Dean Perrett

Dean Perrett
Background information
Origin Kingaroy, Queensland Australia
Genres Traditional Country & Bush Ballad
Instruments Guitar, Singer
Years active 1989 - Present
Website www.deanperrett.com

Dean Perrett is an Australian Traditional Country Singer / Songwriter from Queensland, Australia.

[1]Dean is one of Australia's Leading Traditional Country and Bush Ballad Artists, He recorded his first album in 1989 and in the following 25 years he has released 12 more albums.

Dean has toured internationally and regularly performs at the Tamworth Country Music Festival and other various festivals and gigs.

Albums[2]

Year Album
2014 I'm The Land
2013 The Shelter Of The Cross
2013 My Bush Heritage
2011 Cattle Town
2008 A Thousand Campfires
2007 Return Of The Stockman
2006 New Traditions
2005 My Saddle Bag Dreams
2004 Keep On The Sunnyside
2003 All Set & Saddled
2001 The Real Thing
1999 Kings In Grass Castles
1989 Australia She's Mine

[1]Awards & Honors

Dean has won many awards including 3 of the highly sort after Golden Guitars.[3] He received his first Golden Guitar for Channel Country Ground a duet with Lee Kernaghan in 2012 for Bush Ballad of the Year. Dean won 2 more at the 2015[4] awards with My Country My Land an emotive duet with Troy Cassar-Daley for Vocal Collaboration and Bloodwood and Clover in the Bush Ballad Section.

Dean is also an inductee of the Australian Country Music Hall of Fame "Hands of Fame".[5]

Year Recipient/Nominated work Award
2015 My Country My Land Vocal Collaboration of the Year

Country Music Awards of Australia

2015 Bloodwood and Clover Bush Ballad of the Year

Country Music Awards of Australia

2015 Coopers Creek Traditional Bush Ballad of the Year[6]

Tamworth Songwriters' Association Songwriters' Salute Awards

2015 Fear God Alternative Country/Blues/Bluegrass of the Year

Tamworth Songwriters' Association Songwriters' Salute Awards

2015 The Lighthouse Gospel Song of the Year

Tamworth Songwriters' Association Songwriters' Salute Awards

References

  1. 1 2 "Dean Perrett - Bio". deanperrett.com. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
  2. "Dean Perrett". www.deanperrett.com. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  3. "2010’s :: Country Music Australia". country.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  4. "Country musicians celebrate successes at Golden Guitars". ABC News. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  5. "Perrett proud of his Hands of Fame induction". South Burnett Times. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  6. "2015 Awards Night | Tamworth Songwriters' Association". www.tsaonline.com.au. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, March 20, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.