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Australia’s Hottest Young Bluegrass Group in Melbourne.

Back from another successful US tour, Australia’s hottest Bluegrass group, the Davidson Brothers return to Melbourne for a rare performance. Originally from Gippsland, these National Bluegrass Champions recently won their 2nd Golden Guitar Award.

Known for converting crowds with their high-energy performances on banjo, fiddle & mandolin; their music has been referred to as the ‘Punk of Country’. The boys will team up with Compass Bros recording artist, Liam Brew from Qld. He’s been attracting fans to his style of contemporary country off the back of his 2009 Starmaker win.

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National Folk Festival  1st to 5th April 2010.

There is a variety of bluegrass and old time music offerings at this years National Folk Festival.

For five days, Exhibition Park in Canberra becomes a venue filled with colour and sound. Hundreds of the world’s best musicians perform each day on more than twenty stages, offering continuous entertainment across twenty two fabulous venues.

Every day also offers a range of workshops and sessions, where you can join in the dancing, singing and playing and become part of the celebration.

The line up from the bluegrass and old time music camp this year features The Davidson Brothers, Blue Mountain Rain, Beppe Gambetta, Charlie Walden & Mike Bing, Whitetop Mountaineers, Appalachian Heaven and Bluegrass Souls.

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News From The Davidson Brothers

Fresh after winning their Golden Guitar this year, Lachlan has been selected by the International Bluegrass Music Association to participate in the 2010 class of Leadership Bluegrass. Now in its eleventh year with more than 250 alumni, Leadership Bluegrass is an intensive three-day program of advanced level, interactive learning experiences that invites participants to examine the challenges and opportunities facing bluegrass music along with related leadership issues. Facilitated by Fred Bartenstein, the class will run at the BMI offices in Nashville USA on 9-11 March 2010.

Congratulations Lachie

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Fender Instrumental of the Year Award

Victorian Bluegrass duo and graduates of the CMAA Australian College of Country Music, The Davidson Brothers, returned to the Tamworth winner’s arena again this year to collect their second Fender Instrumental of the Year Award. This time they take out the award for their tune  Fox On The Freeway, which can be heard on their Born To Play CD featuring that special Davidson Brothers’ brand of red-hot bluegrass, swing, gypsy, Celtic, country and rock flavours.

Guest musicians on the CD include Bryan Sutton, Kevin Grant, Randy Kohrs, Jeff Taylor, Pat Bergeson, Jerry Salley, Larry Marrs, Kenny Malone, Cia Cherryholmes, BJ Cherryholmes and Skip Cherryholmes

In addition to the above award the duo also took out:

• 2010 Golden Fiddle Award (Best Band Featuring a Fiddler)
• 2010 Gold Medalion Award (Best Musician in Vic/Tas)

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Tamworth Country Music Festival Golden Guitars.

Davidson Brothers, Hamish and Lachlan have been nominated for two awards at the 2010 Tamworth Country Music Festival’s Golden Guitar Awards. Nominations are for Vocal Group of the Year and Best Instrumental of the Year.

The next stage of judging is done by members of the Country Music Association of Australia. If you wish to get involved and vote in the awards in 2010, simply contact the CMAA and apply to become a member as soon as possible.

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Brief Listing On-Site Concerts

Here’s a brief rundown on the 2009 Harrietville program. This is s very impressive lineup.

Thu 19th Nov.

