Cowboys in Cyberspace

On Thursday evening 14 March 2013, Stephanie Jansen was awarded the coveted Frank Ifield International Spur Award for 2013. Stephanie gratefully accepted the award last night at ‘Canterbury Country‘ from Frank Ifield OAM, in association with The Rotary Club of Galston and Canterbury-Hurlstone Park RSL. In a stealth manoeuvre with Stephanie’s management, Mr Ifield was able to release the single ‘Shoes‘ off Stephanie’s 2012 Australian debut E.P ‘Risky’ to over 1000 radio stations across the UK and Europe. Ms Jansen was bowled over, on receiving the award, to hear that her single had on the first week entered the UK and European Country Music Charts debuting at number 9.

 
FRANK IFIELD, STEPHANIE JANSEN and TONY PAGE (Galston Rotary)
Photo courtesy of Mark Turnbull

"This is an incredible surprise and completely unexpected. I feel so honoured to receive this special award. ‘Shoes’ is a song I hold particularly close. I wrote it with a dear friend (Allan Caswell) and it spins me out that right now our song is being heard by millions of people in the UK and all across Europe!" said Ms Jansen.