{{short description|Australian singer-songwriter (born 1998)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=March 2019}}{{Infobox musical artist | name = Angus Gill | image = Angus Gill performing 2019.jpg | caption = Gill performing in 2019 | birth_name = Angus Christopher Gill | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|2|5}} | birth_place = Port Macquarie, New South Wales | origin = Wauchope, New South Wales | genre = Country, folk, bluegrass, Americana | occupation = Singer/songwriter, comedian, producer, author | instrument = Vocals, guitar, mandolin, banjo, piano, hammond organ, ukulele, dobro | years_active = 2008— | website = {{URL|www.angusgill.com.au}} }}
'''Angus Christopher Gill''' (born 5 February 1998) is an Australian singer-songwriter, comedian, producer and author from Wauchope in New South Wales.<ref>{{cite news|title=Angus Gill is living the dream|url=https://www.wauchopegazette.com.au/story/3276475/angus-gill-is-living-the-dream-video/|date=13 August 2015|first=Nicole|last=Langdon|newspaper=Wauchope Gazette|accessdate=20 March 2019}}</ref> Gill is a Golden Guitar winner<ref>{{cite news |title=Tamworth Golden Guitar Award thrills bush balladeer Angus Gill, who pays tribute to music teacher |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-21/golden-guitar-tamworth-country-festival-2022-angus-gill/101004872 |website=ABC News |date=21 April 2022 |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref> and an Australian Independent Country Music Award winner.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wauchopegazette.com.au/story/5698501/national-award-for-angus-gill/?time=1539301828916&preview_token=GWBDlAKeZgOykZX4WGjLpnFhQQkLN5|title= Singer, songwriter Angus Gill nabs national music award|date=15 October 2018|newspaper=Wauchope Gazette|accessdate=20 March 2019}}</ref> He has had twenty #1 songs on the Australian country music radio charts.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hopkins |first1=Megan |title=Angus Gill Gives Aussie Classics A Bluegrass Twist On New Album Postcards |url=https://countrytown.com/news/angus-gill-gives-aussie-classics-a-bluegrass-twist-on-new-album-postcards/NF-KJikoKyo/24-10-25 |website=Countrytown |publisher=SCG Media |access-date=18 November 2025}}</ref> In November 2019, Gill became one of the youngest Australian artists to perform on the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Fitzpatrick |first1=Letitia |title=Angus Gill to raise funds for firefighters at album launch in Wauchope |url=https://www.portnews.com.au/story/6521565/singer-angus-to-raise-funds-for-firies-at-album-launch/ |website=Wauchope Gazette |date=2 December 2019 |publisher=Fairfax Media |accessdate=16 December 2019}}</ref>
==Biography== ===Early years=== Angus grew up in Wauchope on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales.<ref>{{cite web |title=Country crooner Angus Gill set to go global with his new record 'Welcome to my Heart' |url=https://7news.com.au/the-daily-edition/country-crooner-angus-gill-set-to-go-global-with-new-record-welcome-to-my-heart-c-296089 |website=7News |date=17 July 2019 |publisher=The Daily Edition |accessdate=22 July 2019}}</ref> He first picked up the guitar at age 6 and played his first gig at his local country music club, the Hastings Country Music Association, at age 7. Gill attended Wauchope Public School, where he formed his own band, Angus Gill and the Wild Turkeys, later attending St Columba Anglican School in Port Macquarie.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Langdon |first1=Nicole |title=Pupils join the Angus Gill chorus |url=https://www.portnews.com.au/story/2571988/pupils-join-the-angus-gill-chorus/?cs=257 |website=Port News |date=21 September 2014 |accessdate=22 July 2019}}</ref> Whilst in school, Gill honed his craft by playing regular gigs at the Wauchope's heritage theme park Timbertown and hosting his own radio show on Wauchope based community radio station 2WAY FM.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Jackie |title=Angus Gill's Hands are Clean: An Interview |url=https://jackiesmithwrites.wordpress.com/2018/05/30/angus-gills-hands-are-clean-an-interview/ |website=Jackie Smith Writes |date=30 May 2018 |accessdate=22 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Change is in the air |url=https://issuu.com/portmacquarieindependent3/docs/your_local_independent_4_february_2/7 |website=Port Macquarie Independent |date=4 February 2016 |publisher=Issuu |accessdate=22 July 2019}}</ref> Gill received a scholarship to attend the CMAA Academy of Country Music in Tamworth in 2012<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Chrissy |title=Young singer/songwriter Angus Gill |url=http://portmacquarie.focusmag.com.au/young-singer-songwriter-angus-gill/ |website=Focus Magazine |accessdate=22 July 2019}}</ref> and released his debut EP ''Livewire'' in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tea & Biscuits |url=http://crspublicity.com.au/crs-cd/172/angus-gill/ |website=CRS Publicity |accessdate=22 July 2019}}</ref>
