Kerri Simpson
OriginMelbourne, Victoria
GenresBlues
Years active1993–present

Kerri Simpson is a blues singer from Melbourne.[1] Her album Confessin' the Blues was nominated for a 1999 ARIA Award for Best Blues & Roots Album.[2]

Predominantly a blues musician, she has also performed country with Kerri Simpson and the Prodigal Sons, gospel with the Gospel Belles and Ska with The Ska Vendors. Gospel Belles were formed in 2006 and consists of singers Kerri Simpson, Kelly Auty, Marisa Quigley and Diana Wolfe.[3] The Ska Vendors is a Ska band fronted by Melbourne Ska Orchestra's Steve Montgomery alongside Simpson, Steve Phillips, Chris Rogers, Johnny Holmes, Dean Hilson, Sarah Heffernon, Russell Roberts, Michael Havir and Pat Powell.[4]

Discography

Albums

Title Details
VeVe
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Kerri Simpson (SPUD 001 CD)
  • Format: CD
The Arousing
(with VeVe)
  • Released: June 1995[5]
  • Label: Kerri Simpson (SPUD CD 002)
  • Format: CD
  • Note: Recorded at Periscope June 1994
Speak
(with VeVe)
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Karmic Hit (KH 005)
  • Format: CD
Confessin' the Blues
  • Released: 1998[6]
  • Label: Viridian (VR028)
  • Format: CD
Vodou Songs of the Spirits
  • Released: 2001[7]
  • Label: Kerri Simpson (SPUD CD 3)
  • Format: CD
Maybe By Midnight
  • Released: 2007[8][9]
  • Label: Origin Records (OR077)
  • Format: CD
Sun Gonna Shine
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Belmore Records (BEL009)
  • Format: CD
Fortune Favoured Me
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Kerri Simpson (KATB2)
  • Format: CD, digital
4AM
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Kerri Simpson (KABD3)
  • Format: CD, digital

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
ARIA Music Awards of 1999 Confessin' the Blues ARIA Award for Best Blues and Roots Album Nominated

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.
Music Victoria Awards of 2014 4am Best Blues Album Nominated [10][11]

References

  1. ↑ Thow, Penny (23 October 2003), "Aria nominations for Wagga singers", Hobart Mercury
  2. ↑ "ARIA Nominees", Billboard, 16 October 1999
  3. ↑ Sonti, C (18 June 2014), "Belles coming to town", Seymour Telegraph
  4. ↑ Benoit, Charles (20 August 2015), ""The universe has conspired to pull us together" – An interview with The Ska Vendors", Reggae Steady Ska
  5. ↑ Mangan, John (23 June 1995), "Sultry Singer Simpson Hits (super) Highway", The Age
  6. ↑ Weir, Kenny (7 February 1999), "Confessin' The Blues.", Sunday Herald Sun
  7. ↑ Weir, Kenny (7 February 1999), "Confessin' The Blues.", Sunday Herald Sun
  8. ↑ Reilly, Greg (10 February 2008), "COUNTRY", Sunday Herald Sun
  9. ↑ Irwin, Julia (5 March 2008), "CD", Preston Leader
  10. ↑ "Previous Nominess". Music Victoria. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "Previous Winners". Music Victoria. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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