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Colin MacKenzie (writer)
Colin Mackenzie is an Australian poet and songwriter. Awards In 2012 Mackenzie won, with Alita Fahey, the Canberra Country Songwriting Award for Best Honky Tonk Song (''Night Horses''). The song ''The Boy from Cooroy'' (written with Alita Fahey, recorded by Brothers3 Brothers3 are an Australian country music band from Mudgee, New South Wales. The band consists of brothers Makirum, Shardyn and Tayzin Fahey-Leigh. In 2014, Brothers3 placed third on the sixth season of ''The X Factor Australia''. Early life Br ...) was a finalist in the Australian Songwriting Competition for Best Australian Song in 2014, and a finalist in the 2015 Australian Country Music People's Choice award. Works *''Dust on the Leaves'', 2013 *''Lost lines: poems, songs, and photographs'', 2015 *''Random Thoughts: A Collection of Poems and Songs'' 2016 (selected poems and songs from ''Dust on the Leaves'' and ''Lost Lines'') * Shannon O'Leary (2016) ''The Blood on My Hands: An Autobiography'' (editor) Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alita Fahey
Alita Fahey is an Australian former TV actress and reporter who appeared on '' Simon Townsend's Wonder World'' (Network 10), ''The Ossie Ostrich Video Show'' (Nine network) and the children's show ''Antenna'' (ABC). She also had roles on '' The Restless Years'' and ''Sons and Daughters'' and '' The Boy in the Bush'' (ABC). Fahey appeared in many Australian films and commercials, has sung professionally for many years both in Australia and overseas, and is an accomplished singer/songwriter. Alita and her Husband Stephen Leigh (deceased) formed a production company called Leigh-Fahey Enterprises which specialised in children's musical entertainment and Theatre-in-Education shows for schools. She is an avid songwriter, director and musician. Her re-release of her single of the classic ballad '' Banks of the Ohio'' has been played on radio stations around the country. Awards Fahey has won eight Canberra Country Songwriting Awards some with her co-writers teen country trio 'Brothers3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brothers3
Brothers3 are an Australian country music band from Mudgee, New South Wales. The band consists of brothers Makirum, Shardyn and Tayzin Fahey-Leigh. In 2014, Brothers3 placed third on the sixth season of ''The X Factor Australia''. Early life Brothers3 is made up of siblings Makirum, Shardyn and Tayzin Fahey-Leigh. Their mother Alita Fahey is also a singer, as well as a former actress and television reporter. The band's father Stephen died from a heart attack on 25 December 2006. Brothers3 also have two other siblings. They grew up on a farm in Mudgee, New South Wales surrounded by music because their farm had no regular electricity, television or running water. The brothers were home schooled through distance education. Career 2009–14: Formation and music releases Brothers3 were formed as a present for their mother's 50th birthday. Their debut single "Road to Cargalgong" was released as a double A-side with the song "Where the Eagles Fly" on 30 November 2009. Brothers3's debu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Writers From New South Wales
A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce different forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, books, poetry, travelogues, plays, screenplays, teleplays, songs, and essays as well as other reports and news articles that may be of interest to the general public. Writers' texts are published across a wide range of media. Skilled writers who are able to use language to express ideas well, often contribute significantly to the cultural content of a society. The term "writer" is also used elsewhere in the arts and music, such as songwriter or a screenwriter, but also a stand-alone "writer" typically refers to the creation of written language. Some writers work from an oral tradition. Writers can produce material across a number of genres, fictional or non-fictional. Other writers use multiple media such as graphics or illustration to enhance the communication of thei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
