AWARDS (and near misses)
2025
FINALIST in Gold Coast Music Awards - LIVE ACT of the YEAR
FINALIST (TOP 3) in Gold Coast Music Awards - People's Choice
FINALIST in Australian Folk Music Awards Instrumentalist of the Year (Marcus Church)
SEMIFINALIST in Unsigned Only Music Awards, Nashville
FINALIST (2 songs) in Australian Songwriters Association 2025 Competition
FINALIST (2 songs) in Tamworth Songwriters Association 2025 Competition
Arts Queensland RADF Grant
2024
SEMIFINALIST in the International Songwriting Competition (ISC), Nashville
THIRD PLACE in the Australian Folk Music Awards – People’s Choice Award
FINALIST in ICMA Awards Best Independent Country Band
FINALIST in ICMA Awards Best Independent Country Video
2023
FINALIST in ICMA Awards Best Australian Country Band
FINALIST in the Australian Folk Music Awards – Artist of the Year (Duo/Band)
FINALIST in the Australian Folk Music Awards - People’s Choice
2022
Awarded Exceptional Merit in the Australian Songwriters Association Awards
2021
Hermitage is located 6km out of Greater Brisbane 3-day COVID lockdown area. The next few got us.
Finalist in Folk Alliance Australia’s inaugural Australian Folk Music Awards – Community/Cultural Project of the Year
Semi-finalist in Tamworth Songwriters Awards
Shortlisted in the Australian Songwriters Association Awards
2020
Arts Queensland RADF Grant
Australian Songwriting Association competition shortlist (it was a very long shortlist)
2019
ARIA for Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album – Various Artists from ABC series The Recording Studio.
Nearly didn’t make it to Ewingar Rising Bushfire Benefit (due to a bushfire). Ironic.
2018
Tamworth Country Music Festival Busking Champions
Queensland Regional Busking Champions – Best Band, Overall and People’s Choice
Australian National Busking Champions
2017
Queensland Regional Busking Champions – Best Band, Overall and People’s Choice
Australian National Busking Championships – Best Band
2015
Mum, Marcus and Ella were questioned and almost arrested by Police while busking in Queen St, Brisbane on New Year’s Eve. They looked similar to another Family Band who were on the run!
2012
Almost got to perform at our first Festival. Except for the flood.
2011
Missed an emu near Goondiwindi. Camel near Uluru. Wallaby near Katherine. Mum hit an already dead roo on the road up to Darwin. That takes skill.