{{Short description|Australian country music band}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=November 2020}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Bullamakanka | image = | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = | alias = | origin = Australia | genre = country music | years_active = 1978–present | label = Mercury, RCA, EMI | associated_acts = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | current_members = | past_members = Ray Young, Dave Ovenden, Rex Radonich (1978-1986), Rod McCormack (1986-) }}
'''Bullamakanka''' was an Australian country music trio formed in 1978. The band toured extensively throughout the 1980s and their distinctive melding of Australian bush music with American bluegrass gained them a large following.
In 1986, Rex Radonich died in a car accident and Rod McCormack joined the band. The band's single, "Home Amongst the Gum Trees", brought them a considerable measure of crossover success.
Ray Young died of liver cancer in March 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Ray Young|url=https://www.musicminder.com/scripts/entertainers/displayentertainer.asp?ID=007174|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-04|website=Music Minder}}</ref>
==Discography == ===Albums=== ====Studio albums==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of studio albums, with Australian positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| AUS<br><ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=49}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" | ''Bullamakanka'' | * Released: May 1982 * Label: Mercury (6437150) * Formats: Cassette, LP | align="center" | 97 |- ! scope="row" | ''In Search of'' | * Released: June 1983 * Label: RCA (VPL1-0415) * Formats: cassette, LP | align="center" | 88 |- ! scope="row" | ''From the Heart '' | * Released: 1988 * Label: True Blue Records (463253-1) * Formats: cassette, LP | align="center" | - |}
====Live albums==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of live albums ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Details |- ! scope="row" | ''Bullas Live'' | * Released: 1985 * Label: EMI (EMX.430029) |}
====Compilation albums==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of compilation albums ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Details |- ! scope="row" | ''The Best of Bullamakanka'' | * Released: 1993 * Label: Music World (MWCD-306) |- ! scope="row" | ''Then and Now: The Best of Bullamakanka'' | * Released: 2001 * Label: MasterSong (504422) |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" |+ List of singles, with Australian chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:20em;" | Title ! scope="col" colspan="1" | Peak chart<br />positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Album |- ! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" | <small>AUS</small><br /><ref name=aus/> |- |rowspan="2" | 1982 ! scope="row" | "Waratah and Wattle" | style="text-align:center;" | - |rowspan="2" | ''Bullamakanka'' |- ! scope="row" | "Home Among the Gumtrees" | style="text-align:center;" | 88 |- |rowspan="2" | 1983 ! scope="row" | "Dr Who" | style="text-align:center;" | - |rowspan="2" | ''In Search Of'' |- ! scope="row" | "Gaylene" / "Dingo Hang Dog Blues" | style="text-align:center;" | - |- | 1986 ! scope="row" | "Goodbye Blinky Bill" (with John Williamson) | style="text-align:center;" | - | ''All the Best (John Williamson album)'' |- | 1988 ! scope="row" | "Ride These Roads" | style="text-align:center;" | - | ''From the Heart'' |- | 1990 ! scope="row" | "Dust" | style="text-align:center;" | - | |}
==Awards== ===Country Music Awards of Australia===
The Country Music Awards of Australia (CMAA) (also known as the Golden Guitar Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. They have been held annually since 1973.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.country.com.au/awards/past-award-winners|title=Past Award Winners|accessdate=2 November 2020|archive-date=25 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201025171148/https://country.com.au/awards/past-award-winners|url-status=dead}}</ref> {{awards table}} |- | 1982 | "Home Among the Gum Trees" | Vocal Group or Duo of the Year | {{won}} |- | 1984 | "Gaylene" | Vocal Group or Duo of the Year | {{won}} |- | 1985 | "G'Day" | Vocal Group or Duo of the Year | {{won}} |- | 1989 | "Bullabounce" | Instrumental of the Year | {{won}} |- | 1990 | "Ride These Roads" | Vocal Group or Duo of the Year | {{won}} |- | 1991 | "Dust" | Vocal Group or Duo of the Year | {{won}} {{end}} * Note: wins only
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Category:Australian country music groups Category:Musical groups established in 1978