Festivals & Awards

buddy knox achievements

festival Appearances


Tamworth Country Music Festival2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018


The Agnes Waters
Blues & Roots Festival2012


Airlie Beach Festival of Music2013


The Australian Blues
Music Festival Goulburn
‘Featured Artist’2009


Blues at Bridgetown2011


Blues on Broadbeach Festival2010, 2012


The Blue Mountains Music
Festival of Folk, Roots & Blues2012


Byron Bay Bluesfest
2009, 2010, 2011


Girrakool Blues Festival & BBQ2016


Gympie Muster2009, 2011, 2018


Kiama Jazz & Blues Festival2012


Woodford Folk Festival 2008, 2010


Won the Right to play at ‘
The International Blues
Challenge, Memphis’2012


Mordialloc by the bay Fine
Food, Wine & Music Festival2010


Patonga Blues across the Bay2012


Sydney Blues Festival2009


Spirit Festival Adelaide2015


The Queenscliff Bluestrain2009


Yalukit Festival St Kilda2014


Saltwater Freshwater Festival2013


The Dreaming Festival2008, 2009


Sundance Blues and Beats2017

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Tamworth Cultural Showcase2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

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‘The Cutting Edge Festival’2008

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Darling Harbour
Jazz & Blues Festival2011

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Wagga Wagga
Jazz & Blues Festival2008, 2009, 2011

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Julinbah Yowarl Rainbow
Corroboree, Rocky River2015

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‘Yaban’ Victoria Park2008, 2015

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The Peace Festival2011, 2013

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The Sapphire City
Festival Inverell2014

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Kalgoorlie Gild Festival2013

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Darling Harbour
Australia Day Celebrations2014

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Aboriginal Cultural Showcase2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

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Sydney Opera House Deadly Awards After Party Entertainment2011

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The Annual National Native Title Conference2014

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Clancestry Brisbane2015

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Nimbin Blues n Roots2016

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Manly Fig Blues Club2017

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Dark Mofo Festival2017

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The Wyoming Roundup2017

Clancestry

Clancestry

A Celebration of Country is an annual week-long festival celebrating the arts and cultural practices of the world’s First nations Peoples with a particular focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

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Charlie Musselwhite

Charlie Musselwhite

Mississippi born Musselwhite is one of the most revered blues musicians in the world. The harmonica master, also a respected singer and songwriter in his own right, has won countless awards during his legendary career including induction into the Blues Hall of Fame.

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buddy knox awards

  • Winner of the Sydney Blues Society ‘Blues Challenge 2011’
  • Winner of Australia’s most prestigious Australian Blues Music ‘Chain’ Awards ‘Best New Blues Talent for 2009’
  • KK’s Blue Sydney on Radio 2SER-107.3 FM, ‘Best New Blues Talent for 2009’
  • Buddy’s Debut Album ‘got da blues’ Won the ‘Newcastle’s 2008 Blues Awards ‘Album of the Year’.
  • Finalist for the ‘Deadly Awards’ Male Artist and Album of the Year 2011
  • Finalist ‘APRA Development Awards 2011’ for songwriters ‘Buddy’s Got The Blues Again’
  • Buddy’s second Album ‘Buddy’s Blues’ song ‘Squeaky Chair Blues’ music /lyrics make the top Ten Musicoz Awards 2010
  • Finalist ‘Best Male Vocalist’ & ‘Producer of the Year’ 2009 co-produced Buddy Knox /Gareth Hudson for Album ‘got da blues’
  • Male Vocalist of the Year Australian Blues Music ‘Chain’ Awards 2012
  • Winner of the Sydney Blues Society ‘Blues Solo/Duo Challenge 2017 with son Googoorewon Knox