Lawrie Minson

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Lawrie Minson
Birth nameLawrence Minson
Born (1958-09-13) 13 September 1958 (age 65)
Paddington, NSW Australia
GenresCountry / Rockabilly
Occupation(s)Musician, Songwriter
Instrument(s)Accordion, banjo, didgeridoo, guitar, harmonica, harp, mandolin, piano, vocals [1]
Years active1979–present

Lawrence (Lawrie) Minson (born 13 September 1958) is an Australian country musician, best known as a session player.[2]

Career

Minson is the son of former Australian radio personality John Minson. His country music career commenced in 1979 accompanying Buddy Williams on tour as a guitarist. He went on to performing with Slim Dusty in 1981 and 1982. Since then, Minson has performed as part of the Lee Kernaghan touring band and accompanied various other Australian acts.[3] In 1989, Minson contributed "When the Rain Tumbles Down in July" and "Murrumbidgee Jack", as a tribute to Tex Morton, on an instrumental record album of Australian classics. He married Shelley Watts in 2008. Together, they have performed as a rockabilly duo. In 2012, Minson's debut as a headline act was at an Australian Italian club in Launceston, Tasmania.[2]

In 2016, Tamworth Songwriters' Association presented Minson with the Tex Morton Award for his support and promotion of new songwriters.[4]

Discography

Albums

List of Albums
Title Details
Memories Of Home - An Instrumental Tribute to Our Travelling Country Music Showmen
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: EMI (EMX 781815)
Family Tree
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: ABC Music (724348984029)
Milestones: The Ultimate Collection
  • Released: 2011
  • Note: Compilation album

Charting singles

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions
AUS
[5]
"The Garden"
(as Australia Too) 		1985 22

Awards

CMAA Awards

These annual awards have been presented since 1973 and have been organised by Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA) from 1993,[6] to "encourage, promote and recognise excellence in Australian country music recording". From that time, the recipient's trophy has been a Golden Guitar.[7][8]

Year Nominee / work Award Result (wins only)
1990 "Wild River" Instrumental of the Year Won
1997 "Action Jackson" Instrumental of the Year Won

Tamworth Songwriters Awards

The Tamworth Songwriters Association (TSA) is an annual songwriting contest for original country songs, awarded in January at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. They commenced in 1986.[9][10]

Year Nominee / work Award Result (wins only)
2016 Lawrie Minson Tex Morton Award awarded

References

  1. ^ "Lawrie Minson | Credits". AllMusic.
  2. ^ a b "Minson goes it alone for the first time". The Examiner. 5 February 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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  4. ^ "Tamworth Songwriters Association Past Winners History" (PDF). TSA Online. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  5. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA
    between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
  6. ^ "About the CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia". Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA). Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  7. ^ "CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia Winners Archive". Country Music Association of Australia. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Past Award Winners". Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Tamworth Songwriters Association". Tamworth Songwriters Association Online. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Tamworth Songwriters Association Past Winners". Tamworth Songwriters Association Online. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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