Top Savannah Sounds act up for four country music gongs

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Shaun Hollis

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The Wolfe Brothers have been nominated for four Countrytown Awards. Picture: Savannah Sounds.

A duo set to play in Port Douglas in May has been nominated for a host of country music awards.

The Wolfe Brothers, who have been steadily rising to the top of the country music scene across the past decade, have been nominated for four gongs at the first Countrytown Awards run by the website of the same name.

More than 30,000 votes have been cast by readers of the site across 10 categories, which include Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year and Song of the Year.

The Wolfe Brothers are part of an elite group of performers nominated for four awards, along with Casey Barnes, and Kaylee Bell.

The duo, featuring brothers Nick and Tom Wolfe, are finalists in the categories of Australian Tour of the Year, Group or Duo of the Year, Song of the Year (Little by Little) and Entertainer of the Year.

Previous finalists in the  2012 version of Australia’s Got Talent, the pair have since become known for their high-energy live shows featuring their original music. 

They joined Lee Kernaghan’s touring band not long after featuring in AGT, including opening the gig with an original duo set. 

After 10 years on the road with Kernaghan, the brothers branched out on their own to produce the show you will see at the forthcoming Savannah Sounds festival on May 23-25.

The three-day festival, part of Port Douglas Carnivale, will also include country singer-songwriting queen Max Jackson, who has been nominated for two Countrytown Awards.

Other acts include Indie-pop band Sheppard, roots and blues rockers The Black Sorrows, and former Little River Band frontman Glenn Shorrock.

Savannah Sounds is an offshoot of the successful Savannah in the Round festival held annually in Mareeba in October, which has been nominated as a finalist in the Festival of the Year category at the Countrytown Awards.

The Countrytown Award winners will be announced on Thursday, March 20.

Savannah Sounds Port Douglas is presented by Douglas Shire Council and major sponsor Newsport.

For more information, including the full lineup and ticket details, visit savannahsounds.com.au

 

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