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Troy Cassar-Daley (born 18 May 1969) is an Australian
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songwriter and entertainer. Cassar-Daley has released thirteen studio albums, two live albums and five compilation albums over 30 years, including the platinum-selling '' The Great Country Songbook'' with Adam Harvey. Throughout this time he has received awards including five
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, forty-five Golden Guitars, nine Deadly Awards (Australian Indigenous Artist Awards), four Country Music Association of Australia Entertainer of the Year awards and two National Indigenous Music Awards.


Early life and career

Cassar-Daley was born on 18 May 1969 in the Sydney suburb of
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to a Maltese-Australian father and an Aboriginal mother from the Gumbaynggirr and Bundjalung people. At a very young age, he moved with his mother to Grafton in north-eastern
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. At eleven, Troy went to 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 ...
and returned the next year to busk on the streets. At 16, he and his band, Little Eagle, were touring the North Coast of New South Wales and he made the top 10 in Tamworth's Toyota Star Maker Quest. He won the 1986 "Search for a Star" competition and then toured with Brian Young for seven months in which he began to develop his songwriting skills. After returning home he replaced James Blundell as leader of country music band The Blue Heeler Band.


Solo career

By late 1993 Cassar-Daley had enough original songs for a debut EP. The first single "Dream Out Loud" was released on 24 October 1994 by Sony Music and reached number-one on the Australian country music charts. His first album, '' Beyond the Dancing'', was released in January 1995 and won the ARIA Award for Best Country Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 1995. At the 1996 Country Music Awards, in Tamworth, Cassar-Daley won Best Male Vocalist. He also made a cameo appearance in the motion picture '' Race the Sun'' in which he performed a song in a bar scene. In June 1996, Cassar-Daley was part of the Australian Country Music Showcase in Nashville. The Showcase included Lee Kernaghan, Gina Jeffreys and Tommy Emmanuel. As a result, Cassar-Daley returned to the US to record his new album '' True Believer'' (1998) with Steve Dorff. His follow-up, '' Big River'' (1999),won another best country album ARIA Award at the ARIA Music Awards of 2000. His next four studio albums were '' Long Way Home'' (2002), '' Borrowed & Blue'' (2004), '' Brighter Day'' (2005), and '' I Love This Place'' (2009), the latter two also winning best country album ARIA Awards. Cassar-Daley performed the national anthem at the 2003 NRL grand final. He partnered up with Kate Ritchie for the singing competition '' It Takes Two'' aired on
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in 2006. In May 2007 he re-appeared on the same show, this time partnered with Krystal Forscutt, a former contestant on
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's ''Big Brother'' program. The same year, Cassar-Daley was featured in Wiggles music videos for the songs " Old Dan Tucker" and "
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". Cassar-Daley with Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson played together at the
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on 14 March 2009 for Sound Relief which was a multi-venue rock music concert in support of relief for the Victorian Bushfire Crisis. The event was held simultaneously with another concert taking place at the
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. All the proceeds from the Melbourne Concert went to the
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Victorian Bushfire Relief Appeal. Cassar-Daley went on to release the albums ''
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'' (2012), '' The Great Country Songbook'' with Adam Harvey (2013), and '' Freedom Ride'' (2015). In August 2016, Cassar-Daley released his first book, an autobiography of his early life and music career titled '' Things I Carry Around'' with an accompanying album of the same title. In 2017 Cassar-Daley was the 50th inductee into the prestigious Australian Roll of Renown. In October 2018, Cassar-Daley released his 42-track double album Greatest Hits, along with a new single called "Wouldn't Change A Thing" on the Bloodlines label, part of
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. The extensive album was also released on vinyl. In June 2020, Cassar-Daley signed a worldwide label deal with Sony Music Entertainment Australia; he had first signed to the label in 1995. He released the albums '' Christmas for Cowboys'' in 2020 and '' The World Today'' in 2021, which won the best country album award at that year's ARIA Music Awards.


Personal life

Cassar-Daley is married to radio and television presenter Laurel Edwards with whom he has two children. One of their children is singer-songwriter Jem Cassar-Daley. In 2020, Cassar-Daley's participation in Australia's '' Who Do You Think You Are?'' was broadcast on SBS, where he traced both his ancestral roots on his father's side in
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, and his mother's
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ancestry.


