In 1997, at the age of 21, Jeff
recorded and released his first
album “I Remember Gordon Parsons” as
a tribute to Gordon. Jeff’s
talents were recognised when he won
the Stan Coster Memorial Bush Ballad
Award at the Fosters Battle of the
Bush during the Tamworth Festival in
1998. This same year, Jeff toured
the country with the legendary
“Brian Young Show” for 4 months, an
experience which helped mould him
into the successful entertainer that
he is today.
Jeff was placed as one of the “final
five” in the prestigious Golden
Guitar Awards at the Tamworth
Country Music Festival in 1999 with
the track “The Old GP” written by
Ian Quinn. On releasing his
second album “Poverty Liner” in
2003, Jeff was awarded a place in
the “final five” once again, with
the single “The Ghost Of Three
Rivers” by Keith Jamieson.
In
2005, Jeff released his third album
“Mate I’m Feelin’ Lucky” and won the
Golden Guitar Award for Bush Ballad
of the Year with the track “Where
The Yellow Kapocks Bloom” penned by
Wave Jackson.
2007 saw the release of Jeff’s 4th
Album “Harvest Time Again” which won
“Album of the Year” at the
Bungendore Stan Coster Memorial Bush
Ballad Awards. The final track on
this album “In The Wings of the
Yard” written by Kelly and Marion
Dixon and Jeff, reached the finals
at the 2008 Tamworth Golden Guitar
Awards for Bush Ballad of the Year.
Jeff has now released his 5th album "Hard To Let Go" which was produced by Stuie French at Swingin Doors Sudios. The album has been a great success with Jeff winning a Golden Guitar at the 42nd CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia for "Bush Ballad of the Year" with the song "I Love Australia" written by Keith Jamieson. Jeff also won "Male Vocalist of the Year" and "Album of the Year" at the 2014 Stan Coster Memorial Australian Bush Ballad Awards.
With farming held close to his heart
and personal involvement with the
transport industry, Jeff
relates to the songs that he sings
and delivers them with confidence
and sincerity. Jeff has stuck to the
Bush Ballad music with a passion and
his easy listening voice adds a
fresh approach to them.
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Awards
2014 Winner - Golden Guitar award for Bush Ballad of the Year - 42nd CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia
2014 Winner - "Album of the Year" & "Male Vocalist of the Year" - Stan Coster Memorial Australian Bush Ballad Awards
2013 Winner - "Male Vocal" - Gidgee Coal Bush Ballad Awards
2008 Finalist “Bush Ballad of the
Year” – Toyota Golden Guitar Awards
2008 Winner, “ Album of the Year” –
Stan Coster Memorial Bush Ballad
Awards.
2007 Male Vocalist of the Year – The
Gidgee Coal Bush Ballad Awards
2007 Album of the Year – The Gidgee
Coal Bush Ballad Awards
2006 Bush Ballad Award finalist –
TIARA Country Music Awards.
2006 Group or Duo Collaboration
winner – The Gidgee Coal Bush Ballad
Awards
2005 Winner “Bush Ballad of the
Year”- Toyota Golden Guitar Awards.
2005 Single of the Year finalist –
Mildura Independent Country Music
Awards
2005 Heritage Track of the Year
finalist – Mildura Independent
Country Music Awards
2005 Male Vocalist of the Year
finalist – Mildura Independent
Country Music Awards
2005 Songwriter of the Year – Stan
Coster Memorial Bush Ballad Awards,
Bungendore
2005 Male Vocalist of the Year – QLD
Gold Medallion Awards
2005 Bush Balladeer of the Year –
QLD Gold Medallion Awards
2005 Bush Ballad Award Finalist –
TIARA Country Music Awards
2005 Best Australian Country Song
finalist – ACMLA Peoples Choice
Awards
2005 Best Australian Bush Ballad
finalist – ACMLA Peoples Choice
Awards
2005 Best Australian Heritage Song
finalist – ACMLA Peoples Choice
Awards
2003 Bush Ballad of the Year
finalist – Toyota Golden Guitar
Awards Tamworth
2003 Heritage Track of the Year
finalist – Mildura Independent
Country Music Awards
2002 Duo of the year – Stan Coster
Memorial Bush Ballad Awards,
Bungendore
1999 Finalist “Bush Ballad of the
Year” – Toyota Golden Guitar Awards
Tamworth
1999 Best New Talent – Stan Coster
Memorial Bush Ballad Awards,
Bungendore
1998 Citizen of the Year - Australia
Day Cultural Award, Pittsworth
1998 Bush Balladeer of the Year –
Stan Coster Memorial Award, Fosters
Battle of the Bush
1997 Australian Bush Balladeer –
Gordon Parsons Memorial Award,
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