Jetty Road (band)
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Jetty Road is an Australian country music band composed of twin sisters Lee Juliette Bowman (born 30 April 1976), Paula Louise Bowman (born 30 April 1976), Julian Matthew Sammut (born 7 June 1973) and Alexander Simon Ross (born 16 June 1976). The four members met during their tertiary educational studies at Box Hill Institute of Music, Melbourne, Victoria (1995 – 1997), forming an act named after Lee and Paula’s childhood home on Nungurner Jetty Road (VIC). After graduating, they began writing and recording music, making their Australian country music debut at the Tamworth Country Music Festival in 2005.
They have released four albums, Full Circle (2005), Dirt Roads City Lights (2007), Life at a Million Miles (2009) and Far Away Places (2011) and have won two CMAA Golden Guitar Awards.
Music career
2005
In January 2005, Jetty Road debuted at the Tamworth Country Music Festival busking in Peel Street and placed second in the Tamworth Busking Championships. They released their debut album Full Circle. Their first single released to Australian Country Radio (Run To You) peaked at #21 on the national Country Tracks Top 30 Chart.[1] The song was selected as the opening track on John Nutting’s ABC Saturday Night Country Hottest Hits, Vol. 2.[2]
2007
At the beginning of 2007 Jetty Road met Australian country music legend James Blundell; they spent the next 18 months touring together. Their second album Dirt Roads City Lights was released.
2008
Jetty Road received their first finalist nomination in the 36th Country Music Awards of Australia (Best Group or Duo). They won the TIARA Award for Best Group; the following month their Dirt Roads City Lights album won Victorian Album of the Year at the Victorian & National Country Music Awards. June 2008 saw the band undertake their first international tour, performing in Nashville, Canada and the UK.
2009
In January 2009 they won Best Group at the Australian Country Music People’s Choice Awards.[3] They also won their second consecutive TIARA Award. In March 2009 Jetty Road’s third album Life at a Million Miles was released (Compass Bros), produced by band member Julian Sammut and co produced by Nashville based Australian expat Mark Moffatt. The band undertook their second international tour (June – September) to Canada, the United States, France, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Austria and Norway. Upon returning to Australia, they won Group/Duo of the Year, Album of the Year and Artist of the Year at the Australian Independent Country Music Awards in October.
2010
The band won their first CMAA (Golden Guitar) Award for Best Group or Duo at the 38th Country Music Awards of Australia.[4] They scored an additional two finalist nominations that year for Album of the Year (Life at a Million Miles) and Single of the Year (Million Miles).
Jetty Road won Best Group and Best Song (Million Miles) awards at the Australian Country Music People’s Choice Awards,[5] as well as Best Group (National), Victorian Album of the Year and Victorian Entertainer of the Year at the Victorian & National Country Music Awards. A few months later they won the National Music Oz Award for Best Country Act.
Mid 2011 saw Jetty Road touring extensively throughout Canada and Europe and song writing with Canadian writers/artists including The Road Hammer’s Jason McCoy (I'm A Dreamer/Welcome to the Party), The Higgins (Let It Out/Look At Me) and write and sing a duet with George Canyon (Wrong). In October Jetty Road recorded their fourth album Far Away Places in Vancouver at The Factory Studios with Canadian producer Paul Shatto and David Wills.
2011
Far Away Places was released on 6 May 2012 in Australia (WJO). It peaked at number 12 on the ARIA Top 20 Australian Artist Country Albums Chart and remained there for 30 weeks. The debut single release “Serves You Right” achieved #1 on the CMC Top 30 Chart[6] and also radio’s national Country Tracks Chart[7] ( #1 for 4 weeks). The album was also signed to Canada’s OnRamp Records[8] (EMI). “Let It Out” was released to Canadian Country radio and charted at #49 on the Media Base airplay chart.
Midyear saw their fourth consecutive international tour to Canada and Europe. They returned in October to win the major Professional Development Award ($20,000 prize) at the inaugural Australian Independent Artist Development Awards (AIADA).[9] They were finalists in all three categories (including People’s Choice and Video of the Year Awards). A week later Jetty Road went on to win Group/Duo of the Year at the Australian Independent Country Music Awards.
2012
In January 2012 the band won their second CMAA (Golden Guitar) Award at the 40th Country Music Awards of Australia for Best Group or Duo.[10] In February Jetty Road won Best Group (National), Best Independent Release (National), Best Group (VIC), Victorian Album of the Year (VIC) and Victorian Entertainer of the Year at the 2012 Victorian & National Country Music Awards.[11] The same month saw their single I’m A Dreamer reach #1 on the CMC Top 30 Chart[12] and also the national radio Country Tracks Chart (#1 for 7 weeks).[13] In May, Jetty Road was recognized nationally when their song ‘Serves You Right’ was nominated for the APRA 'Country Work of the Year' Award[14] alongside Kasey Chambers, Shane Nicholson and O’Shea. Their third single Sweet Goodbye was released from their Far Away Places album in September, achieving #1 on the CMC Top 30 Chart[15] and the national radio Country Tracks Chart[16] (#1 x 3 weeks).
In October 2012, Jetty Road won their third consecutive Group/Duo of the Year Award at the Australian Independent Country Music Awards.