===2017–2024=== Gill released his self-produced debut album ''Nomad'' on 15 September 2017<ref>{{cite web|title=Northern Daily Leader|url=http://www.northerndailyleader.com.au/story/4839224/a-relatable-new-release-from-angus/|website=Northern Daily Leader|date=8 August 2017 |accessdate=24 October 2017}}</ref> via Checked Label Services.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Land|url=http://www.theland.com.au/story/4832272/angus-loves-his-journey/|website=The Land|accessdate=24 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222105000/http://www.theland.com.au/story/4832272/angus-loves-his-journey/|archive-date=22 December 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album features collaborations with Adam Harvey, Gina Jeffreys, Kevin Bennett, Luke O'Shea, Bill Chambers, Drew McAlister, Troy Kemp, Mike Carr, Amos Morris and others.
In 2019, Gill signed a global publishing deal with Origin Music Publishing.<ref>{{cite web |title=Origin signs global deal with NSW country performer Angus Gill |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/origin-signs-global-deal-with-nsw-country-performer-angus-gill/ |website=The Music Network |date=20 May 2019 |accessdate=22 July 2019}}</ref> He released his second studio album ''Welcome to My Heart'' in September 2019, which debuted at number 2 on the ARIA Country Albums Chart. The album was nominated for 'Traditional Country Album of the Year' at the 48th Country Music Awards of Australia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Young country star Angus Gill nominated for a Golden Guitar Award |url=https://7news.com.au/the-daily-edition/young-country-star-angus-gill-nominated-for-a-golden-guitar-award--c-615564 |website=7News |date=23 December 2019 |accessdate=29 October 2020}}</ref>
In 2020, Gill collaborated with the members of the Paul Kelly band for his third studio album ''3 Minute Movies'', released as ''Angus Gill & Seasons of Change'', in September 2020 on Rivershack Records/MGM.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last1=Uitti |first1=Jacob |title=Angus Gill shares his relationship with Steve Earle, Steady Improvement, as well as $25 and a Meat Pie |url=https://americansongwriter.com/three-minute-movie-angus-gill-album-interview/ |website=American Songwriter |date=15 October 2020 |accessdate=29 October 2020}}</ref> The album features a duet with US singer-songwriter Steve Earle and a guest appearance from Mark Lizotte.<ref name=":0" /> 3 Minute Movies reached number 1 on the AIR Albums Chart, number 2 on the ARIA Australian Country Albums Chart and number 28 on the ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart.<ref>{{cite web |title=Not Familiar With ARIA-charting Aussie Angus Gill yet? Here's Why You Need To Be |url=https://themusic.com.au/news/angus-gill-seasons-change-3-minute-movies-aria-charts/RipSWFtaXVw/27-10-20/ |website=The Music |accessdate=29 October 2020}}</ref> Gill and Seasons of Change were nominated for two Golden Guitar awards at the 49th Country Music Awards of Australia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Australia's Finest Country Musicians Lead This Year's Golden Guitar Nominations |url=https://themusic.com.au/news/2021-golden-guitar-awards-nominations/OaghLSwvLlE/19-11-20 |website=The Music |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref>
