The Wilson Pickers

The Wilson Pickers is a country blues band formed in 2008 and comprises three Queenslanders, Ben Salter, Danny Widdicombe, Andrew Morris, and two Victorians, Sime Nugent and John Bedggood.^[1]

The Wilson Pickers
Origin	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Members	Ben Salter Danny Widdicombe Andrew Morris Sime Nugent John Bedggood

Their 2008 album, Land of the Powerful Owl, earned them a nomination for an ARIA Award for Best Blues & Roots Album and their 2010 album, Shake It Down, earned them second.

Band members

• John Bedggood – fiddle, mandolin, backing vocals
• Andrew Morris – acoustic guitar, vocals
• Sime Nugent – harmonica, guitar, backing vocals
• Ben Salter – banjo, vocals
• Danny Widdicombe – resonator guitar, vocals

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details
Land of the Powerful Owl	Released: 12 September 2008^[2]^[3] Label: ABC Music (1780337) Format: CD, digital download
Jolene	Released: 28 August 2009^[4] Label: ABC Music (2713374) Format: CD, digital download
Shake It Down	Released: 2 July 2010^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8] Label: ABC Music (2740479) Format: CD, digital download
You Can't Catch Fish from a Train	Released: 26 August 2016^[9] Label: ABC Music, UMA (4795857) Format: CD, digital download, LP, streaming

Live albums

Title	Details
Live!	Released: 26 January 2018^[10] Label: ABC Music, UMA (670640) Format: CD, digital download, LP, streaming Recorded at Byron Bay Blues and Roots Festival in 2017

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector. The commenced in 2006.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
AIR Awards of 2017^[11]^[12]	You Can't Catch a Fish from a Train	Best Independent Blues and Roots Album	Nominated

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.^[13][14]

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
2009	Land of the Powerful Owl	Best Blues & Roots Album	Nominated
2010	Shake It Down	Best Blues & Roots Album	Nominated
2016	You Can’t Catch a Fish from a Train	Best Blues & Roots Album	Nominated

Country Music Awards of Australia

The Country Music Awards of Australia is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival. Celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They commenced in 1973.

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result	Ref.
2017	You Can’t Catch a Fish from a Train	Alternative Country Album of the Year	Nominated	^[15]

References

1. Roberts, Jo (16 July 2010), "Never too busy to pick up on a good idea", The Age
2. "Land of the Powerful Owl(DD)". Apple Music. 12 September 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
3. Coufos, Polly (22 November 2008), "Land of the Powerful Owl review", The Australian
4. "Jolene (DD)". Apple Music. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
5. "Shake It Down (DD)". Apple Music. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
6. Williams, Heather (30 September 2010), "Shake It Down review", The Newcastle Herald
7. Radcliffe-Smith, Louise (8 August 2010), "Shake It Down review", Sunday Age
8. Zuel, Bernard (24 July 2010), "Country rock", The Sydney Morning Herald
9. "You Can't Catch Fish from a Train (DD)". Apple Music. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
10. "Live! (DD)". Apple Music. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
11. "A.B Original dominates 2017 AIR Awards nominations". theindustryobserver. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
12. "History Wins". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
13. McCabe, Kathy (29 September 2010), "Young guns aim for awards glory", The Courier-Mail
14. Mengel, Noel (10 July 2010), "Rich pickings", The Courier-Mail
15. "2017 GOLDEN GUITAR AWARD FINALISTS ANNOUNCED". TCMF. November 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2022.