Lynne Taylor Donovan Brief bio (in her own words)
I discovered my love for music and performing at about age 6 when my dad bought me a record player and I began lip syncing to artists’ records like Susan Jacks from the Poppy Family, Patsy Cline, and other female singers. I so wanted to be a singer! Then I began to actually sing along!
A few years later a family friend bought me a guitar because I loved to sing so I learned three chords (enough to play most songs) and away I went! I started writing silly little love songs at age 10 and then got my first gig at 13. I loved all genre’s but my voice suited Country the most . . . I think it was because I was a very emotional child and that came through in my writing and my voice.
During my last year of school, I began performing full time and haven’t looked back since. I guess you could say I’ve never had a “real” job!
I needed a catchy stage name and my birth last name was a very difficult Irish name and much too difficult for DJ’s to pronounce correctly. I wanted to keep my heritage so I looked into some of my ancestor’s Irish names and found “Donovan” which I loved as it was an easy name to pronounce.
My partner in Pacific Records (
Gordon Bridgewater) thought it
would be a great idea to do a compilation of some of
my past records starting at the beginning of my career until now . . .
I thought it was a great idea and it is finally
happening. The first of two new vinyl albums
‘Full Curcle” was released in 2023, and
features songs never before available with
the follow-up, “Movin’ On” released in
April 2024.
I am a proud sponsor of the UK Country
Music Awards presented by
UKCountryradio.com and in
September 2024, I will present the
Album of The Year award at the UK
Country Radio Awards for the third
year running.
I thank my partner Gord
Bridgewater who has never ever
given up on me despite all the
tremendous obstacles he’s faced . . .
there is no doubt I wouldn’t be
where I am now without him. I want
to send a big shout out to all my
fans who are the true reason, I do
what I do and of course, all the
DJs and presenters around the
world who play my songs.
Thank you all so very much!