Kim Churchill (born 26 September 1990 in

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) is an Australian folk, rock, and blues singer, songwriter, and musician. He has released five albums: ''With Sword and Shield''/''Kim Churchill'' in 2010, ''Detail of Distance'' in 2012, ''Into the Steel'' in 2013, ''Silence/Win'' in 2014 and ''Weight Falls'' in 2017. He is signed to Montreal-based Canadian label Indica Records.

Career

Kim Churchill was born in

and moved to the town of

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at around age seven. He picked his first guitar when he was 4 years old when his father promised him a guitar if he did well in school. He was trained in classical guitar for ten years. He accompanies his guitar with blues harp (harmonica), stomp box, drums, and percussion instruments. He also plays lapsteel and tambourine. He started singing and playing in front of crowds very early, writing songs while experimenting various tunes or while busking in various venues. An avid fan of surfing, he incorporated the sport in many of his songs and music videos. Churchill tours extensively and has become a favourite during music festivals including the

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(Australia's "Bluesfest"), the Woodford Folk Festival, and other Australian venues. He has particular following in Canada where he took part in Canadian Music Week, the Ottawa Folk Festival and the famous Montreal International Jazz Festival. He enjoys good following in the United States where he performed at the

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festival in Austin, Texas and the International Folk Federation Conference in Memphis, plus a tour in England, other European venues, and in Japan. He released his debut single "Loving Home" that received regular airplay nationally on Australian

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, as well as local and community stations all over Australia. His debut album was entitled ''With Sword and Shield'' and released under the title ''Kim Churchill'' internationally. Churchill's second studio album was released on 15 May 2012 being the album ''Detail of Distance''. It was recorded in Vancouver, Canada and was produced by Tod Simko and released by Indica Records. Owing to his popularity in Canada, the release was supported by a 2012 pan-Canadian national summer tour. In 2013 Churchill supported

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on his Tooth and Nail tour. His fourth album ''Silence/Win'' was released on 1 April 2014 through Fontana North. Produced by Warne Livesey, it was recorded primarily in sessions in Ucluelet on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. He also engaged on a pan-Canadian tour to promote the album. The track "Some Days the Rain May Fall" from the album charted on

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, the official Australian Singles Chart reaching number 86. Another track from the same album "Window to the Sky" was remixed by the French deep house and electro music producer

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and released in France as "You're My Window to the Sky" and charting on SNEP, the French Official Singles Chart.LesCharts.com Kim Churchill discography
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Reception

As part of a review of a

concert for the ''Vancouver Weekly'', critic Jason Motz said: "Opening on this night was the young, barefooted Aussie, Kim Churchill. Churchill made the most of an acoustic guitar, kick drum, pedals and a harmonica. Creating a sound I can only describe as psychedelic whale music, ocean-side blues or countrified Nick Drake, Churchill delivered an off-the-cuff set punctuated by a cover of Dylan’s "Subterranean Homesick Blues". Kim Churchill. Remember that name. He’s going to impress a whole mess of people on this tour. Next year, he could very well be headlining the Vogue."

Discography

Albums

Mixed Tape

Live albums

EPs

Singles

Awards and nominations

*In 2009, Kim Churchill won Australia's National Youth Folk Artist of the Year.

APRA Awards

The

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are presented annually from 1982 by the

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(APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". ! , - ,

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National Live Music Awards

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Churchill, Kim Australian songwriters 1990 births Living people 21st-century Australian singers 21st-century Australian male singers Fontana North artists Australian harmonica players