Vivid Sydney: Shane Nicholson

From his early days with Brisbane’s Pretty Violet Stain to his current status as Australia’s leading proponent of Alternative Country/Americana, Shane Nicholson has become a steady and constant figure in the Australian music industry. He has won three ARIA awards—for his solo album Hell Breaks Loose in 2015 and his hugely successful collaborations with Kasey Chambers Rattlin’ Bones and Wreck and Ruin, 10 Golden Guitar Awards—including 2018 Male Artist Of The Year—and an APRA award. Shane is widely regarded as a major player in the Alternative Country field in Australia and the USA, having been nominated multiple times at the Americana Music Awards in Nashville.