first album was a finalist for Best Piano Album at the 2005 NAR Lifestyle Music Awards. Hawkins’ music is a staple on Sky FM internet radio’s solo piano channel.
For Hawkins, a longtime resident of the beautiful town of Little Hartley in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, the accolades don’t stop there—and aren’t limited simply to her powerfully melodic musical expressions on the piano. Her stunning ‘Penguin Whisperer” nature video inspired by her life changing, soul stirring expedition cruise on the Orion to Antarctica in early 2006—has been a major YouTube sensation since its posting. The experience inspired the track ‘Dance of the Penguins’ which was a finalist at the MusicOZ Awards for Best Classical Composition.
The new video for another of Angel’s captivating tracks, “Flight Of The Albatross,” can also be viewed on YouTube and is a strong contender this year for a MusicOz Video Award.
“Dance Of The Penguins,” “Flight Of The Albatross” and Angel Above My Piano’s moody and contemplative opening track “Crystal Desert” combine to form a sweeping musical travelogue of Hawkins’ incredible journey to the globe’s coldest continent—which can be minus 30 degrees even in 24-hour sunshine in summer!
Hawkins also engages in some heartfelt soul searching via the grand orchestration and soaring piano of Opus For Love, a three part exploration of “Love For Winter,” “Love Forever” and “Love In Spring” that was written in response to the passing of her beloved grandmother, who was a primary force in Hawkins’ upbringing in Tamworth, New South Wales (the Australian country music capital—but she hates country!)
The title track brings to life a friend’s lovely charcoal drawing of an angel that came to him in a dream: “The Angel’ marks time and signifies the strength we search for in times of need. She looks like someone you know but no-one you have ever met.” Other key tracks are “Watching The Wind,” a reflection of the beauty of her garden and its Japanese maples; and “Thinking Of You (Australian Lullaby),” which she composed with her father. Hawkins also includes her interpretation of the Bach piece “Preamble: Partitia No. 5” in deference to her years of classical piano training.
Even as her career is soaring with Angel Above My Piano, Hawkins—who is also an accomplished visual artist who incorporates manuscripts of her music onto canvas to create bold mixed media abstracts--has several exciting projects in the works for 2008. Early in the year, she will be releasing Ice Piano, Slightly Chilled, a rhythmic, chill dance-oriented recording.
She is also getting ready to record an album titled Blue Dream with legendary 5 Grammy winning guitarist and producer Will Ackerman, who founded the iconic new age label Windham Hill in the late 70s. They will be working at his Imaginary Road Studios.
Interviews And Reviews/Editorial & Performances
Fiona Joy Hawkins “Portrait of a Waterfall” & Angel Above my Piano
Awards & Accolades - Award winning albums: Portrait of a Waterfall 2005 & Angel Above my Piano 2006, ICE – Piano Slightly Chilled 2007
Piano-Heaven Award – Angel listed as one of the top 35 albums in the world for 2007
Finalist – MusicOZ Awards 2007 – Instrumental (ICE)
Finalist – MusicOZ Awards 2007– Classical/Jazz (Angel)
Australian Songwriters Awards – 8th Place October 2007
Honourable Mention – John Lennon Song Writing Competition Oct 2007
Nomination LA Music Awards – Frosted View – Dance category June 2007
Nomination LA Music Awards – Flight of the Albatross – New Age CategoryJune 2007
WINNER NAR Lifestyle Music Awards BEST PIANO ALBUM 2006 Angel Above my Piano
Finalist NAR Lifestyle Music Awards Best Album Cover 2006 Angel Above my Piano
Third in the Blue Mountains Dance/Electronica Competition
Finalist MusicOZ Awards – Best Instrumental Composition – Frosted View
Finalist MusicOZ Awards – Best Classical Composition – Dance of the Penguins
