Brendon Walmsley Explained

Brendon Walmsley
Years Active:	2000-present

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.

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.^[1]

Discography

Studio albums

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A Little Time^[2]	Released: 2000 Format: Compact Disc Label: Compass Bros., Festival Records (D32246)
Never Say Never	Released: 2001 Format: CD Label: Compass Bros., Festival Records (D34342)
Bottle Tree Lane	Released: January 2004 Format: CD

Compilation albums

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The Best of Brendon Walmsley	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]

|-| 2003| "Never Never"| Most Performed Country Work| |-

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] |-| 2000| "Rose & Rodeo" by Brendon Walmsley | New Talent of the Year| |-| 2001| "Last of the Big Gun Drovers" by Brendon Walmsley | Heritage Song of the Year| |-| 2002| "Never Never" by Brendon Walmsley| Heritage Song of the Year|

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] (wins only)|-| 2000| "Rose and Rodeo" by Brendon Walmsley| New Songwriter Award| |-| 2001| "Last of the Big Gun Drovers" by Brendon Walmsley| Traditional Bush Ballad of the Year| |-|rowspan="2"| 2005| "Patches" by Brendon and Judy Walmsley and Graeme Watt| Contemporary Song of the Year| |-| "Bottle Tree Lane" by Brendon Walmsley| Country Ballad of the Year| |-| 2008| "When God Takes a Photograph" by Brendon Walmsley with Merelyn and David Carter| Gospel Song of the Year| |-

Current Work

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brendon Cast As The Phantom. Brendon Walmsley. 30 October 2013. 4 November 2020.
2. Web site: Music. brendonwalmsley. 4 November 2020.
3. Web site: Nominations 2003 . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) . 12 November 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120511172713/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/Nominations2003.aspx . 11 May 2012 .
4. Web site: Past Award Winners. 2 November 2020. 25 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201025171148/https://country.com.au/awards/past-award-winners. dead.
5. Web site: Tamworth Songwriters Association. Tamworth Songwriters Association Online. 23 March 2022.
6. Web site: Tamworth Songwriters Association Past Winners. Tamworth Songwriters Association Online. 23 March 2022.