Fiona Boyes | |
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| Origin | Australia |
| Genres | Blues |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Labels | Yellow Dog Records, Blue Empress Records |
| Website | www |
Fiona Boyes is an Australian blues musician. She has been recording for more than 25 years[1] and tours regularly in Australia, the United States, and Europe.
Boyes was part of the Australian female Blues band, The Mojo's, in the 1990s alongside Annie Packer, Gina Woods, Kaz Dalla Rosa and Paula Dowes.
Boyes released her debut studio album, Blues in My Heart in 2000.
In 2003 she won the solo/duo category at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee.
Boyes' debut US release Lucky 13 was nominated by the Blues Foundation in Memphis, Tennessee for the 2007 Blues Music Awards, 'Contemporary Blues Album of the Year'.[2] She has since received three further BMA nominations for 'Traditional Female Blues Artist' (2010),[3] 'Acoustic BluesAlbum of the Year' (2009),[4] 'Contemporary Female Blues Artist' (2008),[5] and her 2008 release Live From Bluesville won the US Blues Critics Award for Best Live Blues Album. Boyes has also received 15 national recording and performance awards in Australia.
Boyes has toured and recorded with many, including Hubert Sumlin and Bob Margolin. Boyes was described by Grammy Award winner and Blues Hall of Fame pianist, Pinetop Perkins, as "the best gal guitarist I heard since Memphis Minnie."
She plays both acoustic and electric, covering pre-war Delta slide, laments, single chord Mississippi Hills grooves, Piedmont finger picking, New Orleans barrelhouse, Memphis soul, classic Chicago, Texas swing, and the uptown sound of the West Coast.
Discography
| Title | Details |
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| Blues in My Heart |
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| Gimme Some... Sweet Jelly Roll |
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| Live in Atlanta (as Fiona Boyes & The Fortune Tellers) |
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| Lucky 13 (as Fiona Boyes & The Fortune Tellers) |
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| Live from Bluesville (with Mookie Brill & Rich DelGrosso) |
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| Blues Woman |
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| Blues for Hard Times |
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| Box & Dice |
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| Professin' The Blues |
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| Voodoo in the Shadows |
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| Ramblified |
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Awards and nominations
Music Victoria Awards
The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| Music Victoria Awards of 2015 | Box & Dice | Best Blues Album | Nominated | [6][7] |
| Music Victoria Awards of 2017 | Professin' the Blues | Best Blues Album | Won | |
| Music Victoria Awards of 2018 | Voodoo in the Shadows | Best Blues Album | Nominated |
References
- ↑ Hutchens, Gareth (21 August 2014). "Guitarist Fiona Boyes paints the town blue". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ↑ "2007 – 28th Blues Music Awards Winners". The Blues Foundation. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ↑ "2010 – 31st Blues Music Awards Winners". The Blues Foundation. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ↑ "2009 – 30th Blues Music Awards Winners". The Blues Foundation. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ↑ "2008 – 29th Blues Music Awards Winners". The Blues Foundation. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ↑ "Previous Nominess". Music Victoria. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
- ↑ "Previous Winners". Music Victoria. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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