#3 NAR World Radio Charts Dec 2006 – Angel Above my Piano
#3 NAR World Radio Charts Nov 2006 – Angel Above my Piano
Finalist NAR Lifestyle Music Awards Best Album Cover 2005 – POAW
Finalist NAR Lifestyle Music Awards Best Piano Album 2005 – POAW
#1 NAR World Radio Charts January 2006 – POAW
#4 NAR World Radio Charts December 2005 – POAW
#1 New Age Reporter World Radio Charts November 2005 – Portrait of a Waterfall
Concerts & Major Performances
2005 Penrith Regional Gallery – Performed “Land Out of Time” (wrote sound track)
2005 ‘Evening of Piano’ mixed performances (three pieces) 200 people Union theatre Lithgow
2005 Lithgow Union Theatre (accompanied Bruce Wheatley – keyboards/guitar) Solo Concert 100 people 1 hour 15 minutes –Oct 2005
2005 Sydney Entertainment Centre –Ronald McDonald House Ball (45 mins)
2005 Wollongong Entertainment Centre – MusicOZ VIP function – 1 hour
2006 Orion Ship - Solo Concert– 100 people 1 hour 15 minutes concert Jan 2006 – accompanied by Lynn Challands – keyboard & Kym Challands - guitar
2006 Tamburlaine Winery Mother’s Day Concert – with B Wheatley – keyboard/guitar -1hr 30
2006 Elliot Rocke Estate Mudgee – Long Lunch (2 hrs) – with Bruce Wheatley - keyboard
2006 Orion Cruise Ship on Sydney Harbour – 100 people) with violinist. Dec 2006
2006 Little Hartley Progress Association concert – with violinist and cellist
2006 Goriban – Lithgow Workers Club – 20 minute concert with Rebecca Daniel - Nov 2006
2006 John Hunter Hospital (45 mins solo) – Music for Health programme
2007 Iso-Bar Katoomba, BMountains Valentines Day Concert with Rebecca Daniel (violinist)
2007 Union Theatre 11th March 2007 – Senior Citizen’s Week Concert – ˝ hour performance
2007 Orion Cruise Ship – Concert (April) classical and dance programme
2007 INATS – Denver – Three stages over a three day convention
2007 Borders Denver – In-Store Concert June 2007
2007 Lithgow Business Awards
2007 – St Columbus for Blue Mountains Music CD release
Reviews/Editorial Feautres
2005 Review: Early Music News 1/3 page. - POAW
2005 Editorial: Arts Out West – small editorial in the August Edition- POAW
2005 Review/Editorial: Western Advocate (Orange, Bathurst & Mid West) Th. 25th August
2005 Feature: Northern Daily Leader - Tamworth – front page of section. (1/1/2 pages) August
2005 Editorial: Marie Claire – ‘Diary’ page. October issue , in stores 10th September - POAW
2005 Australian Music Online, large written interview at amo.org.au
2005 Monash University Magazine – interviewed for mag article. - POAW
2005 Whyalla News – quarter page editorial with photo of album - POAW
2005 On-Line review for the Bulletin Mag –review by Anthony Clarke POAW
2005 Acupofmusic.com – online interview (one of my favourites) - POAW
2005 Blue Mountains Gazette – Editors note about achievement - POAW
2006 Blue Mountains Gazette – follow up story - POAW
2006 Lithgow Mercury – article – May (concert)- POAW
2006 Cessnock Advertiser – large article to promote Mothers Day Concert POAW
2006 Usenature.com – online article “Fusion of Music & Art” written by myself.
2006 Review: Solo Piano Publications by Kathy Parsons for Angel Above my Piano Nov 2000
2006 Review: by RJ Lannan for New Age Reporter – Angel Above my Piano 2006-12-27
2006 Manly Daily – small editorial – AAMP
2006 Review: South Coast Register – AAMP
2006 Penrith Press –Editorial AAMP
2006 NAR – Carlos Nakai – AAMP
2007 Insight Magazine – Feb 2007 – AAMP – Review
2007 Wellbeing Magazine – Feb 2007 AAMP – Reivew
2007 Review by Bill Binkelman New Age Reporter March - AAMP
2007 Arts out West, article March – AAMP
2007 Review- Insight Magazine – AAMP
2007 Lithgow Mercury – career update editorial
2007 Piano-Heaven – Review of Angel
2007 Solo Piano Publications Review of ICE
2007 Lux Aterna – Review of ICE
2007 Collected Sounds – Review of Angel
2007 Melodic.Net – Review of Angel
2007 New Age – (Italian Mag) – Feature article - Angel
Officially too many – lost track.