Discography


Studio albums


Live albums


Compilation 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. They commenced in 2006. , - ,
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 ...
, ''Troy Cassar-Daley Live'' , Best Independent Artist , , - ,
2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
, ''Freedom Ride'' , Best Independent Country Album , , -


APRA Awards

Cassar-Daley had been nominated for twelve awards, winning three at the APRA Awards. , - ,
1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...
, , "Little Things" , , Most Performed Country Work , , , - ,
1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...
, , "Biggest Disappointment" , , Most Performed Country Work , , , - ,
2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...
, , "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore" , , Most Performed Country Work , , , - ,
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
, , "Wish I Was a Train" (with Paul Kelly) , , Most Performed Country Work , , , - ,
2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
, , "Factory Man" , , Most Performed Country Work , , , - ,
2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
, , "Going Back Home" , , Most Performed Country Work , , , - ,
2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...
, , "Everything's Going to be Alright" , , Country Work of the Year , , , - ,
2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
, , "Big Big Love" , , Song of the Year , , , - ,
2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
, , "Big Big Love" , , Country Work of the Year , , , - ,
2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
, , "Country Is" (Troy Cassar-Daley / Colin Buchanan) , , Song of the Year , , , - , rowspan="2",
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
, , "Country Is" , , Most Performed Country Work , , , - , "Home" , , Song of the Year , , , - , rowspan="2",
2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
, "Another Australian Day" , rowspan="2", Song of the Year , , - , "Freedom Ride" (with Paul Kelly) , , - , rowspan="2",
2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...
, "Wouldn't Change a Thing" , Most Performed Country Work of the Year , , - , " Shutting Down Our Town" (Cassar-Daley) by Jimmy Barnes featuring Troy Cassar-Daley , Most Performed Rock Work of the Year , , - ,
2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
, "Nullarbor Plain" ( Ian Moss and Troy Cassar-Daley) by Ian Moss , Most Performed Rock Work , , -


ARIA Awards

Cassar-Daley has been nominated for thirteen awards, winning five at 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 ...
, - ,
1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...
, '' Beyond the Dancing'' , Best Country Album , , - ,
1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...
, "True Believers" , Best Country Album , , - ,
1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...
, '' True Believer'' , Best Country Album , , - ,
2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...
, '' Big River'' , Best Country Album , , - ,
2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...
, '' Long Way Home'' , Best Country Album , , - ,
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
, '' Borrowed & Blue'' , Best Country Album , , - ,
2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...
, '' Brighter Day'' , Best Country Album , , - ,
2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
, '' I Love This Place'' , Best Country Album , , - ,
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 ...
, '' Troy Cassar-Daley Live'' , Best Country Album , , - ,
2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
, ''
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'' , Best Country Album , , , - ,
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
, '' The Great Country Songbook'' (with Adam Harvey) , Best Country Album , , - ,
2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
, '' Freedom Ride'' , Best Country Album , , - ,
2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
, '' The World Today'' , Best Country Album , , - , rowspan="3",
2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
, rowspan="2", ''Between the Fires'' , Best Country Album , , - , Best Solo Artist , , - , Michael Bryers for Troy Cassar-Daley - ''Between the Fires'' , Best Cover Art ,


