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Shannon Bourne
OriginAustralia
Genresblues, rock and roll, improvisation
Occupation(s)guitarist, singer, songwriter, music producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar,

Shannon Bourne is an Australian guitarist, singer, songwriter, and music producer. He won the 1997 Victorian Guitar Solo Competition and the 2001 VicTas Blues Music Emerging Talent Award. He is well revered by his contemporaries.[1] [2]

Bourne is known for both his solo work and as the lead guitarist for several projects. He is the lead guitarist in the Melbourne blues band Checkerboard Lounge.[3] He also plays for Don Walker of Cold Chisel. [4]

In 2011 Bourne joined the band of Australian blues musician Chris Wilson as lead guitarist, for touring and recorded collaborations. He has also worked with Russell Morris, Broderick Smith, The Black Sorrows, Vanessa Amorosi, Matt Walker, John Schumann, Andy Cowan, and Kerri Simpson.

From 2009 to 2011, Bourne toured with Tex Perkins' "The Man in Black: The Johnny Cash Story". His guitar-playing can be heard on Russell Morris' blues trilogy (Sharkmouth, Van Diemen's Land, and Red Dirt, Red Heart) and Chris Wilson and Geoff Achison's 2012 "Box of Blues."[5] In 2010 he was invited to showcase at SXSW in Austin Texas.[6]

Awards and nominations edit

  • 2022 - Winner - 2022 Music Victoria Awards - Best Blues Work (with Checkerboard Lounge)[7]
  • 2022 - Nominated - Blues Music Victoria - 2022 People Choice Blues Legend Award[8]
  • 2017 - Nominated - APRA Awards - Blues & Roots Work of the Year - "Lonesome Road" (Co-writer with Russell Morris)
  • 2015 - Shortlisted - APRA Awards - "Van Diemens Land" (Shannon Bourne & Russell Morris) - Song of the Year

Discography edit

Solo albums edit

  • 2005 - Burn It Down
  • 2009 - Dark Things
  • 2011 - 62:49 Live
  • 2018 - Words Fail (recorded, engineered by Jeff Lang)

Appears on edit

Production Credits

  • 2019 - Fenn Wilson - Ghost Heroin
  • 2017 - Thomas Hugh - You The Crowd
  • 2015 - Bill Jackson - The Wayside Ballads Vol.1

References edit

  1. ^ "Q&A Scene: Guitarists' Special: Geoff Achison". 26 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Kerri Simpson - Album Reviews".
  3. ^ "MBAS - MBAS Blues Challenge". www.mbas.org.au.
  4. ^ Boulton, Martin (April 27, 2023). "'I was heartbroken': Don Walker on moving on after Cold Chisel". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. ^ "SHANNON BOURNE". Australian Musician Magazine.
  6. ^ "Shannon Bourne & Jeff Lang (7 – 9:30pm)".
  7. ^ "Baker Boy, Julia Jacklin Among Winners at 2022 Music Victoria Awards". Billboard.
  8. ^ "People's Choice Blues Legend Winner 2022 - Andrea Marr". 15 November 2022.

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