Danny Widdicombe
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{{Infobox musical artist
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| birth_name = Daniel Marseden Widdicombe
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| origin = Queensland, Australia
| genre = Country, blues, soul, jazz
| instruments = Guitar, Vocals
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| years_active = 1997–present
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| associated_acts = Andrew Morris, The Wilson Pickers,
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Daniel Marsden "Danny" Widdicombe is a musician from Queensland.
Career
{{main article|The Wilson Pickers}}
In 2008 Danny Widdicombe, on resonator guitar and vocals, formed a country blues band the Wilson Pickers alongside John Bedggood on fiddle, mandolin and backing vocals, Andrew Morris on acoustic guitar and vocals, Sime Nugent on harmonica, guitar and backing vocals and Ben Salter on banjo and vocals.{{Citation | last = Roberts | first = Jo | date = 16 July 2010 | title = Never too busy to pick up on a good idea | periodical = The Age }} He also performs in a duo with Morris and has a solo career.{{Citation | last = Purdie | first = Ross | date = 23 October 2011 | title = Singer's brave fight | periodical = Sunshine Coast Sunday }}{{Citation | last = Mengel | first = Noel | date = 20 October 2011 | title = Friends rally for solo album | periodical = The Courier-Mail }}
At 19 years old, Widdicombe was diagnosed with leukaemia.{{Citation | last = Mengel | first = Noel | date = 30 September 2006 | title = A transplanted life | periodical = The Courier-Mail }} In 2011 he released a solo album, Find Someone, which he completed while his leukaemia returned.{{Citation | last = Mengel | first = Noel | date = 1 October 2011 | title = Overcoming the odds | periodical = The Courier-Mail }}
In 2019, Widdicombe teamed up with instrumental jazz trio Trichotomy for album Between the Lines. Trichotomy's Sean Foran is on keyboards, John Parker on drums and Samuel Vincent on double bass, while Widdicombe plays guitar, pedal steel and sings.{{cite web|url=https://dannywiddicombe.com/project/between-the-lines/|title= Danny Widdicombe and instrumental Jazz trio Trichotomy team up for debut album Between The Lines|website=dannywiddicombe|date=August 2019|access-date=6 May 2021}}
Awards
=Queensland Music Awards=
The Queensland Music Awards (previously known as Q Song Awards) are annual awards celebrating Queensland, Australia's brightest emerging artists and established legends. They commenced in 2006.{{cite web|url=https://www.queenslandmusicawards.com.au/about|title=About the Queensland Music Awards|website=Queensland Music Awards|access-date=21 March 2021|archive-date=18 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318081104/https://www.queenslandmusicawards.com.au/about|url-status=dead}}
{{Awards table}} (wins only)
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| 2007{{cite web|url=http://www.soundsofoz.com/tag/emma-louise-lobb/|title=Emma Louise Lobb|website=Sounds of Oz|date=15 August 2007|access-date=25 March 2021}}{{cite web|url= https://www.queenslandmusicawards.com.au/past-winners/2007|title=Past Winners 2007|website=Queensland Music Awards|access-date=25 March 2021}}
| himself
| QMusic Encouragement Award
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| 2021{{cite web|url=https://scenestr.com.au/music/2021-queensland-music-awards-winners-20210505|title= 2021 Queensland Music Awards Winners|website=Scenestr|date=6 May 2021|access-date=6 May 2021}}
| "Falling" (with Kristin Berardi and Trichotomy)
| Jazz Award
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Discography
=Studio albums=
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| scope="row"| The Transplant Tapes
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| scope="row"| Dominoes
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| scope="row"| Find Someone
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| scope="row"| Between the Lines (with Trichotomy) |
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References
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External links
- {{official|https://dannywiddicombe.com/}}
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Category:Musicians from Queensland