Donna Fisk writes ‘Mickey Newbury’, a very personal song, and true story, on the way home from a farewell.
“One last ride for my friend Kevin on the back of his beloved Ute, to the march of ‘American Trilogy’ … Memories remain of the good times, all that he was, and all that he is in his absence. I understood the enormity of the loss of someone you couldn’t bare to lose from this world.”
Why the reference to the last Mickey Newbury fan? Of course, he wasn’t, and most certainly won’t be the last, but he was a dedicated lover of his music who felt alone with his passion as the years rolled on in the rich red dirt hills heart of Victoria, Australia.
“It’s truly an honour says Donna, after dedicating the song to his family, they chose the last words etched on his gravestone, The Last Mickey Newbury Fan”.
Donna Fisk is an award winning singer, songwriter, recording artist, producer, and Royal Command Performer, with several number one chart topping hit recordings, and immortalised in the Australian Country Music Hands Of Fame Park.
Woven into the narrative of Australian country music, it’s a family tradition akin to the Dusty, Kernaghan and Chambers clans with father, Gene Bradley Fisk, being a pioneer artist of the outlaw country genre and radio personality inducted into the Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
Donna is a modern day female trailblazer for Australian country music, touring her own show as well as performing and recording overseas, incorporating appearances on local and international media.
The country music star is the voice on many national advertising campaigns including being assigned to perform for the Australian Government campaign song, ‘Building On A Strong Foundation’, as the anthem for The Australian Centenary Of Federation.
Fisk was the face, voice and songwriter of Australian Football League and Channel Seven live game broadcasts theme song, ‘Rock ‘N’Footy!’, ultimately performing at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the prestigious AFL Grand final to an audience of millions, which seen the song rocket into the ARIA Charts and football folklore.
During her career, Donna has shared the stage with the acclaimed artists such as John Denver, Donny Osmond, Dame Edna Everage, Tom T. Hall, Canned Heat, Muhammad Ali, Brian Cadd, Susan Raye, James Morrison, Tommy Emmanuel, Dave Dudley, Blood Sweat and Tears, and The Seekers … to mention just a few.
The latest string of singles, ‘Shoulder At The Wheel’, ‘Crying Over’, ‘You Are Christmas to Me’, ‘Drunk On That’, and ‘Be’, all achieve #1 on the Australian Country Radio Chart.
The highly anticipated new album project release titled ‘Be’, was recorded in Nashville with accomplished producer Robert Angello at the helm (Chet Atkins, Suzy Bogguss, Jo Dee Messina, Steve Wariner, Tanya Tucker, Garth Brooks).