The Flood (band)
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The Flood is an Australia
n roots music
band led by Kevin Bennett. They won the Tamworth 2006 Golden Guitar Award for Vocal Group (or Duo of the Year) with their song "Hello Blue Sky". The Flood has been around for over a decade with James Gillard (various, Dancer), Tim Wedde (keyboard, accordion and now manager of the band) and most recently Scottie Hills on drums (recently replacing Steve Fearnley).
The Flood were also nominated for an ARIA
award in 2006, in the Best Blues and Roots category.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n roots music
Roots revival
A roots revival is a trend which includes young performers popularizing the traditional musical styles of their ancestors. Often, roots revivals include an addition of newly-composed songs with socially and politically aware lyrics, as well as a general modernization of the folk sound.After an...
band led by Kevin Bennett. They won the Tamworth 2006 Golden Guitar Award for Vocal Group (or Duo of the Year) with their song "Hello Blue Sky". The Flood has been around for over a decade with James Gillard (various, Dancer), Tim Wedde (keyboard, accordion and now manager of the band) and most recently Scottie Hills on drums (recently replacing Steve Fearnley).
The Flood were also nominated for an ARIA
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
award in 2006, in the Best Blues and Roots category.
Discography
- The Ballad of K.B. (1999)
- The Flood (2003)
- Live Down Here on Earth (with Kevin Welch) (2003)
- The Late Late Show (2006)
- everybody's favourite (2008)