About Me
AWARDS
2010 NASHVILLE SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL WINNER FOR "IN GOD'S EYES" , 1ST PLACE CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL CATEGORY
2009 JOHN LENNON SONGWRITING CONTEST "BITTERWEEDS" PLACED IN TOP 3 COUNTRY CATEGORY 2008 16th ANNUAL BILLBOARD WORLD SONGWRITING CONTEST 3RD PLACE WINNER IN COUNTRY FOR "I NEED A DAY LIKE THAT" 2008 GREAT AMERICAN SONG CONTEST TOP 5 FINALIST COUNTRY "I NEED A DAY LIKE THAT" 2008 SONGDOOR INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING CONTEST HONORABLE MENTIONS FOR 3 SONGS "I NEED A DAY LIKE THAT" "WHEN ANGELS FALL" "COWBOYS LOVE TEXAS" 2007 JOHN LENNON SONGWRITING CONTEST 2ND PLACE COUNTRY "COWBOYS LOVE TEXAS" ------------------------------------------------------------------ As a member of The Americana Music Association, IBMA and organizations dedicated to songwriters such as Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) ,SongU.com and JustPlainFolks, Barbara has been reaching out to writers and artists as well as sharing creativity and absorbing as much as she can. CURRENT EVENTS "COWBOYS LOVE TEXAS" recorded by MARIE HODSON, of Australia climbed the Euoropean Country Music Association Charts to top at # 6 in fall 2009 and is scheduled for release to Australian radio July 12, 2010-- Several new single song contracts were signed in 2009 and 2010.
INDIE RELEASES (Past) Her song, "True Blue Cowboy" , has been recorded by William Michael Morgan, B. Thomas(Norwegian Country Artist), and on Billy Childers debut cd "A Man's Gotta Do....What A Man's Gotta Do."
"Cowboys Love Texas" was recorded by Marie Hodson (Australian Artist)- CD's are available from each of these artists websites or CDBaby, iTunes etc.
"Some Hearts" recorded by Jamie Lynn Robinson as her title song on debut cd, as well as "Revival's Coming"--visit her http://www.myspace.com/jamielynnplaysguitar
"CALL HIS NAME" recorded by Quintana Biffert on her 2nd release , a gospel CD. "CALL HIS NAME" is the title track. Follow Quintana at http://www.soundclick.com/quintanabiffert
PAST EVENTS
The Nashville Songwriters Festival held in Nashville June 4,5,6th 2010 was a blast !!! I will be going back for a 2 day working tour of Music Row in the near future as part of my prize for "IN GOD"S EYES" placing FIRST in the Christian/Gospel songwriting contest.
Barbara was featured the September 2007 issue of the Emagazine, IndieIslands. You can read the article at their website, www.indieislands.com. Barbara performed at the Downtown Hilton during CMA Week in June of this year at the FHRRadio Fan Appreciation Party along with Memarie, Marthia Sides, Jason Meadows, Tyler Dickerson, Aaron Kelly, Matt Snook and Nathan Aaron Orr. You can hear most of these artists on www.FHRRadio.com Barbara has also performed at The Historic Fiske Theater in Oak Grove Louisiana at the Ark-La-Miss Opry July 2006. Get it Started. Discography You can hear more of Barbara's songs at her websites
http://www.soundclick.com/barbarawilkinson
http://www.barbarawilkinson.net
http://www.myspace.com/barbarawilkinson
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