The Wolfe Brothers are an Australian country music band consisting of brothers Tom and Nick Wolfe and childhood friends Brodie Rainbird and Casey Kostiuk. They rose to prominence after placing second in season six of Australia's Got Talent.
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Origin | Longley, Tasmania, Australia |
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Years active | 2010–present |
Labels | BMG |
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Past members | Casey Kostuik
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Website | www |
In May 2010, The Wolfe Brothers self-released a self-titled EP.[1]
In 2012, The Wolfe Brothers auditioned for the sixth season of Australia's Got Talent, where they placed second behind Andrew De Silva.
In January 2013, The Wolfe Brothers released their debut studio album It's On, which peaked at number 18 on the ARIA Charts. The group were special guests on Lee Kernaghan's 2013–2014 Beautiful Noise Tour.[2] '
The Wolfe Brothers were nominated for four Country Music Awards of Australia in 2013, and won the New Oz Artist of the Year 2014 at the Country Music Channel Awards.[3]
In September 2014, The Wolfe Brothers released their second studio album, Nothin' But Trouble, which peaked at number 13 on the ARIA Charts. The album spawned the single "That Kinda Night", which reached number 1 on the country singles chart.[4]
In September 2015, a live album titled Live at CMC Rocks QLD 2015 was released.
In June 2016, the group released their third studio album, This Crazy Life album, which peaked at number 10 on the ARIA charts.
In 2017 they recorded the single "Damn Good Mates" with Lee Kernaghan for Kernaghan's 25th Anniversary Album. In 2017 The Wolfe Brothers won Planet Country's Music for a New Generation Awards for the Australian Group/Duo of the Year.[5]
In April 2018, the group released their fourth studio album Country Heart, which peaked at number 9 on the ARIA Charts. The singles "Ain't Seen It Yet" and "Country Heart" both reaching number 1 on the country singles chart.[6][7]
At the 2019 Country Music Awards of Australia, the group won including Album Of The Year, Contemporary Country Album of the Year, Country Music Capital News Group or Duo of the Year and APRA AMCOS Song of the Year with "Ain't Seen It Yet".[8][9]
In 2020 the band worldwide deal with global independent label, BMG, in partnership with the BBR Music Group.[10] On 17 April 2020, the group released their first single on the label entitled "No Breaks".[11] They joined Australian-born, Canadian country artist Gord Bamford for the Australian version of his single "Drink Along Song" in 2021.[12]
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It's On |
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Nothin' But Trouble |
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13 |
This Crazy Life |
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10 |
Country Heart |
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9 |
Kids on Cassette |
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6 [15] |
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Live at CMC Rocks QLD 2015 |
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The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | Country Heart | Best Independent Country Album | Nominated | [18] |
2022 | Kids on Cassette | Best Independent Country Album or EP | Nominated | [19][20] |
The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982.[21]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2014 | "The Girl, the Bottle, the Memory" (Nicholas Wolfe) | Country Work of the Year | Nominated | [22] |
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.The Wolfe Brothers have been nominated twice.[23]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2016 | This Crazy Life | Best Country Album | Nominated |
2018 | Country Heart | Best Country Album | Nominated |
2021[24][25] | Kids on Cassette | Best Country Album | Nominated |
The Country Music Awards of Australia (CMAA) (also known as the Golden Guitar Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, in Tamworth, New South Wales, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. The Wolfe Brothers have won five awards from twenty nominations.[26][27][28][29][30]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2014 | It's On | Top Selling Album of the Year | Nominated |
"The Girl, The Bottle, The Memory" | Group or Duo of the Year | Nominated | |
Song of the Year | Nominated | ||
New Talent of the Year | Nominated | ||
2015 | Nothin' But Trouble | Group or Duo of the Year | Nominated |
"That Kinda Night" | Single of the Year | Nominated | |
2017 | This Crazy Life | Group or Duo of the Year | Nominated |
Album of the Year | Nominated | ||
2019 | Country Heart | Contemporary Country Album of the Year | Won |
Group or Duo of the Year | Won | ||
"Ain't Seen It Yet" | Song of the Year | Won | |
Single of the Year | Nominated | ||
Video of the Year | Nominated | ||
2021 | "No Brakes" | Single of the Year | Nominated |
2022[31] | Kids on Cassette | Album of the Year | Nominated |
Contemporary Country Album of the Year | Won | ||
"Kids on Cassette" | AMCOS Song of the Year | Nominated | |
Video of the Year | Nominated | ||
"Startin' Something" (with LOCASH) | Vocal Collaboration of the Year | Nominated | |
"Small Town Song" | Heritage Song of the Year | Nominated | |
The Wolfe Brothers | News Group or Duo of the Year | Won |
The Country Music Association Awards (CMA) are and annual American awards show which honours country music artists and broadcasters and recognizes outstanding achievement in the country music industry. The Wolfe Brothers have one nomination.[32]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2022 | The Wolfe Brothers | Global Country Artist Award | Pending |
The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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National Live Music Awards of 2019[33][34] | The Wolfe Brothers | Live Country Act of the Year | Nominated |
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