• 7:30pm  Hungry Hill, then Bluegrass Parkways +WSM 1945– 9:30 Old time Mountain Square dance (Community Hall) The West Virginia String Band

Fri 20th Nov. in the Marquee

• 3:00 – 3:55 West Virginia Stringband( USA)
• 4:00 – 4:55 Hungry Hill – (Canada)
• 7:00 – 7.25 Senile Delinquents (Vic)
• 7:30 – 7:55 Fatchance & The Bluegrass Playboys (Vic)
• 8:00 – 8:25 Burnt Creek Deviation (NSW)
• 8:30 – 8:55 Chilly Strings (Vic)
• 9:00 – 9:25 Hunter & Suzy Owens Band
• 9:30 – 9:55 Pigeonwing Strings – (Aust & USA)
• 10:00 – 10:25 The Bridgeland Brothers ( SA)
• 10:30 – 11:00 The Acoustic Shock Reunion Band (NSW)

Fri 20th Nov. in The Hub restaurant

• 11:00 – 1:00 Hungry Hill; Jimmy Martin Half Hour

Fri 20th Nov. in the Community Hall

• 11:00 pm  – 1:00 am Mike Seegar Memorial Old Time Country Show – M.C. Ken Mc Master (see him for spot)
• 1:00 am til late Craig Woodward’s Friday Night Band

Sat 21st Nov. Evening in the Marquee

• 1:30 – 1:55 The Cowrippers (SA)
• 2:00 – 2:25 Archer (Vic)
• 2:30 – 2:55 Appalachian Heaven (Vic)
• 3:00 – 3:25 Bluestone Junction (Vic)
• 3:30 – 3:55 My-T-Fine Sringband (NSW)
• 4:00 – 4:25 Coolgrass ( Vic)
• 4:30 – 4:55 High Times String Band (Vic)
• 7:00 – 7:25 Davidson Brothers (Vic)
• 7:30 – 7:55 Pigeonwing Strings(Aus & USA)
• 8:00 – 8:25 Karen Lynne & Blue Mountain Rain (NSW)
• 8:30 – 9:10 West Virginia String Band (USA)
• 9:15 – 9:40 Hardrive (Vic)
• 9:45 – 10:20 Hungry Hill (Canada)
• 10:30 – 11:00 Redlands Bluegrass Boys

Sat 21st Nov. in The Restaurant

• 11:00 pm – late Jack Johnson Memorial Show (see Nick Dear for 15 min spot)

Sun 22 Nov. in the Marquee

• 9:00am – 1:00pm Radio Gospel Show—Live over WAMU-FM Washington.DC and internet over Bluegrasscountry.org
• 2:30 – 4:30 Overseas Guests Farewell Show
• 4:35  All-night Longers
• 7:00 – 7:25 Guitar Pickers Spectacular (National)
• 7:30 – 7:55 Hill Williams ( Vic)
• 8:00 – 8:25 The Pecking Order ( Vic)
• 8:35 – 9:15 Bluegrass Parkway (WA)
• 9:20 – 9:45 The Wayward Sisters (Tas)
• 10:00 Host Paul Duff ( Walkup—15 min spots-see Paul at Weekend)

Workshops Saturday and Sunday: vocals, harmony, banjo, fiddle, guitar, dobro and bass
There is a detailed program available  at www.harrietvillebluegrass.com.au

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Another festival taking advantage of the growing popularity of bluegrass music in Australia is the Maldon Folk Festival.

The Festival provides four days of entertainment – featuring over eighty acts in a host of venues, including the Guinness tent, churches, pubs, courtyard gardens, galleries, an open-air stage, the historic courthouse, the Tarrangower Wine Tent, plus many more.

Two of Australia’s hottest bluegrass acts have been booked to appear at the festival next month  – Bluegrass Parkway who just returned from their USA tour and The Davidson Brothers, who are currently touring the USA.

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A Showman’s Life

The Davisdon Brothers’ latest single, A Showman’s Life, has been added to the major QLD radio station KixFM and is in high rotation. Being the first single off the 2009 album Born To Play, the Aussie country scene is blown away by the Davidson Brothers ability to cross genres with their roots in Bluegrass.

The Jesse Winchester song shows off a huge step in the boys vocal ability and gives an insight of what it’s like to be raised on the road.

Call your radio to request A Showman’s Life from the album Born To Play. It has been released to radio as track 4 on NFS #133. - Lachie Davidson.

