# Angus Gill > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Angus_Gill > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Angus_Gill.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Gill > Source revision: 1353656773 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Port_Macquarie%2C_New_South_Wales) | origin = [Wauchope, New South Wales](/source/Wauchope%2C_New_South_Wales) | genre = [Country](/source/Country_music), [folk](/source/Folk_music), [bluegrass](/source/Bluegrass_music), [Americana](/source/Americana_(music)) | occupation = Singer/songwriter, comedian, producer, author | instrument = Vocals, guitar, [mandolin](/source/mandolin), [banjo](/source/banjo), piano, [hammond organ](/source/hammond_organ), [ukulele](/source/ukulele), [dobro](/source/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](/source/Wauchope%2C_New_South_Wales) in [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales).{{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}} Gill is a [Golden Guitar](/source/Country_Music_Awards_of_Australia) winner{{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}} and an [Australian Independent Country Music Award](/source/Mildura_Country_Music_Festival) winner.{{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}} He has had twenty #1 songs on the Australian country music radio charts.{{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}} In November 2019, Gill became one of the youngest Australian artists to perform on the [Grand Ole Opry](/source/Grand_Ole_Opry) in [Nashville, Tennessee](/source/Nashville%2C_Tennessee).{{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}} ==Biography== ===Early years=== Angus grew up in [Wauchope](/source/Wauchope%2C_New_South_Wales) on the [Mid North Coast](/source/Mid_North_Coast) of [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales).{{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}} 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](/source/Wauchope%2C_New_South_Wales) Public School, where he formed his own band, Angus Gill and the Wild Turkeys, later attending St Columba Anglican School in [Port Macquarie](/source/Port_Macquarie%2C_New_South_Wales).{{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}} Whilst in school, Gill honed his craft by playing regular gigs at the Wauchope's heritage theme park [Timbertown](/source/Timbertown) and hosting his own radio show on Wauchope based community radio station 2WAY FM.{{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}}{{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}} Gill received a scholarship to attend the CMAA Academy of Country Music in Tamworth in 2012{{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}} and released his debut EP ''Livewire'' in 2014.{{cite web |title=Tea & Biscuits |url=http://crspublicity.com.au/crs-cd/172/angus-gill/ |website=CRS Publicity |accessdate=22 July 2019}} ===2017–2024=== Gill released his self-produced debut album ''Nomad'' on 15 September 2017{{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}} via Checked Label Services.{{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}} The album features collaborations with [Adam Harvey](/source/Adam_Harvey), [Gina Jeffreys](/source/Gina_Jeffreys), [Kevin Bennett](/source/The_Flood_(band)), [Luke O'Shea](/source/Luke_O'Shea), [Bill Chambers](/source/Bill_Chambers_(musician)), [Drew McAlister](/source/Drew_McAlister), [Troy Kemp](/source/McAlister_Kemp), [Mike Carr](/source/Buddy_Goode), [Amos Morris](/source/Amos_Morris) and others. In 2019, Gill signed a global publishing deal with Origin Music Publishing.{{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}} He released his second studio album ''[Welcome to My Heart](/source/Welcome_to_My_Heart)'' in September 2019, which debuted at number 2 on the [ARIA](/source/ARIA_Charts) Country Albums Chart. The album was nominated for 'Traditional Country Album of the Year' at the 48th [Country Music Awards of Australia](/source/Country_Music_Awards_of_Australia).{{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}} In 2020, Gill collaborated with the members of the [Paul Kelly](/source/Paul_Kelly_(Australian_musician)) band for his third studio album ''[3 Minute Movies](/source/3_Minute_Movies)'', released as ''Angus Gill & Seasons of Change'', in September 2020 on Rivershack Records/MGM.{{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}} The album features a duet with US singer-songwriter [Steve Earle](/source/Steve_Earle) and a guest appearance from [Mark Lizotte](/source/Diesel_(musician)). 3 Minute Movies reached number 1 on the [AIR](/source/Australian_Independent_Record_Labels_Association) Albums Chart, number 2 on the [ARIA](/source/ARIA_Charts) Australian Country Albums Chart and number 28 on the ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart.{{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}} Gill and Seasons of Change were nominated for two Golden Guitar awards at the 49th [Country Music Awards of Australia](/source/Country_Music_Awards_of_Australia).{{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}} In October 2021, Gill released [The Scrapbook](/source/The_Scrapbook_(Angus_Gill_Album)) 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.{{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](/source/ARIA_Charts)|date=8 October 2021|access-date=9 October 2021}} He was nominated for four Golden Guitar awards at the 50th [Country Music Awards of Australia](/source/Country_Music_Awards_of_Australia), winning one for Bush Ballad of the Year for ''The Easy Way.''