Awards – Trophy Room!
Golden Fiddle Lifetime Achievement Award 2023 !
Alongside Shenzo Gregorio – Best Fiddler,
Jessie May – Community Award &
Gleny Rae – Best Fiddler with a Band
– presented by Mark Mitchell of Epoch Strings
Inducted into the South Australian Music Hall of Fame! Nov 18, 2022
At Wirrina Bluegrass & Acoustic Roots Festival (just south of Adelaide)
Gratefully accepted in the arms of my SA Supper Club team
who have also performed the Tubular Bells excerpt that day!
Tim Bailey, Quentin Eyers, Margie Russell, Lucy Kammerman, Tim Bennett, Ingrid Wangel, Janet & Hugh Gordon, Gary Coombs
plus Tubular MD – Tony Schick & Fiddler Rob Wallace off the side!
Inducted by Enrico Morena – Adelaide Music Collective
2021 – Peoples Choice Award – Folk Alliance Australia – The Borderers!
Andrew has appeared with them steadily since 1998! Here in concert at Adelaide Fringe 2021
And way over in France for the premier Celtic Fest in the World!
Festival Interceltique de Lorient
John Elliot Portrait Photo Shoot which appeared across the Country!
Check out my shark tooth (thanks Diana Kühn, Germany)! 
Oh! And “me mates”
Soooo grateful to be also beside John Williamson (had great jam with at Woodford),
Reg Lindsay with whom I sessioned on his Reasons to Ride CD 1993 and
Jimmy Little who joined the Brian Young Tour with me 1985 looping the Australian outback
in a 1946 DeHaviland Dove (about 28,000km!)
EARLIER AWARDS
Golden Guitar for Best Vocal Group in 1987 Three Chord Wonders/
The Album “Try Change” and the Track – “Losin’ My Blues!” recorded in 1986
John Green thanking his daughter Billie as we received Golden Guitar
– the band formed by Lawrie Minson
There are a few between Lawrie Minson & myself !
1984, 1985, 1987 National Flat-pick (Bluegrass) Guitar Champion
Here with Fiddle Champ Tom Fitzgerald (whom I backed on guitar for the occasion!)
and Banjo Champ Ian Simpson, from The Flying Emus & Slim Dusty Show
– 1987 Championships in Tamworth at Bicentennial Park, Kable Av.
Signatures of Judges Mark O’Connor & Eddie Davidson
and as there happens to be a photo to go with the great times had putting the material together for the Comps,
1984, 85 & 87 !
Battle of the BushBands Winners
Fowlhouse Jack 1999, which became Terra Australis & also won in 2000 & 2002!
See their Album in the Shop – Produced by Clermont
Won of the Battle of the BushBands 1999 as FowlHouse Jack & Battle of the BushBands 2000 & 2002 as Terra Australis (almost the same bands!!)
Barmera Country Music Hands of Fame Inductee 1999
with youngest daughter Tahlia photo bombing just behind 🙂
rubbing shoulders with fellow Inductee of SA Music Hall of Fame Jim Hermel 2022
and quite the who’s who of SA Country Artists of the time
Wayne Law, Jonnie Russell, Peter Busher, Zeta Burns, Wally Sparrow and Noel Watson !
Musicianship Award Inaugural Frances Folk Gathering 2001 & Best Instrumentalist 2006
Heritage Award (Mildura CM Festival 2003) as Terra Australis
Dya Singh – Best World Music Act Thredbo Festival,
SA Music Awards (early 80s)
And variously Awarded while with Dya Singh World Music Group from California to Nairobi !
Noses of Fame inclusion (mid 80s) include our many infamous stars !
Country Music Hands of Fame Inductee (Tamworth 2003)
Together with good friend Pat Drummond and Adam Harvey !
Totally Gourdgeous – Voted Best Live Folk Act by Australian Folk Alliance 2008
Cheers to the years !