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USA tour Kicks off  for the Davidson Brothers Band

The Davidson Brothers are about to embark on a month long tour of the USA on 4th September. Travelling with them is a five piece all Australian bluegrass band with members hailing from VIC, NSW, QLD and SA. All members are under the age of 30. They will be flying the flag for Australia, headlining this coming weekend at the Tri-State Bluegrass Festival in Kendallville, Indiana. Other festivals will see them perform main stage shows to crowds of 3000-10000 people in Tennessee, Indiana, Missouri and Kentucky. They have been billed alongside artists such as Ralph Stanley, Rhonda Vincent, J.D. Crowe and Joe Diffie.

The tour leads them on to the Official Showcase performance at the Nashville Convention Centre. The Davidson Brothers were one of just 13 bands selected from across the world to perform in the IBMA’s World Of Bluegrass trade show. They will be let loose in a 25-minute set, performing to US Bluegrass Media, festival booking agents, record labels and the peers. Their showcase performance will be broadcast live on Monday the 28 September (US-EST) across the World Wide Web on www.bluegrasscountry.org/.

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The Davidson Brothers band will be touring the USA in September this year. Performing at Bluegrass festivals in Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. The Davidson Brothers have also been invited to showcase at the 2009 IBMA World of Bluegrass trade show at the Nashville Convention Centre.

They were one of 13 bands selected from 121 applications this year and will be given the chance to perform in front of key bluegrass industry members including Labels, Media and festival organisers from all over the world. Also showcasing alongside the boys will be Joe Diffie and Audie Blaylock.

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Born To Play – July 2009 Release

Tamworth, 2009 Golden Guitar winners, the Davidson Brothers are about to release their new CD. Recorded in Nashville in April, the new abum titled, Born To Play features some great surprises along with some new songs. The album will be released on 11th July 2009.

The band will debut the new material at the Redland’s Bluegrass Festival this month, and then will be doing 3 release performances in Victoria early August at the East Brunswick Club, Shamrock Hotel in Bendigo and Yinnar Memorial Hall.

The first single to radio is a Jesse Winchester song called A Showmans Life which displays Hamish’s and Lachlan’s talent and ability to sing a great country song. The recording will be distributed on NFS 133 country singles for radio.

Country Update Magazine has invited the Davidson Brothers to write a regular feature in their quarterly magzine. The column Bluegrass Truth will appear in each issue concentrating on the Australian and overseas Bluegrass Music scene. The first article features in the May issue and is available at newsagents now.

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Australia’s Perisher will welcome the launch of its 2009 ski and snowboard season over the Queen’s Birthday weekend with a line-up of musical acts beginning Friday, 5th June that includes Nashville guitar legend Bruce Mathiske, the smoky diva Ami Williamson, folk singer Enda Kenny and Australia’s number one bluegrass act, The Davidson Brothers.

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Tamworth Country Music Festival

Hamish & Lachlan Davidson won their first Golden Guitar Award last Saturday night (Jan 24th 2009) at the Tamworth Country Music Festival – NSW. The boys were nominated in three categories and were awarded the trophy for Fender Instrumental of the Year with the original track Left Hand Drive, from their current self-titled album out on Shock Records.

This award had previously been won by Keith Urban and Tommy Emmanuel. The Davidson Brothers also performed the award winning track on the night.

From their perspective, the Tamworth festival was a huge success for them. They performed their famous Bluegrass Breakfast show to full houses each day of the festival. Their band featured Peter Cooper on Guitar, Andy Toombs on Bass and Nashville based musician, Aaron Till on fiddle. They were joined each day by a variety of guest artist’s each day.

On the Tuesday night of the festival during the TIARA (Tamworth Independent Artist Recognition Association) Awards, the Davidsons also won the Barry Thornton Memorial Instrumental Award for the same track – Left Hand Drive.

