Anne Kirkpatrick (born 4 July 1952) is an

Australian country music Australian country music is a part of the music of Australia. There is a broad range of styles, from bluegrass, to yodeling to folk to the more popular. The genre has been influenced by Celtic and English folk music, the Australian bush balla ...

singer. She is the daughter of country singers

Slim Dusty Slim Dusty, AO MBE (born David Gordon Kirkpatrick; 13 June 1927 – 19 September 2003) was an Australian country music singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer. He was an Australian cultural icon, referred to universally as Australia's Ki ...

and Joy McKean.

Biography

She also has a brother, David Kirkpatrick, who is an accomplished singer-songwriter. The year 1964 saw the establishment of the annual Slim Dusty Australia-round tour, a journey that went on for ten months. This regular event was the subject of a feature film, '' The Slim Dusty Movie'', in 1984, which includes several performances featuring Anne Kirkpatrick. Kirkpatrick also features in the 2020 Australian documentary '' Slim and I''. Kirkpatrick has won Golden Guitar Awards at 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 ...

in 1979, 1991, and twice in 1992. She also won an

ARIA Award 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 Austra ...

for Best Australian Country Record in 1992. and appeared on the 1990 compilation album '' Breaking Ground - New Directions in Country Music'' which was nominated for the 1991

for Best Country Album. In 2010, Kirkpatrick was inducted into the

Australian Roll of Renown The Australian Country Music Roll of Renown is an Australian and New Zealand country music Hall of Fame that was inaugurated bRadio 2TMin 1976. The award honours Australian and New Zealand musicians who have shaped the music industry by making a ...

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Other singles

Awards

ARIA Awards

Kirkpatrick has been nominated for five

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 ...

, - ,

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

, , ''Two Singers One Song'' (with

) , , rowspan="2" , Best Country Album , , , - ,

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

, , ''Out of the Blue'' , , , - , rowspan="2" ,

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

, , rowspan="2" , ''Game of Love'' , , Best Female Artist , , , - , rowspan="2" , 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 ...

, , ''Showman's Daughter'' , , , -

Country Music Awards (CMAA)

Kirkpatrick has won six

Golden guitar The Big Golden Guitar is one of the many "big" attractions that can be found around Australia. Located in Tamworth, New South Wales, the monument is one of the best-known points of interest in New England. It is also a major attraction duri ...

awards at the Tamworth

Country Music Awards of Australia The Country Music Awards of Australia also known as the Golden Guitar Awards (originally named Australasian Country Music Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, in Tamworth, New South Wale ...

, - , 1979 , , "Grievous Angel" , , Female Vocalist of the Year , , , - , 1991 , , ''Two Singers One Song'' (with Slim Dusty) , , Top Selling Album , , , - , 1992 , , ''Out of the Blue'' , , Album of the Year , , , - , 1992 , , "I Guess We've Been Together Too Long" , , Female Vocalist of the Year , , , - , 2005 , , "Back to the Saltbush Plains" (with Tracy Coster) , , Vocal Collaboration of the Year , , , - , 2007 , , "Peppimenarti Cradle" , , Bush Ballad of the Year , , , -

Australian Roll of Renown

The

honours Australian and New Zealander musicians who have shaped the music industry by making a significant and lasting contribution to Country Music. It was inaugurated in 1976 and the inductee is announced at the

in Tamworth in January. , - , 2010 , Anne Kirkpatrick , Australian Roll of Renown ,

Mo Awards

The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the

Mo Awards The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known as the Mo Awards) were an annual Australian entertainment industry award, established in 1975, to recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia. They were last awarded in 2016. ...

), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Anne Kirkpatrick won two awards in that time. (wins only) , - , 1991 , rowspan="2", Anne Kirkpatrick , rowspan="2", Country Female Entertainer of the Year , , - , 1992 , , -

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kirkpatrick, Anne 1952 births ARIA Award winners Australian country singers Australian women country singers Living people