Artists

Club Acoustica Artist Profiles
[semantik]
16dd
1927
AJ Rochester
Akradia
A-L Larsen Duo
Alana-Lee
Alexis Hart
Alina
Amanda & Richard (Starless)
Amanda Easton
Amaya Laucirica
Amy Vee
Andre Dimitri
Andy Nilsen
Andy White
Angela
Angie Neville
Angus James
Anousha Victoire
Anthony Matejcich
Anthony Snape
Asa Broomhall
august
Avra
Bear
Becky Willis
Beej
Billy Hartnett
Bitchy Boy
Blaik
Blanche DuBois
Blend 11
Blue Crew
Bradford Robinson
Brendan Gallagher
Brett Hunt
Brett Millar & Alicia Burton
Brett Winterford
Brett Wood
Brian Campeau
butterfly 9
Byron
Calabro, Whear & Bova
Captive
Carla Herrod
Caroline Hodson
Cathy Dowling - The Lotus Eaters
Cherie Lucas
cheynne murphy
Chris Brookman
Cindy Frost
Claire Wyndham
coincidence…?
cousin leonard
Crash City
Curfew
Dan Greenwood
Dancing Fingers
Daniel Miller
Dave Calandra
David Beniuk
David Delves
David Zaoui
Delirious Blue
Diana
djamel
Dominique Fraissard
Double T
Douglas Sandrini
douglass bishop – tenderhooks
Duppy
Dusker
Ego Therapy
Emanuel Lieberfreund
Erika’s Jive
Field Day
Fluid
Flywheel
Frank
Fred Smith
Frencham Smith
Gauche
Gemma
Gerry Lacheca
Gershon
gilli moon
Glance
GlassHouse
Glenn Cardier
Gone to Earth
Graham Rix
Greg Segal
Griffin
GrooveFarm
Harper
Harry Wears Trousers
Heather Frahn
Her Majesty’s Finest
HOPE
Ian Hopkinson
injettison
Itu
Jack Derwin
James Diamond and Groove By Accident
James Henry
Jamison Young
Jan Preston
Janine Emerson
Jason Maynard
Jay Atwill
Jeff Duff
Jesse Younan
Jessica Anderson
Jessica Paige
Jigzag
Jimmy Little
Jo K Russell
Jodi Martin
Jodie Young
John Botica
Jon Hume (Evermore)
Jonah’s Road
Jordan Best
Joseph Calderazzo
Josephine Schmidt
Julie-Ann
Kalizzmo
Kanvas Grey
Karl Broadie
Kat Frankie
Keith Glass & Mick Hamilton
Keppie Coutts
Kes
Kieran Lancini
King Curly
Kitch Membery
Kitto
Kristy London
Kurt Williams
Kylie Burtland
Kylie Memory
LAB 64
Lara Stephen
Laura Imbruglia
Lazy Susan
Lior
Living with Amy
lo-fi deluxe
Lowride
Lucie Thorne
Luke O'Shea & Medicine Wheel
Luke Vassella
Lyall Adonis
Lyn Bowtell
Mandi Jarry
Marji Curran
Mark Eden Band
Mark Moffat
Maryen Cairns
Matt Ellis
Matt Kimberley
Max & Ken
Maz
MEATBEE
Medusa
Melanie George
Melanie Horsnell
Merri-May Gill
Mettaphor
Michael Hardwick
Michael Henry Trio
Michael Longhurst
Michael Paynter
Michael Ryan
Michael-John Azzopardi
Miles From Nowhere
Mindy Sotiri
miss moneypenny
Miss Radio
Miss Venezuela
Missy Higgins
moleskin
Monica Lawler
moniker
Monique Brumby
Mundy-Turner
Namaste Jake
Nataleigh
Natasha Holmes
Nathan Kaye
Never Cry
Next Of Kin
Nina Stamell
NOAH
Nothing Like You
Organic
Parkland
Paul Bourke
Paul Winn
Paula Punch
Peggy van Zalm
Peregrine
Pete Stone and The Assistance
Peter Miller-Robinson
Phil Barton
Phil Davidson
Phil Tweed
Philip Foxman
Platform Six
Rachael Kane
Rachael Slattery
Rachel Gaudry
Raf Rouco & The Conformists
Rather Tahiti
Rebecca Henry
Rebecca Moore
RedSonja
Renny Field
Richard Anderson
Riz Hallowes
Rob Hill
Robert Revelo
Robyne Dunn
Rod Davies
Roma Waterman
Ross Ryan
Rough Red
Rug
Rynsaardt
Sail
Sally Dastey
Sam Buckingham
Sam Burke
Sandy Klose
Sar Friedman
Sarah Blasko
Sarina Jennings
SASS
Second Truth
Seeder
Serelle
Shane
Shane Flew
Sharmelle
Shelley Cusiter
Shimmer
Simon James Betts
Simon Rudston-Brown
Simone & the Soothsayers
Simone Pain
Skyward
Sodastream
Somehow
sorija
Soul Sweeper
Stella One Eleven
Steve Amosa
Steve Bevis
Steven Robinson
Steven Rudken
Steven Strazeele
Stewart Peters
Stonewall
Strange Coloured Days
Stretch
Stringer & Thorne
stringmansassy
Strum
Stuart Orchard
Suzanne Serelle
Tania Bowra
Tanis
Terry Brogan
The Buzzeddie Family
The Hottentots
The Miller's Tale
The Peachfish
The Pennyblack Band
The Switch
The Telltales
The Third Secret
The Times
The Tullys
The Van Dolls
The Waiter
The Yearlings
The Zeal Room
This Side Of 5
Tim Carter
TIME
Toby Roberts and The Siege of Troy
Tofa
Touchwood
Tragic Daisy
Transtar
Troy Dean
Twinfish
Uncle Monkey
Urban Guerillas
vegetarians in leather boots
Vic Farrell
Virginiaflame
Viva Gold
Vivid
warmer
Wayne Gillespie
Wayne Palmer
William Lebihan
winchester
women in docs
Yaniv
Yolanda Thomas
Yunyu
ZINC
Brendan Gallagher
ARTIST NAME Brendan Gallagher
NOTE Sydney, Karma County
LINE-UP Brendan Gallagher – Vocals & Guitar (plus occasional) Keyboards & Drums
MUSIC TYPE Contemporary roots pop.
WEBSITE www.karmacounty.com.au

