Mustered Courage

Mustered Courage are a progressive bluegrass and Americana based band from Melbourne, Australia. The band's music combines elements of bluegrass, country, rock, jazz, and jam band with extended improvisational solo breaks.

Mustered Courage
September 2013
Background information
OriginMelbourne, Australia
GenresProgressive bluegrass, Americana, Alternative country, Bluegrass
Years active2010–present
LabelsLost Highway Australia, Laughing Outlaw (Australia), Travianna Records (USA)
WebsiteMusteredCourage.com
MembersJulian Abrahams
Josh Bridges
Nick Keeling
Josh Bennett
Past membersHugh Stuckey
Paddy Montgomery
Jimmy Annand

Mustered Courage's third album, White Lies & Melodies, was nominated for Best Country Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 2015.[1] The band's song "Candle Creek" won the Golden Guitar Awards for Instrumental of the Year at the 43rd CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia in 2015.[2] Mustered Courage was also nominated for Alternative Country Album of the Year, Group or Duo of the Year, and Bluegrass Recording of the Year at the 44th CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia in 2016.[3] In 2018, the band independently released their fourth studio album titled 'We Played With Fire'.

Albums

Mustered Courage

Formed in 2010, Mustered Courage quickly signed to Laughing Outlaw Records whose founder, Stuart Coupe, stated "I've always wanted a band as good as Old Crow Medicine Show on the label and I reckon I've found them."[4] Laughing Outlaw released the band's debut self-titled album in 2011.[5] Mustered Courage won the band a MusicOz Trophy in the Country category at the 2012 Australian Independent Music Awards.[6]

Powerlines

Mustered Courage self-released their second album, Powerlines, in Australia in 2013. The album was produced by ARIA Award-winning producer Jimi Maroudas.[7] Powerlines' three singles – "Standing By Your Side," “Cruel Alibis," and "Powerlines" – enjoyed support from Australia's Country Music Channel.[8][9] The band also had radio success throughout Australia including being featured on several national radio programs. In 2013 Mustered Courage joined Waleed Aly in The Drawing Room on ABC Radio National where he described them as "Australia's hottest bluegrass band."[10] Powerlines was nominated for Alternative Country Album of the Year; while the album's lone instrumental track, "Allegheny," was nominated for Instrumental of the Year at the 42nd CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia in 2014.[11]

White Lies and Melodies

With the success of Powerlines, Mustered Courage signed to the newly formed Lost Highway Records Australia under parent label Universal Music Australia.[12] Lost Highway released the band's third album White Lies & Melodies in Australia on 28 August 2015. The album is critically acclaimed, receiving very favourable reviews in several publications including 3.5/4 stars in Rolling Stone Australia[13] and 4.5/5 stars in The Brag.[14]

The first single, "Honesty," reached No. 1 on the Country Music Channel Top 50 Countdown on 17 September 2015.[15] The album's second single, "The Future," features a guest duet vocal from American singer Audra Mae who is best known for her vocal work on Avicii's No. 1 single "Addicted To You".[16]

White Lies & Melodies was nominated for ARIA Best Country Album of 2015. It also received three Golden Guitar nominations at the 44th CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia 2016: Alternative Country Album of the Year, Group or Duo of the Year, and Bluegrass Recording of the Year.[17]

United States

In September 2013, Mustered Courage was invited by the Americana Music Association to perform at their annual Americana Music Festival & Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.[18] The band left Nashville having signed with American management and making connections to Travianna Records who went on to release Powerlines in the US in 2014.[19] The American version of Powerlines includes a duet with fellow Australian Kasey Chambers called "Rosa" that is not on the Australian release.[20]

The band returned to the US in 2014 to support Powerlines by performing nearly 60 shows in 90 days across 43 states. The tour culminated with 10 performances at the International Bluegrass Music Association World of Bluegrass.[21]

Mustered Courage followed up the 2014 tour with several shows in America in 2015 including performances at the John Hartford Memorial Festival, Wintergrass, and the iconic Telluride Bluegrass Festival.[22]

Discography

Studio albums

Year Title Label
2011 Mustered Courage Laughing Outlaw Records
2013 Powerlines Independent
2014 Powerlines (US Release) Travianna Records
2015 White Lies & Melodies Lost Highway Australia
2018 We Played With Fire Independent

Awards

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.[23]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2015 "Candle Creek" Instrumental of the Year Won
  • Note: wins only

ARIA Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result Lost to
2015 White Lies & Melodies Best Country Album Nominated Shane Nicholson - Hell Breaks Loose

References

  1. "ARIA Awards 2015 Nominees". ARIA Awards.
  2. "2015 Golden Guitar Awards". CMAA. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  3. "Catherine Britt, Lee Kernaghan Among Noms For 2016 Golden Guitar Awards". The Music. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  4. "Mustered Courage". Laughing Outlaw Records.
  5. "Mustered Courage (album)". discogs.
  6. Jewell, Sean. "Australian Bluegrass: Mustered Courage". American Standard Time.
  7. "Mustered Courage". Music City Roots.
  8. "Standing By Your Side – Mustered Courage". Country Music Channel.
  9. "Cruel Alibis – Mustered Courage". Facebook – Country Music Channel. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
  10. "Giddy Up! 'Cos we're going Bluegrass style". ABC – The Drawing Room. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  11. "Finalists for the 2014 CMAA Golden Guitars Announced". Country Music Channel. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  12. "Mustered Courage Signs with Lost Highway". AustralianBluegrass.com. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  13. Gareth, Hipwell. "Mustered Courage – White Lies & Melodies". Rolling Stone Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  14. "Mustered Courage: White Lies & Melodies". The BRAG.
  15. "Top 50 Countdown". Instagram.com: Mustered Courage. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  16. Greg, McGrath. ""The Future" is the new single from Aria Award nominees Mustered Courage". AustralianBluegrass.com. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  17. "Catherine Britt, Lee Kernaghan Among Noms For 2016 Golden Guitar Awards". TheMusic.com.au. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  18. Baron, Lane. "Americana Music Association Announces Showcase Lineup". Twang Nation. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  19. "Mustered Courage to Travianna Records". Travianna Records. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  20. Marisol. "Mustered Courage are giving bluegrass a facelift, time to enjoy some newgrass". Music Press Junkie. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  21. David, Menconi. "Busy days, sleepless nights during World of Bluegrass week". The News & Observer. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  22. Dickens, Rob. "Mustered Courage US Tour 2015". No Depression. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  23. "Past Award Winners". Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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