Bondi Cigars
Bondi Cigars | |
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| Also known as | Shane Pacey and the Cigars |
| Origin | Sydney, Australia |
| Genres | Blues and Roots |
| Years active | 1989 - |
| Labels | Thorny Devil Records, Only Blues, ABC Records |
| Members | Shane Pacey Alan Britton Eben Hale Frank Corby |
Bondi Cigars is a Australian Blues and Roots band. Their album Down in the Valley was nominated for a 2002 ARIA Award for Best Blues & Roots Album.[1]
Bondi Cigars were formed in Sydney in 1989 by Shane Pacey, Alan Britton, Les Karski and Ace Follington.[2][3] Over time only Pacey and Britton remain from the original lineup. Many members have come and gone before settling on the current lineup.
Band members
- Shane Pacey – Guitar, Vocals
- Alan Britton – Bass, Vocals
- Eben Hale – Guitar, Vocals
- Frank Corby – Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Previous members
- Joel Sutton - Drums
- Andrew Vainauskas – Drums
- Mitch Grainger – Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
- Declan Kelly – Drums, Vocals
- Clayton Doley – Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals
- Matt Morrison – Drums, Vocals
- Les Karski – Guitar, Vocals
- Ace Follington – Drums
Discography
- Bondi Cigars (1990) - ABC Records
- Bad Weather Blues (1992) - Larrikin
- Got The News (1993) (as Shane Pacey and the Cigars)
- After Closing Time (1995) - Larrikin
- Mercy (1998)
- Down in the Valley (2001)
- 12 Lies (2003) - Thorny Devil[4]
- 32 Premium Cuts (2006)
- Universal Stew (2009) - Only Blues[5]
- Child in the Desert (2015)
References
- ^ "ARIA nominees announced", The Age, 17 September 2002
- ^ Holmes, Peter (4 June 1992), "Smoking blues", Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Bondi Cigars'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 30 September 2004. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Shand, John (2 April 2004), "CD REVIEWS", Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Hillier, Tony (12 December 2009), "MUSIC REVIEWS", The Australian