Brendan Gallagher has been writing and playing music for over twenty-five years. His talents extend beyond his main love, the guitar, and include piano, drums, percussion and bouzouki. He is best known as singer/songwriter/producer for Karma County.

Karma County was originally the name of Brendan's home studio - the ubiquitous spare room of his Bondi apartment. It was there that the first KC album ‘Last Stop Heavenly Heights’ took shape. It yielded the perennial favourite ‘Postcard’, which received extensive airplay on Triple J and ABC metro and regional radio.

In 1998, the second album ‘Olana’ was released to great acclaim and was Triple J’s Album Of The Week in April of that year. Songs like ‘Good Things Come To Me Now’, ‘Real World’, ‘On The Vine’ and more earned the album an ARIA nomination for Best Independent Release. The same year the band picked up the Best Independent Album award at the inaugural Music Critics Awards in Adelaide.

In 1996, by chance, Brendan stumbled upon a rare city performance of legendary Aboriginal performer Jimmy Little. Thus began a creative relationship that culminated in the release in June 1999 of the critically acclaimed and gold-selling album ‘Messenger’; a collection of seminal Australian compositions (Crowded House, Nick Cave, Ed Kuepper, the Church etc.). Produced, arranged and recorded by Brendan, Messenger went on to win Best Adult Contemporary Album at the 1999 ARIA awards and saw Jimmy inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. Around the same time Brendan worked in his studio with former One Head Jet band mate Steve Appel on a bunch of songs that eventually found their way on to the debut King Curly album.

In September 1999 Brendan was asked by British producer Marius de Vries (Bjork, Neil Finn, Madonna) to play guitar on his re-mix of David Bowie’s ‘Survive’. The song, from Bowie’s ‘Hours’ album, was released as a single in Europe, USA and UK in January 2000. He has played on recordings for artists like Kylie Minogue, King Curly, Jackson Code, David McCormack, Stella One Eleven et al.

KC’s third album ‘Into The Land Of Promise’ went on to win Best Adult Contemporary Album at the 2000 ARIAs, making it two in a row for Brendan as producer. After touring through Europe, UK and North America the band returned to Australia to record their fourth album ‘Happy Birthday Dear Customer’ which was released in August 2001.

Around the same time Brendan recorded and produced a 4-track EP for up-and-coming singer/songwriter Lyall Adonis. In November 2001 Brendan recorded and produced the debut album ‘Inside The Universe’ for Aboriginal elder LJ Hill.

After 3 tours supporting the release of HBDC and 6 years on the road, Karma County decided to have 2002 off, which gave Brendan time to concentrate on producing and songwriting and the occasional solo tour. April-July saw him record and produce the much anticipated debut album for Lyall Adonis and the release of a revised edition of Brendan’s ‘Open Tuning Chord Book For Guitar’, which was originally published in 1995. The book has found its way into the guitar cases of artists like David Bowie, Ry Cooder, Silverchair’s Daniel Johns, Paul Kelly, You Am I’s Tim Rogers, Jimmy Barnes and others. A brief promotional tour boasted special duo performances with Grant McLennan (Go-Betweens) in Brisbane and Shane O’Mara in Melbourne. And he squeezed in some guest guitar work on the Polaroid’s album ‘Candy’, former Custard frontman David McCormack’s new band.

In the last 12 months Brendan has composed and produced music for two ABC TV documentaries by filmmaker Jennifer Crone (Southern Exposure and Dreamlife) and a short film, Mimi, by Aboriginal director Warwick Thornton and producer Rachel Perkins. He is also working on the score for the documentary feature Jimmy Little’s Gentle Journey.

Brendan is currently working on his debut solo album and is working with Jimmy Little on a special gospel album sequel to Messenger for release on Festival/Mushroom Records in 2004.

GIGS NEWS & EVENTS REVIEWS GALLERY
* 19/11/2002
The Basement
* 19/11/2002
Acoustica Singer/Songwriters at The Basement
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