Jack Carty is an Australian musician and

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. He currently resides in

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. Though none of his releases to date have achieved a high level of commercial success, they have received critical acclaim in his home country of Australia from national press including: ''

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'', and Arts and Entertainment websites including: ''

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. Carty has toured in Australia, the United States and Canada, appearing at festivals such as:

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(QMF), and Mullum Music Festival. Carty has supported artists including:

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. Carty completed his own headline tours (the most recent being in August/September/October 2013 launching "The Predictable Crisis of Modern Life" E.P.

Albums and EPs

Carty has released 5 albums and 2 EP's
Albums:
2011: One Thousand Origami Birds
2012: Break Your Own Heart
2014: Esk
2016: Home State
2018: "Hospital Hill" the strings album was released as a collaborative project with musician Gus Gardiner. E.P's:
2010 "Wine & Consequence"
2013 "The Predictable Crisis of Modern Life") through Sydney based independent record label "Gigpiglet Recordings" distributed in Australia and New Zealand through Inertia Music Pty Ltd.

Honors and awards

In 2010 Carty won "Acoustic Singer-Songwriter of the Year" at the National MusicOZ Awards.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carty, Jack 1987 births Australian male singer-songwriters Musicians from New South Wales Living people 21st-century Australian singers 21st-century Australian singer-songwriters