Kasey Chambers, Luke O’Shea, lead Golden Guitar country nominations

Kasey Chambers and Luke O’Shea lead the nominations for January’s Golden Guitar country music awards in Tamworth. They picked up six mentions each for the Country Music Association of Australia event.

They were followed by Adam Harvey and John Williamson with five each.

Other multi-nominees were Keith Urban, Adam Brand, The McClymont Sisters, Troy Cassar-Daley, Harmony James, The Davidson Brothers, The Wolfe Brothers, Sara Storer, Kirsty Cox, Lyn Botell, Amber Lawrence, Adam Eckersley Band, McAllister Kemp, Dean Perrett, Michael Fix and Mustered Courage.

The full list of nominations are:

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Adam Harvey: Family Life (producer: Graham Thompson)

Harmony James: Cautionary Tales (Herm Kovac)

John Williamson: Honest People (John Williamson & Matt Fell)

Kasey Chambers: Bittersweet (Nick DiDia)

Luke O’Shea: Sing You Up (Luke O’Shea)

ALTERNATIVE COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Allan Caswell: Sometimes When You Lose You Win (pr: Roger Corbett)

Davidson Brothers: Wanderlust (pr: Hamish Davidson & Lachlan Davidson)

Kristy Cox: Living For The Moment (pr: Jerry Salley)

Lou Bradley: The Other Side (pr: Anthony Lycenko & Lou Bradley)

Lyn Bowtell: Heart Of Sorrow (pr: Shane Nicholson)

MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Adam Brand
Adam Harvey
John Williamson
Morgan Evans

FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Amber Lawrence
Harmony James
Kasey Chambers
Kirsty Cox
Lyn Bowtell

GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR

Adam Eckersley Band
Davidson Brothers
McAlister Kemp
The McClymonts
The Wolfe Brothers

VOCAL COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR

My Country My Land – Dean Perrett & Troy Cassar-Daley

It’s All About Love  - John Williamson & Beccy Cole

Bittersweet – Kasey Chambers & Bernard Fanning

How Long? – Lyn Bowtell & Kevin Bennett

Truckstop Flowers— Luke O’Shea & Aleyce Simmonds

BUSH BALLAD OF THE YEAR

Bloodwood And Clover – Dean Perrett (Songwriter: Ian Quinn)

Jack Bridle – Dianne Lindsay (Dianne Lindsay & Peter Simpson)

Honest People – John Williamson (John Williamson)

He’s Droving Once Again – Graham Rodger (Graham Rodger)

That Day In Cunnamulla  - Tom Maxwell (Songwriter:  Geoff Sidebottom)

TOYOTA HERITAGE SONG OF THE YEAR

The Lifesaver – Amber Lawrence (Songwriter:  Amber Lawrence)

My Country My Land – Dean Perrett (Dean Perrett & Troy Cassar-Daley)

Coal Seam Gas – Harmony James (Harmony James)

Clouds Over Tamworth – John Williamson (John Williamson)

Three Brothers (The Great War)  -- Luke O’Shea  (Luke O’Shea)

INSTRUMENTAL OF THE YEAR

Old Hickory – 8 Ball Aitken

Bottle Cappin’, Back Crackin’ Blues – Davidson Brothers

Young Gun – Michael Fix

Candle Creek –  Mustered Courage

Riders Of The Kimberley – Terry Bennetts/Ian Simpson

BLUEGRASS RECORDING OF THE YEAR

Take Me to the Mountains – Davidson Brothers

Oh Ye Must Be Born Again — Dean Perrett

One Heartbreak Away – Kristy Cox

Kiss From A Rose –  Mustered Courage

Making Hay – Simply Bushed

NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR

Adam Eckersley Band
Christie Lamb
Jared Porter
Jenny Queen
Simply Bushed

APRA SONG OF THE YEAR

Family Life – Adam Harvey (Songwriter: Adam Harvey & Clint Crighton)

Bittersweet – Kasey Chambers (Kasey Chambers & Bernard Fanning)

Three Brothers (The Great War) – Luke O’Shea  (Luke O’Shea)

Fight Me – McAlister Kemp (Drew McAlister & Troy Kemp)

Here’s To You & I – The McClymonts (Stuart Crichton + The McClymonts)

VIDEO CLIP OF THE YEAR

Bittersweet – Kasey Chambers (Director:  Renny Wijeyamohan, Open Door Films)

Somewhere In My Car – Keith Urban (John Urbano)

Sing You Up – Luke O’Shea  (Ross Wood, 171 Entertainment)

Fight Me – McAlister Kemp (Duncan Toombes, The Filmery)

Canoe –Sara Storer (Duncan Toombes, The Filmery)

SINGLE OF THE YEAR

She Don’t Know She’s Beautiful – Adam Harvey

Bittersweet – Kasey Chambers

Somewhere In My Car – Keith Urban

Canoe – Sara Storer

That Kinda Night –  The Wolfe Brothers

TOP SELLING AUSTRALIAN ALBUM OF THE YEAR

My Side Of the Street – Adam Brand (Producer:  Craig Portiels)

Family Life – Adam Harvey (Graham Thompson)

If I Want To – Jasmine Rae (Luke Wooten)

Harder to Tame – McAlister Kemp (Jeremy Stover)

Here’s To You & I –  The McClymonts (Lindsay Rimes)

TOP SELLING INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Blue Smoke – Dolly Parton (producer:  Kent Wells)