Bennett Bowtell Urquhart

{{Short description|Australian County Music}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Bennett Bowtell Urquhart

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| origin =

| genre = country music

| years_active = 2015-present

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| associated_acts = Lyn Bowtell, Felicity Urquhart

| website = https://bennettbowtellurquhart.com

| current_members =

| past_members = Kevin Bennett
Lyn Bowtell
Felicity Urquhart

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Bennett Bowtell Urquhart (often abbreviated to BBU) is an Australian country music "supergroup" consisting of Kevin Bennett, Lyn Bowtell and Felicity Urquhart.

Career

In January 2015, at the Country Music Awards of Australia, the trio of Kevin Bennett, Lyn Bowtell and Felicity Urquhart first performed together in what they thought would be a one-off affair. They enjoyed the experience so much they decided to keep going and soon decided to record together.{{cite web|url=https://bennettbowtellurquhart.com/about-bbu/|title=About BBU|website=Bennett Bowtell Urquhart|accessdate=8 May 2020}}

Late in 2015, the trio released their debut single "I Hear Them All" and announced a self-titled debut album would be released in January 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP3cMELxoNY|title= Bennett, Bowtell & Urquhart "I Hear Them All: & Debut Album Out Jan 15th 2016|website=youTube|date=21 December 2015|accessdate=8 May 2020}}

In January 2016, the trio released their self-titled debut album. In January 2017, the album won two Golden Guitar awards at the Country Music Awards of Australia.

In September 2018, the trio released their second studio album, Weeds to positive reviews. Bruce Elder from Sydney Morning Herald called it "A true rarity: glorious harmonies, songs of depth and honesty, set against a rich diversity of country-inflected styles." while Musicologist Bernard Zuel enjoyed "...the lovely interplay of guitar, banjo and ukulele, which matches the interplay of their three voices: Urquhart's gossamer, Bowtell's crystalline and Bennett's grainier."{{cite web|url=https://www.felicityurquhart.com/bennett-bowtell-and-urquhart-album-2/|title=Bennett, Bowtell & Urquhart album 2 |website=felicityurquhart|date=2018|accessdate=8 May 2020}}

Discography

=Albums=

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! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions

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  • Released: January 2016{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/bennett-bowtell-urquhart/1070593374|title=Bennett Bowtell Urquhart DD|website=Apple Music|date=January 2016|accessdate=8 May 2020}}
  • Label: Bennett Bowtell Urquhart
  • Format: CD, Digital Download

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scope="row"| Weeds

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  • Released: September 2018{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/weeds/1423608535|title=Weeds DD|website=Apple Music|date=September 2018|accessdate=8 May 2020}}
  • Label: Bennett Bowtell Urquhart
  • Format: CD, Digital Download

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=Singles=

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2015

| align="left"| "I Hear Them All"{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0nXn_m6n34|title=Bennett, Bowtell & Urquhart "I Hear Them All" (OFFICIAL VIDEO) |website=YouTube|date=10 March 2016|accessdate=8 May 2020}}

| rowspan="2"| Bennett Bowtell Urquhart

2016

| align="left"| "Goulburn Valley Woman"{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtNWaCj6UEA|title=Bennett, Bowtell & Urquhart "Goulburn Valley Woman" (OFFICIAL VIDEO) |website=YouTube|date=29 July 2016|accessdate=8 May 2020}}

rowspan="2"| 2018

| align="left"| "Love or Money"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/love-or-money-single/1423611274|title=Love or Money - single|website=Apple Music|date=August 2018|accessdate=8 May 2020}}

| rowspan="2"| Weeds

align="left"| "Mountain of Pain"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/au/album/mountain-of-pain-single/1444771219|title=Mountain of Pain - single|website=Apple Music|date=November 2018|accessdate=8 May 2020}}

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, in Tamworth, New South Wales, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry{{cite web|url=https://www.country.com.au/awards/past-award-winners|title=Past Award Winners|website=Country|accessdate=8 May 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}} [note: wins only]

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| rowspan="2"| 2017

| rowspan="2"| Bennett Bowtell Urquhart

| Alternative Country Album of the Year

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| Group or Duo of the Year

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| 2019

| "Every Hello" (featuring Karl Broadie)

| Vocal Collaboration of the Year

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References