The Wilson Pickers is a country blues band formed in 2008 and comprises three Queenslanders,
Ben Salter
Ben Salter (born 23 March 1977) is an Australian musician currently based in Hobart, Tasmania, in addition to being a member of bands including Giants of Science, The Gin Club, The Wilson Pickers, Hownowmer and The Young Liberals.
Solo c ...
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Danny Widdicombe
Daniel Marsden "Danny" Widdicombe is a musician from Queensland.
Career
In 2008 Danny Widdicombe, on resonator guitar and vocals, formed a country blues band the Wilson Pickers alongside John Bedggood on fiddle, mandolin and backing vocals, ...
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Andrew Morris, and two Victorians, Sime Nugent and John Bedggood.
Their 2008 album, ''Land of the Powerful Owl'', earned them a nomination for an
ARIA Award
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...
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Best Blues & Roots Album and their 2010 album, ''Shake It Down'', earned them second.
Band members
*Ben Salter
*Danny Widdicombe
*Andrew Morris
*Sime Nugent
*John Bedggood
Discography
Studio albums
Live albums
Awards and nominations
AIR Awards
The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as
AIR Awards
The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
History
The inaugural 2006 awards were held at ...
) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. The commenced in 2006.
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AIR Awards of 2017
The AIR Awards of 2017 is the eleventh annual Australian Independent Record Labels Association Music Awards (generally known as the AIR Awards) and was an award ceremony at Queen's Theatre Adelaide, Australia on 27 July 2017. This is the first ...
, ''You Can't Catch a Fish from a Train''
, Best Independent Blues and Roots Album
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ARIA Music Awards
The
ARIA Music Awards
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards (commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards, ARIA Awards, or simply the ARIAs) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry, put on by the Austr ...
is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of
Australian music
The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies. Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of a 40,000- to 60,000-year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions of ...
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2009
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, ''Land of the Powerful Owl''
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Best Blues & Roots Album
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2010
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, ''Shake It Down''
, Best Blues & Roots Album
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2016
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, ''You Can’t Catch a Fish from a Train''
, Best Blues & Roots Album
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Country Music Awards of Australia
The
Country Music Awards of Australia
The Country Music Awards of Australia also known as the Golden Guitar Awards (originally named Australasian Country Music Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, in Tamworth, New South Wales ...
is an annual awards night held in January during the
Tamworth Country Music Festival
The Tamworth Country Music Festival is an annual Australian music festival held for 10 days from Friday to Sunday in mid to late January each year, sometimes including Australia Day, in Tamworth, New South Wales. The festival is the second bigg ...
. Celebrating recording excellence in the
Australian country music
Australian country music is a part of the music of Australia. There is a broad range of styles, from bluegrass music, bluegrass, to yodeling to Australian folk music, folk to the more popular. The genre has been influenced by Celtic and English ...
industry. They commenced in 1973.
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, ''You Can’t Catch a Fish from a Train''
, Alternative Country Album of the Year
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References
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Australian country music groups
Musical groups from Melbourne
Australian indie rock groups
Victoria (Australia) musical groups
Musical groups established in 2008