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/ref> While they have toured extensively as the Davidson Brothers, they have also shared the stage with many well-known Australian artists including

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and Hugh McDonald. They have entertained troops in the Middle East, made regular appearances on national television (''

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'', '' Good Morning Australia'', '' The Panel'', '' Spicks and Specks)'' and played on many recording sessions with a range of other artists (

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, their home and split their time between music and their other interests. They were among the Top 10 Most Outstanding Musicians in the 2010 Melbourne Prize. In 2011, the brothers established the ''

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'' to encourage and nurture singers and musicians who demonstrate exceptional talent and dedication in the field of Bluegrass Music.

Career

1999: ''Blue Spruce''

Hamish and Lachlan recorded ''Blue Spruce'' with Andrew Clermont in 1998 at the Davidson family home in Yinnar Victoria. This album only has one vocal track, "Lonesome Road Blues". The album also features their younger sister Ailsa on a couple of tracks.

2003: ''Stay All Night''

''Stay All Night'' was recorded in 2003 across two cities. The eight

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tracks were recorded at Allan Eaton Studios in

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. The studio was familiar to the boys as they had previously played on The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular soundtrack at this studio. Five

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and

Western swing Western swing, country jazz or smooth country is a subgenre of American country music that originated in the late 1920s in the West and South among the region's Western string bands. It is dance music, often with an up-tempo beat, which att ...

tracks were recorded at Swinging Doors Studios in

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. Laurie Grundy and Josh Grundy, members of their live band at the time, played on all of the tracks.

2004: ''Where I Want To Be''

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) in

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, Australia. The tracks are all original and feature Melbourne musicians Gerry Pantazis on drums and James Clark on bass. The brothers went on to film a live music video for "Where I Want To Be" at the 2004

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. The song was renamed "Where I Wanna Be" and rerecorded in 2006 on the Davidson Brothers' ''Raised on the Road'' album.

2006: ''Raised on the Road''

This is the first album the Davidson Brothers recorded overseas. It was produced by Mark Thornton (

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band) in

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. Musicians appearing on the album are

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(guitar), Randy Kohrs (dobro) and Dennis Crouch (bass). There is also a guest vocal by Travis List of South Australia.

2007: ''Davidson Brothers''

The Davidson Brothers recorded this self-titled album in

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, Tennessee, in September 2007. This was the second album produced by Mark Thornton. This album has lots of variety, from traditional bluegrass to country to intense gypsy swing. Guest musicians appearing on the album are

(guitar),

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(dobro), Dennis Crouch (bass), and a guest vocal by one of the pioneers of Australian bluegrass, Trev Warner, as well as vocal harmonies from Larry Marrs and Cia Cherryholmes. "Left Hand Drive" won the 2009

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(

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) for Best Instrumental.Country Music Association of Australi
Golden Guitar Winners Announced

2009: ''Born to Play''

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. However, this time around, Hamish and Lachlan set out to showcase their ability to slip comfortably in and out of different musical genres, including bluegrass, country, gypsy, swing and Celtic music. Guest musicians appearing on the album are

, Randy Kohrs, Kevin Grant,

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, The

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family,

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, Jeff Taylor, Larry Marrs and

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2011: ''Here to Stay''

''Here To Stay'' was recorded in

in April 2011 and release on 1 July 2011, ''Here To Stay'' is the sixth studio album released by the Davidson Brothers, with producing duties shared between Mark Thornton and Larry Marrs. There are eleven original tracks, ten of them written by Hamish and Lachlan.

2014: ''Wanderlust''

Recorded in

in March 2014 and released on 20 June 2014, ''Wanderlust'' is the seventh studio album released by the Davidson Brothers, this time self-produced. There are eleven original tracks, all of which are written by Hamish and Lachlan.

2017: ''All You Need is Music''

Recorded in

in December 2016 and released on 7 April 2017, ''All You Need is Music'' is the eighth studio album released by the Davidson Brothers, produced by Mark Thornton and Larry Marrs. There are thirteen tracks, twelve of which are written by Hamish and Lachlan.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as

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) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. , - ,

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

, ''Here to Stay'' , Best Independent Country Album , , - ,

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, ''Wanderlust'' , Best Independent Country Album , , -

Country Music Awards of Australia

The

(CMAA) (also known as the Golden Guitar Awards) 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, Tamworth, New South Wales. The f ...

, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They have been held annually since 1973. (wins only) , - , 2009 , , Left Hand Drive , , Instrumental , , , - , 2010 , , Fox on the Freeway , , Instrumental , , , - , 2012 , , OMFG , , Instrumental , , , - , 2018 , , Back Where I Started , , Bluegrass , , , - , 2018 , , Evelyn's Kitchen , , Instrumental , , , -

Australian Bluegrass Championships

The Australian Bluegrass Championships, take place in

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Australian Bluegrass Blo
Bluegrass Champs
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References

External links

Official website
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