CMAA Awards

The Country Music Awards of Australia 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. Cassar-Daley has won forty-five awards, the most of any artist. Cassar-Daley was inducted into the Australian Roll of Renown in 2019. (wins only) , - , rowspan="1", 1996 , , "End of the Road" , , Male Vocalist of the Year , , , - , rowspan="3", 1998 , , ''True Believer'' , , Album of the Year , , , - , "Little Things" , , Male Vocalist of the Year , , , - , "Little Things" , , Video of the Year , , , - , rowspan="2", 2000 , , "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore" , , Male Vocalist of the Year , , , - , "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore" , , ARPA Song of the Year , , , - , rowspan="3", 2003 , , "Born to Survive" , , Male Vocalist of the Year , , , - , "Wish I Was a Train" (with Paul Kelly), , Vocal Collaboration of the Year , , , - , "Born to Survive" , , ARPA Song of the Year , , , - , rowspan="4", 2006 , , "Lonesome But Free" , , Male Vocalist of the Year , , , - , "Bird On A Wire" (with Jimmy Barnes) , , Vocal Collaboration of the Year , , , - , "Yellow Belly" , , Instrumental of the Year , , , - , "Lonesome But Free" , , ARPA Song of the Year , , , - , rowspan="1", 2008 , , "Everything's Going To Be Alright" , , Male Vocalist of the Year , , , - , rowspan="6", 2010 , , ''I Love This Place'' , , Male Vocalist of the Year , , , - , ''I Love This Place'' , , Album of the Year , , , - , "Ain't Gonna Change for You" (with The McClymonts) , , Vocal Collaboration of the Year , , , - , "Chasin' Rodeo" , , Heritage Song of the Year , , , - , "Big Big Love" , , APRA Song of the Year , , , - , "Big Big Love" , , Single of the Year , , , - , rowspan="1", 2011 , , "Sacred Bones" , , Toyota Heritage Song of the Year , , , - , rowspan="5", 2013 , , ''Home'' , , Male Vocalist of the Year , , , - , ''Home'' , , Album of the Year (Artist) , , , - , ''Home'' , , Album of the Year (Producer) , , , - , "Country Is" , , Single of the Year , , , - , "Home" , , APRA Song of the Year , , , - , rowspan="1", 2015 , , "My Country My Land" (with Dean Perrett) , , Vocal Collaboration of the Year , , , - , rowspan="7", 2016 , , ''Freedom Ride'' , , Album of the Year (Artist) , , , - , ''Freedom Ride'' , , Album of the Year (Producer) , , , - , "Freedom Ride" , , Male Vocalist of the Year , , , - , "Freedom Ride" , , Toyota Heritage Song of the Year , , , - , "Freedom Ride" , , APRA Song of the Year , , , - , "Take a Walk in My Country" , , Single of the Year , , , - , Troy Cassar-Daley" , , CMAA Producer of the Year , , , - , rowspan="2", 2017 , , ''Things I Carry Round'' , , Album of the Year (Artist) , , , - , ''Things I Carry Round'' , , Album of the Year (Producer) , , , - , rowspan="2", 2019 , , "Shadows on the Hill" , , Heritage Song of the Year , , , - , himself , , Australian Roll of Renown , , , - , rowspan="3", 2022 , , ''The World Today'', , Top Selling Album of the Year , , , - , himself , , Male Artist of the Year , , , - , "South" (with Ian Moss) , , Vocal Collaboration of the Year , , , - , rowspan="5", 2025 , , ''Between the Fires'' , , Album of the Year (Artist) , , , - , ''Between the Fires'' , , Alt Country Album of the Year , , , - , himself , , Male Artist of the Year , , , - , "Windradyne" , , Heritage Song of the Year , , , - , "Some Days" (Troy Cassar-Daley & Kevin Bennett) , , Song of the Year , , , -


Deadly Awards

The Deadly Awards, (commonly known simply as The Deadlys), was an annual celebration of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. They ran from 1996 to 2013. , - ,
1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...
, ''True Believer'' , Album of the Year , , - ,
2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...
, himself , Country Artist of the Year , , - ,
2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...
, himself , Male Artist of the Year , , - ,
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
, himself , Male Artist of the Year , , - , rowspan="2",
2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...
, himself , Male Artist of the Year , , - , "Lonesome But Free" , Single of the Year , , - ,
2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
, "Going Back Home" , Song of the Year , , - ,
2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
, ''Home'' , Album of the Year , , - ,
2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
, himself , Male Artist of the Year , , -


Environmental Music Prize

The Environmental Music Prize is a quest to find a theme song to inspire action on climate and conservation. It commenced in 2022. ! , - , 2023 , Back On Country" , Environmental Music Prize , , , -


Mo Awards

The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Troy Cassar-Daley won six awards in that time. (wins only) , - , 1997 , Troy Cassar-Daley , Male Country Entertainer of the Year , , - , 1998 , Troy Cassar-Daley , Male Country Entertainer of the Year , , - , 1999 , Troy Cassar-Daley , Male Country Entertainer of the Year , , - , 2002 , Troy Cassar-Daley , Male Country Entertainer of the Year , , - , 2003 , Troy Cassar-Daley , Male Country Entertainer of the Year , , - , 2008 , Troy Cassar-Daley , Slim Dusty Male Country Vocal Performer of the Year , , -


National Indigenous Music Awards

The National Indigenous Music Awards recognise excellence, innovation and leadership among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander musicians from throughout Australia. They commenced in 2004. , - , rowspan="2",
2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
, himself , Artist of the Year , , - , ''Home'' , Album of the Year , , - , rowspan="3",
2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
, himself , Artist of the Year , , - , ''Things I Carry Around'' , Album of the Year , , - , "Things I Carry Around" , Song of the Year , , - , rowspan="1",
2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
, "Back On Country" , Film Clip of the Year , , - ,
2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
, ''Between the Fires'' , Album of the Year , , rowspan="1", , -


Queensland Music Awards

The Queensland Music Awards (previously known as Q Song Awards) are annual awards celebrating Queensland, Australia's brightest emerging artists and established legends. They commenced in 2006. (wins only) ! , - ,
2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...
, "Big Big Love" , Published Song of the Year , , , - , 2025 , ''Between the Fires'' , Album of the Year , , , -


References


External links


Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cassar-Daley, Troy 1969 births APRA Award winners ARIA Award winners Australian country guitarists Australian country singers Australian male singers Australian people of Maltese descent Indigenous Australian musicians Living people Australian male guitarists Musicians from New South Wales People from Grafton, New South Wales