Michael Waugh
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3人收藏
- 风格
- #乡村民谣
- 地区
- Australia 澳大利亚
艺人介绍
简介
Michael Waugh is an incredible Melbourne-based singer-songwriter in the storytelling tradition. His uniquely Australian country-inspired folk music evokes a heartfelt contemporary voice.
个人简介
Nominated for Best New Talent at the 2017 Golden Guitar awards, Michael Waugh gives a profound new voice to the Australian experience. His insightful storytelling cuts to the emotional heart of everyday life. A unique, intelligent and emotionally charged performer, Waugh has been compared to the honesty and power of Australian folk and country legends, Mick Thomas, Paul Kelly and John Williamson. He is uniquely Australian and genuine – the real deal.
Michael’s debut album, ‘What We Might Be’ was nominated for Best Country Album 2016 in The Age, Music Victoria Awards. The album was launched to a sell out room at the Melbourne Folk Club. The record, produced by multiple Golden Guitar and ARIA award winner, Shane Nicholson, has impressed critics:
"with this one record Waugh has done enough to add himself to the list of archetypical Aussie singer-songwriters” (Four star review, Paul Smith, The Sydney Morning Herald)
"a flawless collection of beautiful songs" (Allan Caswell, Country Music Capitol News)
"outstanding debut release" (Billy Pinnell, Stacks Magazine),
"his songs reverberate with reminiscences from rural Victoria sung in an accent as broad as the Murray-Darling Basin" (Four star review by Tony Hillier, The Weekend Australian)
The record is gut-wrenchingly honest, emotionally brave, and compellingly beautiful. It is about growing up in an East Gippsland dairy farming community and of being a dad. As a result, the album pays tribute to his family and friends in a way that has won the hearts of audiences all over the country.
Michael has released 5 singles from the record to date, ‘Heyfield Girl’ (listed as one of the best releases for 2015 on the Unpaved website and included on the top 10 ARIA compilation album 2017 CMAA Winners, released through Universal records) and ‘Mafeking Hill’ (featured on Felicity Urquhart’s 2016 Saturday Night Country Compilation, ABC Records). The title of the record comes from the single ‘Paul’, a showstopper of a song, performed live on 2017 Tamworth House Concert on ‘Saturday Night Country’ and a finalist in the 2016 Tamworth Songwriter’s awards. Michael was also invited to perform his single ‘Maffra Under 10s’ live on NITVs Marngrook Footy Show. Michael also had an opportunity to share the single ‘Dairy Farmer’s Son’ on Live At Spectrum, aired on Foxtel’s Aurora and Channel 31.
Michael recently played at the 2017 Tamworth Country Music Festival and the Woodford Folk Festival and has impressed audiences at a range of Australian music festivals, including the Major’s Creek Folk Festival, Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival and the Gympie Music Muster. His follow up album (produced by Shane Nicholson) is due for release this year.
http://www.michaelwaugh.com.au
https://soundcloud.com/michael-waugh-folk-music/sets/michael-waugh-what-we-might-be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyLG4B9NzL8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoMWoMay2e4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p49cVAeQrs