Kasey Chambers, The McClymonts Lead 2018 Golden Guitar Awards Nominees
“Today’s finalists’ announcement has demonstrated the quality and depth of talent we have in Australian country music."
The diversity and strength of Australia’s county music scene has been highlighted via the 2018 Golden Guitar Awards nominees announcement, led by local legends Kasey Chambers and The McClymonts scoring six nominations each.
With an ARIA nomination in the bag for Best Country Album, Chambers is now also vying for Female Artist Of The Year, Alt Country Album Of The Year and Collaboration Of The Year for her work on Hey with Paul Kelly, among other awards, while The McClymonts chase Contemporary Country Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year and more.
Also up for six awards is Travis Collins & Amber Lawrence, whose first collaborative record, Our Backyard, is paying off big time.
Other acts to score multiple nominations include The Bushwackers, Lee Kernaghan, Shane Nicholson, and The Davidson Brothers.
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“Today’s finalists’ announcement has demonstrated the quality and depth of talent we have in Australian country music across a range of genres, with many artists receiving their first nomination and others multiple nominations,” Country Music Association of Australia chairman Dobe Newton said.
There’s also been two new Album Of The Year categories introduced - Contemporary Country Album Of The Year and Traditional Country Album Of The Year.
Musical performances for the evening will be unveiled in the coming weeks and you can check out all the nominees below.
ALT-COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
From The Bottom of A Well - Brad Butcher
Real Class Act - Fanny Lumsden
Queen Of Boomtown - Gretta Ziller
Dragonfly - Kasey Chambers
Love And Blood - Shane Nicholson
CONTEMPORARY COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Get On Your Feet - Adam Brand
Coming Your Way - Drew McAlister
61-615 - O'Shea
Endless - The McClymonts
Our Backyard - Travis Collins & Amber Lawrence
TRADITIONAL COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Lighthouse - Ashleigh Dallas
The Wide Horizon - Darren Coggan
All You Need Is Music - Davidson Brothers
All Australian Girl - Tania Kernaghan
The Hungry Mile - The Bushwackers
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Adam Brand
Brad Butcher
Darren Coggan
Matt Cornell
Shane Nicholson
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Aleyce Simmonds
Ashleigh Dallas
Fanny Lumsden
Kasey Chambers
Tania Kernaghan
GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR
Carter & Carter
Davidson Brothers
O'Shea
The Bushwackers
The McClymonts
VOCAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Hey - Kasey Chambers & Paul Kelly
Back In '92 - Lee Kernaghan & James Blundell
Waltzing Australia - The Bushwackers with John Williamson, Sara Storer & The Bush Choir
When We Say It's Forever - The McClymonts & Ronan Keating
Our Backyard - Travis Collins & Amber Lawrence
BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR
Just Like Your Dad - Dale Duncan
Henbury Blues - Dean Perrett
Uncle Harry - Dianne Lindsay
Plains Of Nappa Merrie - Graham Rodger
We Still Sing Three Rivers Hotel - Ian Quinn
HERITAGE SONG OF THE YEAR
Roll On - Fanny Lumsden
Outback Club Reunion - Lee Kernaghan
Dirt Under My Nails - The Bushwackers
Never Never Land - Tom Curtain feat Luke O'Shea
Our Backyard - Travis Collins & Amber Lawrence
INSTRUMENTAL OF THE YEAR
Evelyn's Kitchen - Davidson Brothers
Pick Me! - Michael Fix
Porch Pickin' - Mickey Pye
Easy Does It - The Bushwackers
Eva Waits - Tommy Emmanuel
BLUEGRASS RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Too Young, Too Cute, Too Pretty - Carpenter Caswell
Back Where I Started - Davidson Brothers
Southbound Train - Runaway Dixie
Cumberland Plain - The Morrisons
Long Way Over - Wide Island
NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR
Brad Butcher
Casey Barnes
Judah Kelly
Matt Cornell
Small Town Romance
APRA AMCOS SONG OF THE YEAR
Satellite - Kasey Chambers
Outback Club Reunion - Lee Kernaghan
Safe - Shane Nicholson
Don't Wish It All Away - The McClymonts
Our Backyard - Travis Collins & Amber Lawrence
CMC VIDEO CLIP OF THE YEAR
Satellite - Kasey Chambers
Damn Good Mates - Lee Kernaghan
Don't Wish It All Away - The McClymonts
Never Never Land - Tom Curtain feat Luke O'Shea
Our Backyard - Travis Collins & Amber Lawrence
SINGLE OF THE YEAR
Satellite
Kasey Chambers
Kiss Somebody
Morgan Evans
Safe
Shane Nicholson
House
The McClymonts
Our Backyard
Travis Collins & Amber Lawrence
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