In October 2021, Gill released The Scrapbook which became his highest ARIA chart peak, debuting at number 1 on the ARIA Australian Country Albums Chart and number 19 on the ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/news/drake-returns-to-aria-albums-chart-1-with-certified-lover-boy|title=Drake returns to ARIA Albums Chart #1 with ''Certified Lover Boy''|website=ARIA Charts|date=8 October 2021|access-date=9 October 2021}}</ref> He was nominated for four Golden Guitar awards at the 50th Country Music Awards of Australia, winning one for Bush Ballad of the Year for ''The Easy Way.''<ref>{{cite web |title=Wauchope's Angus Gill wins Golden Guitar |url=https://www.portnews.com.au/story/7708889/wauchopes-angus-gill-wins-golden-guitar-at-tamworth-music-festival/ |website=Port News |date=23 April 2022 |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref> In 2022, Gill had three #1 hits on the Country Songs Top 40 Australian Airplay Chart in six weeks.<ref>{{cite web |title=21st May 2022 |url=https://countrytrackschart.com.au/index.php?chartid=422 |website=Country Songs Top 40 Australian Airplay Chart |publisher=Campfire Publishing |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=23rd April 2022 |url=https://countrytrackschart.com.au/index.php?chartid=418 |website=Country Songs Top 40 Australian Airplay Chart |publisher=Campfire Publishing |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=9th April 2022 |url=https://countrytrackschart.com.au/index.php?chartid=416 |website=Country Songs Top 40 Australian Airplay Chart |publisher=Campfire Publishing |access-date=19 May 2022}}</ref>
Gill was nominated for three awards at the 2024 CMAA.<ref name="CMAA23noms1">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcmf.com.au/gga-nominees|title=Toyota 52nd Golden Guitar Awards|website=TCMF|date=20 November 2023|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref><ref name="CMAA23noms2">{{cite web|url=https://www.tcmf.com.au/nominees-announced-for-the-52nd-country-music-awards-of-australia-the-toyota-golden-guitar-awards#:~:text=Tamworth%20Regional%20Council%20will%20present,livestreamed%20via%20the%20Festival%20website.|title=Nominees Announced for the 52nd Country Music Awards |website=TCMF|date=20 November 2023|access-date=23 November 2023}}</ref> In February 2024, he released his first compilation album, titled ''The Songwriter... So Far''.<ref name="The Songwriter">{{cite web|url=https://www.kixcountry.com.au/hottest-country-news/angus-gill-drops-compilation-album-the-songwriter-so-far-ahead-of-move-to-nashville/|title= Angus Gill Drops Compilation Album 'The Songwriter… So Far' Ahead Of Move To Nashville|website=Kix Country|date=23 February 2024|access-date=27 February 2024}}</ref>
===2025=== In October 2025, Gill released ''Postcards'' a bluegrass album covering classic Australian songs.<ref name="Postcards">{{cite web|url=https://countrytown.com/news/angus-gill-gives-aussie-classics-a-bluegrass-twist-on-new-album-postcards/NF-KJikoKyo/24-10-25|title=Angus Gill Gives Aussie Classics a Bluegrass Twist On New Album ''Postcards'' |website=Country Town|date=24 October 2025|access-date=25 October 2025}}</ref> He also published his debut novella ''Departure & Arrival'', a work of fiction inspired by his grandmother's journey with Alzheimer's disease.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Saleh |first1=Lillian |title=Country star Angus Gill reveals heartbreak of Alzheimer's battle |url=https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/wellbeing/country-star-angus-gill-reveals-heartbreak-of-alzheimers-battle/news-story/e009332ff76c49fefad037039e44342b |website=News.com.au |publisher=NewsCorp |access-date=18 November 2025}}</ref>
==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+List of studio albums, with release date, label, and selected chart positions shown ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS<br /><ref name="ARIA Albums">Peaks in Australia: * For all except noted: {{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Angus+Gill|title=Discography Angus Gill|website=australian-charts.com|accessdate=8 October 2021}} * For ''3 Minute Movies'': {{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Angus+Gill+%26+Seasons+Of+Change|title=Discography Angus Gill & Seasons of Change|website=australian-charts.com|accessdate=8 October 2021}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS<br>Country<ref>{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Angus+Gill|title=Discography Angus Gill|website=australian-charts.com|accessdate=8 October 2021}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| ''Nomad'' | * Released: 15 September 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/nomad/1280879401|title=3 Minute Movie|website=Apple Music|accessdate=27 October 2020}}</ref> * Label: Checked Label Services * Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | — || 13 |- ! scope="row"| ''Welcome to My Heart'' | * Released: 20 September 2019<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/welcome-to-my-heart/1471261672|title=Welcome to My Heart|website=Apple