| Brent Parlane | |
|---|---|
| Born | New Zealand |
| Genres | Country |
Brent Parlane is a country music musician and songwriter. His self-titled album was nominated for a 1993 ARIA Award for Best Country Album and he won the 1993 Golden Guitar for Best New Talent and has been a finalist on four occasions.
Parlane was born in New Zealand and moved to Australia in 1976. His first solo album was a self-financed and self-produced live album. He then signed with ABC Country.
Parlane was a member of New Zealand country rock band Beech, which released a single, "Head For Home"/"Ready To Run" (1975), through White Cloud. The band's lineup was Parlane (guitar and vocals), Andrew Forrer (bass), Andrew Kay (keyboards), Phil Jones (guitar and vocals), Ron Mahony (drums) and later Donald Bean (drums).
In Australia Parlane formed 33° South (previously called Tourists) with Forrer, Kay, Co Tipping (guitar) and Dave Cail (drums). The band put out two singles through Polydor Records: "This Time It's Love"/"Something To Believe In" (1979) and "Mr President"/"Baby Jane" (1980). These were followed by an album, 33° South (1980).
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Come On You Guys This Is Serious! |
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| Guitar Army |
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| Brent Parlane |
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| Tex Loves Daisy |
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| The Closest |
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| Good Man Down |
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| The Happy Note |
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| Little Revolution |
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| This Wonderful Parade |
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| Brent Parlane Band (as Brent Parlane Band) |
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Awards and nominations
ARIA Music Awards
The ARIA Music Awards are a set of annual ceremonies presented by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Brent Parlane | Best Country Album | Nominated |
Country Music Awards of Australia
The 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.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | himself - "Save a Little Love" | New Talent of the Year | Won |
- Note: wins only
References
- Glass, Keith (July 2003), "BRENT'S HAPPY PLACE", Capital News, archived from the original on 10 April 2017, retrieved 10 April 2017
- Thow, Penny (8 January 2004), "Parlane back for Tassie fans", Hobart Mercury
- "ARIA Awards Best Country Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ Schembri, Jim (9 February 1993), "The Golden Guitar Comes To Town", The Age
- "Country musician's new song of freedom", Canberra Times, 25 November 2006
- Daly, Mike (21 January 1993), "Time To Recognise Parlane", The Age
- Maskell, Vin (19 July 1985), "And direct from his record breaking run at...", The Age
- "New Releases: NEW TALENT", Music & Media, 12 December 1992
- Jarvis, Susan (2 April 1995), "Parlane's hit", Sydney Morning Herald
- Glass, Keith (3 October 1999), "THE CLOSEST BRENT PARLANE (GIBBON MUSIC)", Sunday Herald Sun
- Glass, Keith (18 May 2003), "COUNTRY The Happy Note Brent Parlane (BP Records) .... In short//Songs rule.", Sunday Herald Sun
- Lawrence, Matt, "THIS WONDERFUL PARADE", Capital News, archived from the original on 11 April 2017, retrieved 10 April 2017
- ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards Best Country Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- "Past Award Winners". Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.