Australian Radio Interviews:
ABC state wide regional ˝ hour interview - John Clarke - Newcastle 4 songs played. 30 mins
Planet Radio Oct Brisbane (Australia’s only Environmental Station) – 40 mins interview 2 songs
2 Blu FM – Katoomba (community station) 30 minutes 2 songs
ABC Darwin Monday 8.8.05. Two songs played 16 minutes.
ABC QL state wide regional out of Rockhampton, 20 minutes 2 songs played 2/8/05
ABC Orange 9/8/05 10 minutes 1 song
ABC Tamworth – interview Tuesday 16th August 15 minutes 2 songs
ABC Wide Bay (QL) 20 minute interview late August – 1 song
Broken Hill ABC 15 mins (Thursday 15th Sept) – 1 song
Victor Harbour 90.5fm 15 minutes – Sept – 1 song
2WOW St Mary’s (Sydney) in studio interview 10th October – lots of songs
2WOW St Mary’s (Sydney) ph. Int. prior to Concert – May 2006 – 20 mins, 1 song
ABC Tamworth – phone interview prior to Concert – May 2006, 15 mins – 1 song
ABC 702 Interview for Angel Above My Piano Nov 2006 played two songs
WOWFM – Penrith for Angel Above my Piano November 2006-12-27
Photoswordspeople.com – Angel Above my Piano 45 minute interview Nov 2006-12-27
2BBB – Bellingen – Angel Above my Piano – Nov 2006-12-27
ABC Rockhampton 8/12/06 20 minutes – Angel Above my Piano
2Blufm – Angel Above my Piano – 1 hr interview
2NURfm Newcastle – 15 minutes Angel Above my Piano
ABC NSW StateWide 20 mins with John Clarke Saturday 13th Jan
2Blufm – Interview with Tom Lovett 1 hr Sunday 14th Jan
Nelson Bay Community Radio Feb 2006
ABC Wagga – Live performance (state wide)
Photoswordspeople Internet Radio interview – Paul Cosgrave
Overseas Radio Interviews:
2006 WRGA-am Atlanta Georgia 30 minutes – Portrait of a Waterfall July 2006
2006 WOCA –am Gainesville Floriday – POAW July 2006 25 minutes
2006 WACK-am Rochester NY 20 minutes POAW – July 2006
2006 KCBR-am Colorado Springs, CO 10 minutes POAW July 2006
2006 Dr Russ Show NY Live 20 mins POAW
2006 WNTN-am Boston MA – POAW 20 minutes July 2006
2006 Smith & Riley – 5 Stations in Floriday POAW 30 minutes July 2006
2006 Audiosyncracy (Texas) – show also posted on i-tunes – 1 hour interview POAW
2006 WKAT-am Miami Florida – 10 minutes POAW September 2006-12-27
2006 WHJJ-am Providence RI – 20 minutes POAW August 2006
2007 Dr Russ Show – NY – Live 20 mins Feb 2007
2007 Smith & riley Show 5 Stations, Floriday 25 mins WNTN-AM 1550
2007 Radio WICN Worcester (Boston) 45 mins (AAMP & ICE)
2007 Jordan Rich WB2 Radio (43 States) USA 15 minutes (POAW & AAMP)
2007 WUMB Boston – 45 minutes live (POAW & AAMP)
2007 Eric Cohen WAER Syracuse NY 30 mins (POAW & AAMP)
2007 Meishel KCSN - LA 1 hr 20 mins Live. (AAMP & ICE)
2007 CKUW – Shades of Classics – Canada – 1 hr interview
Other Jobs:
Sountrack to ‘Land Out of Time’ – an Australian Government funded exhibition of the Blue Mountains – representing iconic Australian Artists and their vision of the Blue Mountains
US Marine Hymn - written for funerals and ceremonial occasions (currently in the US Marine Band Library)
*** Winner of the ‘Top Best Female Artist Overlooked’ – 2006, 4th Annual Trebblie Awards
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