To round out the festival Hamish took out his first Australian National Bluegrass Championship on the Banjo, while Lachlan won the Mandolin championship for the second year running. The National Bluegrass Championships were held during their breakfast show but, both managed to compete in the championships with help from the various drivers who made several trips back and forward across town.

In other news, the Davidson Brothers’ latest latest album Raised on the Road has been nominated in seven categories at the 2009 Victorian & Country Music Awards. The outcome of these awards will be announced on Friday the 6th of February as a part of the Whittlesea Country Music Festival

The new Davidson Brothers Self-titled album available at all Good record stores and iTunes.
For trade inquires please contact Shock Records.

The Davidson Brothers are appearing at a number of festivals in the coming months, see the ‘Gig Alerts’ Tab above

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Flint River # 50

Hamish Davidson of the Davidson Brothers fame, has just taken delivery of a new Grundy Banjo. A Flint River model, serial number 50.

Grundy banjos are an Australian made instrument, designed and hand crafted by accomplished luthier, Laurie Grundy from Porepunkah in Victoria.

As an avid banjo player, I have had many opportunities to examine the Grundy banjo during its development over the past few years. I believe the the quality of workmanship, level of, and attention to detail and resulting sound is without equal in the country.

Australian luthier, Laurie Grundy has spent an inordinate amount of time, researching, testing and crafting timber developing original tone rings and other essential hardware items to create a banjo that can hold its head high against the myriad of offerings from across the world.

Grundy banjos are manufactured in Victoria. Their website address is: Grundy banjos.com.

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The Davidson Brothers self titled album has been nominated for an Air Award (Australian Independent Record Labels Association Awards) for Best Australian Independent Country Album.

The awards started in 2006 in Sydney and they provide recognition of outstanding achievements by 100% Australian independent artists – specifically those artists who are released through an Australian owned independent record label and also distributed through an Australian owned distribution company. Joining them in the Country Album category this year are the Noll Brothers, The Flood, Felicity Urquhart & Bec Willis. The finalists are selected based on their overall performance in the charts over a 12 month period from 1st Sep 2007 to 31st Aug 2008.

The 2008 Jagermeister Air awards winners will be announced in Melbourne at the Corner Hotel on 24th Nov.

A full list of finalist can be viewed at: www.airawards.com.au

Early in October, Lachlan Davidson arrived home after traveling to Nashville for the IBMA World of Bluegrass International Summit. The meeting covered topics on building the awareness of non-US bluegrass bands, developing world-wide intercommunication within the bluegrass population and developing an International committee. ‘The trip was very extremely valuable‘ described Lachlan, with the great connections he made and tools learned at the Trade show.

During the visit he met Vince Gill & Dan Tyminski, attended the 2008 IBMA Awards show and did plenty of jamming. Just last week, the boys played to a sell-out crowd at their show in Bendigo (Hamish’s new home town) and opened to a full house for the McClymonts.

Long Distance Love Affair is at Number 11 on the Country Music Channel this week. The radio single peaked at 26 on the Country Tracks Chart in September and the video is now entering it’s 7th week on CMC’s top 30.

Thanks to everyone that has voted for us and keep up the great support.

HOW TO VOTE ON CMC:

To register on CMC’s website to make a request:
Note – You do not have to have austar or foxtel to request.
1. Go to Country Music Channel Website
2. At top right of the home page click REGISTER
3. Fill out your details (you only have to do this once) Remember your password. (That will then have you logged in)
4. Hit the REQUEST link at the top left.
5. Then search “Davidson Brothers” or ‘Long Distance Love Affair‘
6. Click on the song when it come up and this should select it in “song details”
7. Click SEND REQUEST

If you are already registered with CMC:
1. Go to Country Music Channel Website
2. Simply log in
3. Hit the REQUEST link at the top left.
4. Then search “Davidson Brothers” or “Long Distance Love Affair”
5. Click on the song when it come up and this should select it in “song details”
6. click SEND REQUEST

Visit the Davidson Brothers Website

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