Bondi Cigars

Bondi Cigars
Bondi Cigars
Also known as	Shane Pacey and the Cigars
Origin	Sydney, Australia
Genres	Blues and Roots
Years active	1989 -
Labels	Thorny Devil Records, Only Blues, ABC Records
Members	Shane Pacey; Alan Britton; Eben Hale; Frank Corby

Bondi Cigars are an Australian Blues and Roots band. Their album Down in the Valley was nominated for a 2002 ARIA Award for Best Blues & Roots Album.^[1]

Bondi Cigars were formed in Sydney in 1989 by Shane Pacey, Alan Britton, Les Karski and Ace Follington.^[2]^[3] Over time only Pacey and Britton remain from the original lineup. Many members have come and gone before settling on the current lineup.

Band members

Shane Pacey – Guitar, Vocals
Alan Britton – Bass, Vocals
Eben Hale – Guitar, Vocals
Frank Corby – Drums, Percussion, Vocals

Previous members

Joel Sutton - Drums
Andrew Vainauskas – Drums
Mitch Grainger – Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Declan Kelly – Drums, Vocals
Clayton Doley – Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals
Matt Morrison – Drums, Vocals
Les Karski – Guitar, Vocals
Ace Follington – Drums

Discography

Albums

Title	Details
Bondi Cigars	Released: 1990 Label: ABC Records (846 520-1, 846 520-4) Format: CD, Cassette, LP
Bad Weather Blues	Released: 1992 Label: Larrikin Records (LRF258) Format: CD
After Closing Time	Released: 1995 Label: Larrikin Records (LRF387) Format: CD
Mercy	Released: 1998 Label: Larrikin Records (LRF516) Format: CD
Down in the Valley	Released: 2001 Label: Rouseabout Records (RRR2) Format: 2× CD
12 Lies	Released: 2004^[4] Label: Thorny Devil (TDR01) Format: CD, download
32 Premium Cuts	Released: November 2007 Label: Thorny Devil (TDR02) Format: 2× CD, download Greatest Hits compilation
Universal Stew	Released: 2009^[5] Label: Only Blues Format: CD, download
Child in the Desert	Released: 2014 Label: Thorny Devil (TDR06) Format: CD, download

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.


Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2002	Down in the Valley	Best Blues & Roots Album	Nominated

References

^ "ARIA nominees announced", The Age, 17 September 2002
^ Holmes, Peter (4 June 1992), "Smoking blues", Sydney Morning Herald
^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Bondi Cigars'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 30 September 2004. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
^ Shand, John (2 April 2004), "CD REVIEWS", Sydney Morning Herald
^ Hillier, Tony (12 December 2009), "MUSIC REVIEWS", The Australian

External links

Bondi Cigars

[1] "ARIA nominees announced", The Age, 17 September 2002

[2] Holmes, Peter (4 June 1992), "Smoking blues", Sydney Morning Herald

[McF-3] McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Bondi Cigars'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 30 September 2004. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

[4] Shand, John (2 April 2004), "CD REVIEWS", Sydney Morning Herald

[5] Hillier, Tony (12 December 2009), "MUSIC REVIEWS", The Australian

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