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Awards
1979 Top South Island Country Music Artist.
1979 Top South Island Instrumentalist.
1980 Top Instrumentalist—New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards
1980 Overall Winner –New Zealand Gold Guitar Awards.
1980 The Most Outstanding Country Music Artist of the Year.
1981 Top Instrumentalist Tamworth Australia.
1982 Top Instrumentalist Anniversary of Waitangi Awards
1985 Instrumentalist of the Year---“ NZ Country Music Recording Awards”
1986 Instrumentalist of the Year-- “ NZ Country Music Recording Awards”
2002 Inducted into the “ New Zealand Country Music Hall of Fame”
2007 Invited guest appearance at- National Old-time Country Music Festival Iowa, America
2007 To be inducted into the “National Old-time Country Music Hall of Fame” Iowa, America.
2007 To have the pleasure of playing her music for the first time in Nashville Tennessee.
2008 Jenny was honoured in America again and was Crowned the "Queen of the Banjo" for her unique banjo playing talent in keeping America's traditional banjo music alive in New Zealand and other parts of the world she visits.
2009 Ist January Jenny was overwelmed to be presented a QSM by the HRH Queen Elizabeth II of England and the New Zealand Government for her Services to Country Music.
2009 Jenny was the first New Zealander to represent New Zealand at the World Music Fest In Branson Missouri.
Television
1977 National New Zealand Telethon Charity Special TVNZ
1981 National New Zealand Telethon Charity Special TVNZ
1981 Television Special “Award of Awards” TVNZ
1983 New Zealand Telethon Charity Special TVNZ
1988 New Zealand Telethon Charity Special TVNZ
1982 “That’s Country New Zealand”
1983 “That’s Country New Zealand”
1984 “That’s Country New Zealand”
1984 “Patsy Riggir Show”TVNZ
1985 “Patsy Riggir Show”TVNZ
Tours and Guest Appearences
Johnny Tilitson (USA)
George Hamilton the 1V (USA)
Billy Armstrong (fiddler) USA
Stella Parton USA
Joe Edwards (Guitarist for the Grand Ole Opry)
Ronnie Ronaldo UK
Australian Artists include...
Wayne Horborough, Jean Stafford, Carter Edwards, Ian Betteridge, Eddie Low,
Desiree Crawford
New Zealand Artists Include...
Suzanne Prentice, Patsy Riggir, Tony Williams, Noel Parlane, and others
1982 Toured with the New Zealand Gold Guitar Road Show
1983 Toured with the New Zealand Gold Guitar Road Show
1984 Toured with the New Zealand Gold Guitar Road Show
1985 Toured with the New Zealand Gold Guitar Road Show
1986 Toured with the New Zealand Gold Guitar Road Show
2006 Toured with the Spring fever Road Show.