Luke O'Shea is an Australian singer-songwriter, storyteller who has written, recorded and produced eight celebrated albums and won thirteen Golden Guitar Awards - at the Country Music Awards of Australia, including three at the 2015 awards. A school teacher, husband and father of three, Luke has been called "a fitting heir to the bush troubadours of past" (Gareth Hipwell, Country Update, 2017) due to his special ability of capturing the Australian spirit in song - and his determination to walk his talk.a[1]
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Years active | 2001-present |
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No Day Like Today (as Luke O'Shea & Medicine Wheel) |
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Listen to the Words (as Luke O'Shea & Medicine Wheel) |
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Prodigal Son |
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Drover's Wife |
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Sing You Up |
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Caught Up in the Dreaming |
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Pinball |
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There in the Ochre |
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The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982.[8]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2013 | "Drover's Wife" (Luke O’Shea and Peter Gabrielides) | Song of the Year | Shortlisted | [9] |
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, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They have been held annually since 1973.[10][11]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2013 | "The Drovers Wife" by Luke O'Shea | Heritage Song of the Year | Won |
2014 | "Lady of the Land" by Luke O'Shea | Heritage Song of the Year | Won |
APRA AMCOS Song of the Year | Won | ||
2015 | Sing You Up by Luke O'Shea | Male Artist of the Year | Won |
"Three Brothers (The Great War)" by Luke O'Shea | Heritage Song of the Year | Won | |
APRA Song of the Year | Won | ||
2017 | "The Old Man's Shed" by Luke O'Shea | Heritage Song of the Year | Won |
2018 | "Never Never Land" by Tom Curtain feat Luke O'Shea | Heritage Song of the Year | Won |
Video Clip of the Year | Won | ||
2020 | "Sing Me a Story" by Luke O'Shea & Lyn Bowtell | Vocal Collaboration of the Year | Won |
Heritage Song of the Year | Won | ||
2021 | There in Ochre | Traditional Country Album of the Year | Won |
"Happy Australia Day" | Heritage Song of the Year | Won |