Brendon Walmsley

Brendon Walmsley
Genres	country
Occupations	Musician singer-songwriter
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2000-present
Labels	Festival Records

Brendon Walmsley is an Australian singer-songwriter.

In 2011, Walmsley released The Best of Brendon Walmsley, an 18-track collection, including "Remember January", a song commemorating the 2010–11 Queensland floods.[1]

In 2013, Walmsley was cast as "The Phantom" in Andrew Lloyd Webber's hit musical The Phantom Of The Opera in the 2014 Empire Theatre stage show.[2]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums

Title	Album details
A Little Time[1]	Released: 2000 Format: Compact Disc Label: Compass Bros., Festival Records (D32246)
Never Say Never[1]	Released: 2001 Format: CD Label: Compass Bros., Festival Records (D34342)
Bottle Tree Lane[1]	Released: January 2004 Format: CD

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums

Title	Album details
The Best of Brendon Walmsley[1]	Released: 2012 Format: Compact Disc, digital download

Awards

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are held in Australia and New Zealand by the Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually.[3]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2003	"Never Never"	Most Performed Country Work	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.[4]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2000	"Rose & Rodeo" by Brendon Walmsley	New Talent of the Year	Won
2001	"Last of the Big Gun Drovers" by Brendon Walmsley	Heritage Song of the Year	Won
2002	"Never Never" by Brendon Walmsley	Heritage Song 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.[5] Brendon Walmsley has won five awards.[6]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result (wins only)
2000	"Rose and Rodeo" by Brendon Walmsley	New Songwriter Award	Won
2001	"Last of the Big Gun Drovers" by Brendon Walmsley	Traditional Bush Ballad of the Year	Won
2005	"Patches" by Brendon and Judy Walmsley and Graeme Watt	Contemporary Song of the Year	Won
	"Bottle Tree Lane" by Brendon Walmsley	Country Ballad of the Year	Won
2008	"When God Takes a Photograph" by Brendon Walmsley with Merelyn and David Carter	Gospel Song of the Year	Won

Current Work

Brendon is currently working as a Pastor at HumeRidge Church of Christ in Toowoomba.

References

1. "Music". brendonwalmsley. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
2. "Brendon Cast As The Phantom". Brendon Walmsley. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
3. "Nominations 2003". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2010.
4. "Past Award Winners". Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
5. "Tamworth Songwriters Association". Tamworth Songwriters Association Online. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
6. "Tamworth Songwriters Association Past Winners". Tamworth Songwriters Association Online. Retrieved 23 March 2022.