Drew McAlister is an Australian country musician.[1] McAlister is one half of the duo McAlister Kemp.[2][3] His solo album Black Sky debuted at #99 on the ARIA album charts.[4]
Drew McAlister | |
|---|---|
| Born | Narrabri, NSW |
| Genres | Country |
| Website | https://www.drewmcalistermusic.com/ |
Career
editMcAlister won the 2003 Maton Talent Search at the annual Gympie Muster. In 2007, he won Vocal Collaboration of the Year for "A Little Bit Of Countryin Us All" with Allan Caswell. He has since won golden guitars for Song of the Year and Heritage Song of the Year.[5] He released his debut solo album, There to Here, in 2008. In 2009 he joined together with Troy Kemp to form McAlister Kemp, releasing three studio albums together. The pair received an ARIA-nomination for their 2012 album, Country Proud. After the duo had an hiatus, and McAlister released Black Sky.[6]
His third solo album, Coming Your Way was released in September 2017.[7] It was nominated for Contemporary Country Album of the Year at the CMA awards of 2018.[8]
His fourth studio album, an acoustic and stripped back album titled, Fabric of Life was released on 2 December 2022[9]
McAlister Kemp reformed in 2022, releasing We Roll On.
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [4] | ||
| There to Here |
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- |
| Black Sky |
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99 |
| Coming Your Way |
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| Fabric of Life |
|
See also
editAwards and nominations
editCountry Music Awards of Australia
editThe 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.[12]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result (wins only) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "A Little Bit of Country in Us All" by Allan Caswell & Drew McAlister | Vocal Collaboration of the Year | Won |
| 2014 | "Lady of the Land" (written by Luke O'Shea & Drew McAlister) recorded by Luke O'Shea | Heritage Song of the Year | Won |
| APRA AMCOS Song of the Year | Won |
References
edit- ^ Jarvis, Susan (December 2007), "A learning curve", Capital News, archived from the original on 22 April 2017, retrieved 15 November 2016
- ^ Kellar, Jim (10 December 2014), "McAlister Kemp break up", Newcastle Herald
- ^ Kellar, Jim (14 February 2013), "McAlister Kemp ride high in the saddle", Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ a b ARIA Report, issue 1340
- ^ "Drew McAlister has long regarded one of the country's finest songwriters and performers.", Hawkesbury Gazette, 5 October 2016
- ^ "Drew McAlister on his upcoming album and Broadbeach Country Music Festival". The AU Review. 10 July 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ Hamley, Sophie (30 October 2017). "Drew McAlister is going his way". Sunburnt Country Music. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "KASEY CHAMBERS, THE MCCLYMONTS LEAD 2018 GOLDEN GUITAR AWARDS NOMINEES". Oz Tix. November 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ a b "This Friday night , Im so excited to be coming back to the Beer Shed Brewing Co to release my 4th Solo Studio Album "Fabric Of Life"". Facebook. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Jarvis, Susan (January 2008), "There To Here", Capital News, archived from the original on 29 April 2017, retrieved 15 November 2016
- ^ "Weeds DD". Apple Music. September 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Past Award Winners". Retrieved 2 November 2020.