{{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}} In 2022, Gill had three #1 hits on the Country Songs Top 40 Australian Airplay Chart in six weeks.{{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}}{{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}}{{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}} Gill was nominated for three awards at the 2024 CMAA.{{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}}{{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}} In February 2024, he released his first compilation album, titled ''The Songwriter... So Far''.{{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}} ===2025=== In October 2025, Gill released ''Postcards'' a bluegrass album covering classic Australian songs.{{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}} He also published his debut novella ''Departure & Arrival'', a work of fiction inspired by his grandmother's journey with [Alzheimer's disease](/source/Alzheimer's_disease).{{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}} ==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](/source/ARIA_Charts)
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}} ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [AUS
Country](/source/ARIA_Charts){{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Angus+Gill|title=Discography Angus Gill|website=australian-charts.com|accessdate=8 October 2021}} |- ! scope="row"| ''Nomad'' | * Released: 15 September 2017{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/nomad/1280879401|title=3 Minute Movie|website=Apple Music|accessdate=27 October 2020}} * Label: Checked Label Services * Formats: CD, [LP](/source/LP_record), digital download, [streaming](/source/streaming_media) | — || 13 |- ! scope="row"| ''[Welcome to My Heart](/source/Welcome_to_My_Heart)'' | * Released: 20 September 2019{{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}} * Label: ABC/Universal * Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 47 || 2 |- ! scope="row"| ''[3 Minute Movies](/source/3_Minute_Movies)''
(as Angus Gill & Seasons of Change) | * Released: 25 September 2020{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/3-minute-movies/1529045342|title=3 Minute Movie|website=Apple Music|accessdate=27 October 2020}} * Label: Rivershack/MGM * Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 28 || 2 |- ! scope="row"| ''[The Scrapbook](/source/The_Scrapbook_(album))'' | * Released: 24 September 2021 * Label: Rivershack/MGM * Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | 19
{{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](/source/Australian_Recording_Industry_Association)|date=11 October 2021|access-date=8 October 2021}}|| 1 |- ! scope="row"| ''Departure & Arrival''
(as Angus Gill & Seasons of Change) | * Released: 18 August 2023{{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](/source/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation)|date= 18 August 2023|access-date= 9 September 2023}} * Label: Rivershack/MGM * Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | || 1 |- ! scope="row"| ''Postcards'' | * Released: 24 October 2025 * 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 * 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{{cite web|url=https://angusgill.com.au/shop/livewire/|title=Livewire|website=Angus Gill|accessdate=27 October 2020}} * Label: Angus Gill * Formats: CD |- ! scope="row"| ''The Gilly Season'' | * Released: 2022{{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}} * Label: Rivershack Records/MGM * Formats: Digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''McCusker Gill''
(with [Eric McCusker](/source/Eric_McCusker)) | * Released: 21 March 2025 * Label: Rivershack Records * Formats: Digital download |} ==Awards== ===CMA Awards=== The [Country Music Awards of Australia](/source/Country_Music_Awards_of_Australia) is an annual awards night held in January during the [Tamworth Country Music Festival](/source/Tamworth_Country_Music_Festival), celebrating recording excellence in the [Australian country music](/source/Australian_country_music) industry. {{awards table}} (wins only) |- | 2022{{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](/source/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation)|date=20 April 2022|access-date=21 April 2022|author= Maguire, Kemii}} || "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.{{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}} {{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](/source/Tamworth_Country_Music_Festival). They commenced in 1986.{{cite web|url=https://www.tsaonline.com.au/song-competition/|title=Tamworth Songwriters Association|website=Tamworth Songwriters Association Online|access-date=23 March 2022}}{{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}} {{awards table}} (wins only) |- | 2013 | "Names Upon the Wall" | Junior Songwriter | {{won}} |- {{end}} == References == {{reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gill, Angus}} Category:Living people Category:1998 births Category:Australian country singer-songwriters Category:Musicians from New South Wales Category:21st-century Australian male singers Category:Australian male singer-songwriters Category:People from Wauchope, New South Wales Category:21st-century Australian singer-songwriters --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Angus Gill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Gill) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angus_Gill?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.