Luke O'Shea explained

Luke O'Shea
Birth Date:	28 February 1969
Birth Place:	'Sydney, Australia.'.
Occupation:	Musician, singer-songwriter
Instrument:	Guitar
Years Active:	2001-present

Luke O'Shea is an Australian singer-songwriter and storyteller who has written, recorded and produced eight albums and won sixteen Golden Guitar Awards at the Country Music Awards of Australia, including three at the 2015 awards.^[1]

Discography

Studio albums

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Album details
No Day Like Today (as Luke O'Shea & Medicine Wheel)	Released: 2002 Format: Compact Disc Label: ABC (12422)
Listen to the Words (as Luke O'Shea & Medicine Wheel)	Released: 2006 Format: CD Label: As U Wish (Los002)
Prodigal Son	Released: January 2008^[2] Format: CD Label: Luke O'Shea
Drover's Wife	Released: November 2011^[3] Format: CD, digital download Label: Luke O'Shea
Sing You Up	Released: 14 March 2014^[4] Format: CD, digital download Label: Luke O'Shea
Caught Up in the Dreaming	Released: 15 January 2016^[5] Format: CD, digital download, streaming Label: Luke O'Shea
Pinball	Released: 8 June 2018^[6] Format: CD, digital download, streaming Label: Luke O'Shea
There in the Ochre	Released: 17 January 2020^[7] Format: CD, digital download, streaming Label: Luke O'Shea

Awards and nominations

APRA AMCOS Song of the Year Awards

The APRA/AMCOS Song of the Year is presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982.^[8]

! |-| 2013 | "Drover's Wife" (Luke O’Shea and Peter Gabrielides)| Song of the Year| Finalist|-| 2014 | "Lady Of The Land" (Luke O’Shea and Drew McAllister)| Song of the Year| Winner|-| 2015 | "Three Brothers (The Great War)" (Luke O’Shea)| Song of the Year| Winner|-| 2017 | "The Old Man's Shed" (Luke O’Shea and John Krsulja)| Song of the Year| Finalist|-| 2020 | "Sing Me A Story" (Luke O’Shea and Felicity Urquhart)| Song of the Year| Finalist|-| 2021 | "Happy Australia Day" (Luke O’Shea and Kevin Bennett)| Song of the Year| Finalist|-| 2023 | "South East Queensland" (Luke O’Shea, Mitch Lynham and Fred Smith)| Song of the Year| Finalist| ^[9] |-

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.^{[10] [11]} (wins only)|-| 2013| "The Drovers Wife" by Luke O'Shea | Heritage Song of the Year| |-| rowspan="2"| 2014| rowspan="2"| "Lady of the Land" by Luke O'Shea | Heritage Song of the Year| |-| APRA AMCOS Song of the Year| |-| rowspan="3"| 2015| Sing You Up by Luke O'Shea | Male Artist of the Year| |-| rowspan="2"| "Three Brothers (The Great War)" by Luke O'Shea | Heritage Song of the Year| |-| APRA Song of the Year| |-| 2017| "The Old Man's Shed" by Luke O'Shea | Heritage Song of the Year| |-| rowspan="2"| 2018| rowspan="2"| "Never Never Land" by Tom Curtain feat Luke O'Shea | Heritage Song of the Year| |-| Video Clip of the Year| |-| rowspan="2"| 2020| rowspan="2"| "Sing Me a Story" by Luke O'Shea & Lyn Bowtell| Vocal Collaboration of the Year| |-| Heritage Song of the Year| |-| rowspan="2"| 2021| There in Ochre| Traditional Country Album of the Year| |-| "Happy Australia Day"| Heritage Song of the Year| |-| rowspan="2"| 2022^[12] | rowspan="2"| "Long Way 'Round"|-| CMT Video of the Year| |-| rowspan="2"| 2023^[13] | rowspan="2"| "South East Queensland"| Heritage Song of the Year| |-| CMT Video of the Year| |-

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aussie Country Star Luke O'Shea Charged After Arrest. The Music AU. January 2015. 4 November 2020.
2. Web site: Prodigal Son. Apple Music. 4 November 2020.
3. Web site: Drover's Wife. Apple Music. 4 November 2020.
4. Web site: Sing You Up. Apple Music. 4 November 2020.
5. Web site: Caught Up in the Dreaming. Apple Music. 4 November 2020.
6. Web site: Pinball. Apple Music. 4 November 2020.
7. Web site: There in the Ochre. Apple Music. 4 November 2020.
8. Web site: APRA History . Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) . 25 April 2022 .
9. Web site: APRA Song Of The Year 2013 Shortlist Revealed. Tone Deaf. 11 April 2013. 28 April 2022.
10. Web site: Past Award Winners. 2 November 2020.
11. Web site: Fanny Lumsden wins five Golden Guitar Awards despite cancelled Tamworth Country Music Festival. ABC. 23 January 2021. 24 January 2021.
12. Web site: 2022 Toyota Golden Guitar Winners Announced. Mirage News. 22 January 2022. 22 January 2022.
13. Web site: 2023 Toyota Golden Guitar Winners Announced. Mirage News. 22 January 2023. 22 January 2023.