Stephen Pigram (born 1960) is an Australian musician, songwriter and member of the

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people. He has been a member of

Kuckles Kuckles was an Aboriginal Australian band in the early 1980s. History Kuckles ( Broome kriol for '' cockles'') formed in 1981 after a group of students from Broome, Western Australia moved to Adelaide, South Australia to study at the Centre fo ...

(1981–82),

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(1983–95) and

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(1996–present). With his brother, Alan Pigram, and joined by

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, he worked on the soundtrack of '' Mad Bastards'', a film he co-produced with Alan,

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and

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. Pigram released a solo album, ''Wanderer'', in 2013.

Biography

Stephen Pigram was born on 20 January 1960 and has performed together with his brothers,

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and Philip, in Broome, since 1977. Their early groups were Crossfire and then Sunburn. Pigram was a member of Calypso and

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band,

, formed in Adelaide in 1981 with

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on lead vocals. Other members were Mick Manolis, Garry Gower and Patrick Bin Amat. They disbanded late in 1982. The band co-created Chi's musicals, ''

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'' and ''

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''. Along with Alan and Philip, Pigram was a founding member of

, a rock, country and reggae band in 1983. Together they toured nationally and released four albums before breaking up in 1995. Alan, Steven and Phillip then joined up with their other brothers David, Colin, Gavin and Peter to form the Pigram Brothers. In 2006, along with Alan, he was inducted into the Western Australian Music Hall of Fame. They were nominated for an

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in 2012 for Best World Music Album. He worked on the 2011 film, '' Mad Bastards'', co-produced by Brendan Fletcher, David Jowsey and Alan Pigram. With Alex Lloyd and Alan Pigram he created the film score and recorded the soundtrack album. He received award nominations for the film. Two

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nominations, AFI Members' Choice Award and Best Film (both with Fletcher, Jowsey and Alan Pigram). An APRA Music Award nomination for Feature Film Score of the Year (with Fletcher and Alan Pigram). An

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win. An

for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album (with Lloyd and Alan Pigram).

Discography

Albums

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The

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is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

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, ''Mad Bastards'' (as The Pigram Brothers with

) , Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album , , ARIA Award previous winners.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pigram, Stephen Living people 1960 births Musicians from Western Australia Indigenous Australian musicians 20th-century Australian musicians 20th-century Australian male musicians