Discography
Albums
| Title | Details | Peak positions AUS |
|---|---|---|
| Full Circle |
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— |
| Dirt Roads City Lights |
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| Life At A Million Miles |
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10 |
| Far Away Places |
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12 (AUS) |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions Aus Country |
Peak positions Canada |
CMC | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Be With You | — | — | — | Full Circle |
| 2006 | Run To You | 21 | — | 23 (2 Weeks) | Full Circle |
| 2006 | Heart & Soul | 17 | — | — | Full Circle |
| 2006 | Till The Day I Die | — | — | — | Full Circle |
| 2007 | Real Smooth Cowboy | 12 | — | 5 | Dirt Roads City Lights |
| 2007 | I Wanna Go Home | 3 | — | 9 | Dirt Roads City Lights |
| 2008 | City Lights | 5 | — | 1 | Dirt Roads City Lights |
| 2008 | Good Times | 2 | — | 3 | Life At A Million Miles |
| 2009 | Million Miles | 1 | — | 1 | Life At A Million Miles |
| 2009 | World Keeps Turning | 2 | — | 1 | Life At A Million Miles |
| 2010 | Road To Nowhere | 2 | — | 12 | Life At A Million Miles |
| 2010 | I Have Been | 4 | — | 9 | Life At A Million Miles |
| 2011 | Let It Out | — | 49 | — | Far Away Places |
| 2011 | Serves You Right | 1 | — | 1 | Far Away Places |
| 2011 | I'm A Dreamer | 1 | — | 1 | Far Away Places |
| 2012 | Sweet Goodbye | 1 | — | 1 | Far Away Places |
| 2012 | Wrong (Duet with George Canyon) | 2 | — | 14 | Far Away Places |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Be With You | Gary Hedegus |
| 2006 | Run To You Till The Day I Die |
Steve Hadley |
| 2007 | Real Smooth Cowboy I Wanna Go Home |
Ross Wood |
| 2008 | City Lights Good Times |
Ross Wood |
| 2009 | Million Miles World Keeps Turning |
Ross Wood |
| 2010 | Road To Nowhere I Have Been |
Duncan Toombs |
| 2011 | Serves You Right I'm A Dreamer |
Mick Jones Glenn Wilson |
| 2012 | Sweet Goodbye Wrong |
Robb Cox Duncan Toombs |
Awards and nominations
Country Music Awards of Australia
| Year | Award | Detail | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Group or Duo of the Year | Serves You Right | Winner |
| 2010 | Group or Duo of the Year Single of the Year Album of the Year |
Million Miles Million Miles Life at a Million Miles |
Winner Nominated Nominated |
| 2008 | Group or Duo of the Year | Real Smooth Cowboy | Nominated |
APRA Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Country Work of the Year | Serves You Right | Nominated |
Other awards
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Australian Independent Country Music Awards | Group/Duo of the Year | Winner |
| 2012 | Victorian & National Country Music Awards | Best National Group Best National Independent Release Best Group (VIC) Victorian Album of the Year Victorian Entertainer of the Year |
Winner Winner Winner Winner Winner |
| 2011 | AIADA Awards | Professional Development Award (Major) People's Choice Award Video of the Year |
Winner Nominated Nominated |
| 2011 | Australian Independent Country Music Awards | Group/Duo of the Year | Winner |
| 2010 | Music Oz Award (National) | Best Country Act | Winner |
| 2010 | Victorian & National Country Music Awards | Best National Group Victorian Album of the Year Victorian Entertainer of the Year |
Winner Winner Winner |
| 2010 | Australian Country Music People's Choice Awards | Best Group Best Song (Million Miles) |
Winner Winner |
| 2009 | Australian Independent Country Music Awards |
Artist of the Year Album of the Year Group/Duo of the Year |
Winner Winner Winner |
| 2009 | Australian Country Music People's Choice Awards TIARA Awards |
Best Group Best Group |
Winner Winner |
| 2008 | TIARA Award Victorian & National Country Music Award |
Best Group Victorian Album of the Year |
Winner Winner |
References
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- ^ "Saturday Night Country Hottest Hits, Vol. 2 - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. 2006-01-13. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ "Australian Country Music People's Choice Awards". Peopleschoiceawards.com.au. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
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- ^ "Australian Country Music People's Choice Awards, Gallery 2010". Peopleschoiceawards.com.au. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ "Jetty Road "Serves You Right" on Vimeo". Vimeo.com. 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ "Country Music Radio: Archive". Cmronline.com.au. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ "On Ramp Records Releases". Onramprecords.com. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ "Australian Country Music News, October 2011". Countrymusicbulletin.com.au. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ "Australian Country Music News - January 2012". Countrymusicbulletin.com.au. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ "Australian Country Music News - February 2012". Countrymusicbulletin.com.au. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ "Jetty Road - "I'm A Dreamer" official video clip". YouTube. 2011-09-25. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ http://cmronline.com.au/index.cfm?page_id=1025&news_display_year_5298=2012&display_news_id_5298=1197
- ^ "Australian Country Music News - May, 2012". Countrymusicbulletin.com.au. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ "Jetty Road - Sweet Goodbye". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-02-18.
- ^ "Country Music Radio: Archive". Cmronline.com.au. Retrieved 2014-02-18.