Tom Curtain Explained

Tom Curtain is an Australian country music singer, songwriter and tourist operator based in Katherine in the Northern Territory.

Career

Curtain was born in Mildura, Victoria in 1979 before returned his family property Old Boyneside, Kumbia near Kingaroy in Queensland where he attended Kumbia State School. He boarded at Marist College in Brisbane before attending the University of Queensland.^[1]

Curtain worked at cattle stations across northern Australia but attributes the beginning of his song-writing to his time working in the stock-camp of Mount Sanford Station in Western Australia.

He began a tourism business in Katherine in 2013, that he runs with his wife Annabel. He is well known for performing while riding a horse.^[2]

Curtain has released four albums and toured widely, performing with Sara Storer, The Sunny Cowgirls, Pete Denahy and the Davidson Brothers.

Curtain was close friends with Amy ‘Dolly’ Everett and her family, a local teenager who died by suicide after being bullied. This inspired him to write Speak Up, a duet with Sara Storer which reached No. 1 on the iTunes Country Music Chart.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Discography

Studio albums

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Album details	Peak chart positions
AUS^[6]
Smack Bang		Released: Label: Formats:
Heatwave	Released: Label: Formats:
Territory Time	Released: 14 November 2017 Label: Self-published Formats: CD, Digital
We're Still Here	Released: 15 November 2019 Label: Outback Productions Pty Ltd Formats: CD, Digital

Awards

Country Music Awards (CMAA)

Curtain has won several Golden guitar awards at the Tamworth Country Music Awards of Australia.^[7]

|-| rowspan=2| 2018 || Never Never Land featuring Luke O'Shea || |Toyota Heritage Song of the Year || |-| Never Never Land featuring Luke O'Shea || Video Clip of the Year || |-| 2021^[8] || "She Gave Us the Song" (with Lee Kernaghan & Sara Storer) || Toyota Heritage Song of the Year || |-| 2024^{[9] [10]} || Nothing's Gonna Stop Us || Traditional Country Album of the Year ||

NT Song Of The Year Awards

|-| 2018 || Territory Time || Tourism NT Tourism Song Of The Year^[11] ||

Southern Stars Australian Independent Country Music Awards^[12]

|-| rowspan=4| 2018 || himself || Independent Male Artist of the Year || |-| Never Never Land featuring Luke O'Shea || Single of the Year || |-| Territory Time|| Album of the Year || |-| himself || Independent Artist of the Year ||

Adelaide River Country Music Festival

|-| 2002 || himself || Best Male Vocal category ||

References

1. Web site: Tom Curtain biography . 2022-03-17 . Last.fm . en.
2. Web site: 2020-03-11 . Tom Curtain shares touring lessons from operating a tourism business . 2022-03-17 . The Music Network.
3. Web site: North . Melissa . 2018-11-27 . Tom Curtain takes the outback to the east with Speak Up Tour . 2022-03-17 . The North West Star . en-AU.
4. Web site: Fitzgerald . Roxanne . 2018-06-21 . Tom’s tribute to Dolly strikes a chord . 2022-03-17 . Katherine Times . en-AU.
5. Web site: 2019-02-21 . Country singer Tom Curtain brings 'Speak Up' tour to Geurie . 2022-03-17 . Daily Liberal . en-AU.
6. Web site: Discography Fanny Lumsden . 2 May 2019 . australian-charts.com.
7. Web site: Golden Guitar Award Winners . 2022-03-17 . country.com.au.
8. Web site: 2021 Golden Guitar Nominees Revealed. Kix Country. November 2020. 2 December 2022.
9. Web site: Toyota 52nd Golden Guitar Awards. TCMF. 20 November 2023. 23 November 2023.
10. Web site: Nominees Announced for the 52nd Country Music Awards . TCMF. 20 November 2023. 23 November 2023.
11. Web site: 2018-06-24 . Gurrumul Yunupingu, Caiti Baker, among multi-nominees for NT Song Of The Year . 2022-03-17 . The Music Network.
12. Web site: 2021-05-09 . Mane man Tom’s talents in train . 2022-03-17 . The West Australian . en.

External links

• Official website