Fiona Boyes is an Australian

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musician. She has been recording for more than 25 years and tours regularly in Australia, the United States, and Europe. She was part of the Australian female Blues band, The Mojo's, in the 1990s alongside Annie Packer, Gina Woods, Kaz Dalla Rosa and Paula Dowes. Boyes released her debut studio album, ''Blues in My Heart'' in 2000. In 2003, she won the solo/duo category at the

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. Boyes' debut US release ''Lucky 13'' was nominated by the

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for the 2007

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s, 'Contemporary Blues Album of the Year'. She has since received three further BMA nominations for 'Traditional Female Blues Artist' (2010), 'Acoustic BluesAlbum of the Year' (2009), 'Contemporary Female Blues Artist' (2008), and her 2008 release ''Live From Bluesville'' won the US Blues Critics Award for Best Live Blues Album. Boyes has also received 15 national recording and performance awards in Australia. Boyes has toured and recorded with many, including

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and

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. Boyes was described by

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winner and

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pianist,

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, as "the best gal guitarist I heard since

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". She plays both acoustic and electric, covering pre-war Delta slide, laments, single chord Mississippi Hills grooves, Piedmont finger picking, New Orleans barrelhouse,

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, classic Chicago, Texas swing, and the uptown sound of the West Coast.

Discography

Awards and nominations

Music Victoria Awards

The

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are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006. ! , - ,

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, ''Box & Dice'' , Best Blues Album , , rowspan="3", , - ,

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, ''Professin' the Blues'' , Best Blues Album , , - ,

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, ''Voodoo in the Shadows'' , Best Blues Album , , -

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