Music|accessdate=27 October 2020}}</ref> * Label: ABC/Universal * Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 47 || 2 |- ! scope="row"| ''3 Minute Movies'' <br> (as Angus Gill & Seasons of Change) | * Released: 25 September 2020<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/3-minute-movies/1529045342|title=3 Minute Movie|website=Apple Music|accessdate=27 October 2020}}</ref> * Label: Rivershack/MGM * Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 28 || 2 |- ! scope="row"| ''The Scrapbook'' | * Released: 24 September 2021 * Label: Rivershack/MGM * Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | 19 <br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/albums-chart/2021-10-11|title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=11 October 2021|access-date=8 October 2021}}</ref>|| 1
|- ! scope="row"| ''Departure & Arrival'' <br> (as Angus Gill & Seasons of Change) | * Released: 18 August 2023<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/country/angus-gill-seasons-of-change-departure-arrival-/102748008|title=Angus Gill & Seasons of Change 'Departure & Arrival' |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date= 18 August 2023|access-date= 9 September 2023}}</ref> * Label: Rivershack/MGM * Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | || 1 |- ! scope="row"| ''Postcards'' | * Released: 24 October 2025<ref name="Postcards"/> * Label: ORiGin Music / Warner * Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | || |- |}
===Compilation albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" | Details |- ! scope="row"| ''The Songwriter... So Far'' | * Released: 23 February 2024<ref name="The Songwriter"/> * Label: Rivershack * Formats: digital download, streaming |}
===Extended plays=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! scope="col" |Title ! scope="col" | Details |- ! scope="row"| ''Livewire'' | * Released: 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://angusgill.com.au/shop/livewire/|title=Livewire|website=Angus Gill|accessdate=27 October 2020}}</ref> * Label: Angus Gill * Formats: CD |- ! scope="row"| ''The Gilly Season'' | * Released: 2022<ref>{{cite web |title=Angus Gill: The Gilly Season |url=https://www.originmusicpublishing.com/news/angus-gill-the-gilly-season |website=Origin Music Publishing |access-date=10 November 2022}}</ref> * Label: Rivershack Records/MGM * Formats: Digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''McCusker Gill'' <br> (with Eric McCusker) | * Released: 21 March 2025 * Label: Rivershack Records * Formats: Digital download |}
==Awards== ===CMA Awards=== 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. {{awards table}} (wins only) |- | 2022<ref name="CMAA2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-20/golden-guitar-winners-2022-country-music-tamworth/101002818|title=2022 Golden Guitar Awards see Cassar-Daley take out Slim Dusty record, Shane Nicholson and Ashleigh Dallas collect top gongs|website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=20 April 2022|access-date=21 April 2022|author= Maguire, Kemii}}</ref> || "The Easy Way" (with Manfred Vijars) || Bush Ballad of the Year || {{won}} |- {{end}}
===Australian Independent Country Music Awards=== The Australian Independent Country Music Awards recognises the achievements of independent recording artists. The prestigious awards commenced in 1996.<ref>{{cite web |title=Singer, songwriter Angus Gill nabs national music award |url=https://www.portnews.com.au/story/5698501/national-award-for-angus-gill/ |website=Port News |date=14 October 2018 |access-date=23 March 2022}}</ref> {{awards table}} (wins only) |- | 2018 | "Hands Are Clean" | Male Rising Star | {{won}} |- {{end}}
===Tamworth Songwriters Awards=== The Tamworth Songwriters Association (TSA) is an annual songwriting awards night for original country songs, awarded in January at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. They commenced in 1986.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsaonline.com.au/song-competition/|title=Tamworth Songwriters Association|website=Tamworth Songwriters Association Online|access-date=23 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tsaonline.com.au/past-winners/|title=Tamworth Songwriters Association Past Winners|website=Tamworth Songwriters Association Online|access-date=23 March 2022}}</ref> {{awards table}} (wins only) |- | 2013 | "Names Upon the Wall" | Junior Songwriter | {{won}} |- {{end}}
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