MEDIA: CLICK HERE FOR HI RES IMAGE 11 JUNE 2021: The Davidson Brothers would like to formally congratulate Jacob McGuffie on being the recipient of the 2021 Australian Bluegrass Scholarship. Jacob is the 7th recipient of this honour and receives a $1,500 cash grant and a recording package entailing a full day in the studio with Isaac Barter. We look forward to showcasing Jacob in the near future and publicly presenting his trophies. The Australian music community has watched Jacob develop into a fine bluegrass musician over the last decade. Since 2004 Jacob has taught guitar in the Bendigo region and inspired a generation of guitarists. Jacob came to bluegrass after studying jazz and becoming interested in American roots music. He cites performing at the IBMA conference in North Carolina both in 2013 and 2014 as some of his foremost career highlights. His biggest influences in bluegrass music (on guitar) are Tony Rice, Kenny Smith and Bryan Sutton, and also (as a musician) Chris Thile, Stuart Duncan and Bela Fleck. Jacob has a bluegrass trio called The Beekeepers, a western swing band called The Canyon Callers, and he works as a sideman for Michael Waugh and various others across the folk and country genres. Through all of his various projects, Jacob is making a significant cultural contribution, and the Davidson Brothers are thrilled to be able to support what he does. Hamish and Lachlan Davidson have had the wonderful fortune of receiving great support from their peers in the music industry over the years. Their list of awards and accolades is extensive, but perhaps the most prestigious of these decorations might be the 5 Australian Country Music Awards they received between 2009 & 2018. They hold the record in the instrumental category (equal to the Flying Emus' record set in 1991). There are only a handful of active artists who possess more of these awards than the Davidson Brothers. Performing Back Where I Started with Daniel Watkins and Andrew Small at the Australian Country Music Awards. JAN 2018 Performing Travelling Bluebird with Daniel Watkins and Louis Gill in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. Video by D'Addario. OCT 2018 Music video for Take a Little Drive, filmed in Victoria Australia, and directed by Daniel Marolla. MAR 2017 Music video for I Miss the Sound of Rain, filmed in Goornong Victoria, and directed by Duncan Toombs. AUG 2008 The Davidson Brothers established the Australian Bluegrass Scholarship in 2011 with the vision of encouraging musicians and singers who demonstrate talent, dedication and leadership in the field of bluegrass music. There are many talented artists in Australia who possess rare musical gifts, where a small nudge in the right direction may help pave the way toward their musical dreams. The first six recipients were Pepita Emmerichs, Thomas Kendall, Jeri Foreman, Paddy Montgomery, Daniel Watkins and George Jackson. www.BluegrassScholarship.com Hamish & Lachlan Davidson performed with rock legend Andrew Farriss from INXS at the Hay Mate concert in Tamworth NSW to help raise money for drought affected farmers. OCT 2018 The Davidson Brothers share their experience at the Port Fairy Folk Festival. Also featuring footage of their collaborative show with Joe Camilleri and The Black Sorrows. MAR 2018 Hamish and Lachlan have been writing the Bluegrass Truth column in Country Update, a quarterly Australian magazine publication, since July 2009. EMAIL ADDRESS * FIRST NAME LAST NAME STATE / PROVINCE ZIP / POSTCODE * COUNTRY * REQUIRED © 2000-2021, DAVIDSONBROTHERSBAND.COM