Draft:Shannon Bourne

Shannon Bourne is an Australian guitarist, singer, songwriter, and music producer. He won the 1997 Victorian Guitar Solo Competition and the 2001 VicTas Blues Music Emerging Talent Award. He is well revered by his contemporaries.

Bourne is known for both his solo work and as the lead guitarist for several projects. He is the lead guitarist in the Melbourne blues band Checkerboard Lounge. He also plays for Don Walker of Cold Chisel.

In 2011 Bourne joined the band of Australian blues musician Chris Wilson as lead guitarist, for touring and recorded collaborations. He has also worked with Russell Morris, Broderick Smith, The Black Sorrows, Vanessa Amorosi, Matt Walker, John Schumann, Andy Cowan, and Kerri Simpson.

From 2009 to 2011, Bourne toured with Tex Perkins' "The Man in Black: The Johnny Cash Story". His guitar-playing can be heard on Russell Morris' blues trilogy (Sharkmouth, Van Diemen's Land, and Red Dirt, Red Heart) and Chris Wilson and Geoff Achison's 2012 "Box of Blues." In 2010 he was invited to showcase at SXSW in Austin Texas.

Awards and nominations

 * 2022 - Winner - 2022 Music Victoria Awards - Best Blues Work (with Checkerboard Lounge)
 * 2022 - Nominated - Blues Music Victoria - 2022 People Choice Blues Legend Award
 * 2017 - Nominated - APRA Awards - Blues & Roots Work of the Year - "Lonesome Road" (Co-writer with Russell Morris)
 * 2015 - Shortlisted - APRA Awards - "Van Diemens Land" (Shannon Bourne & Russell Morris) - Song of the Year

Solo albums

 * 2005 - Burn It Down
 * 2009 - Dark Things
 * 2011 - 62:49 Live
 * 2018 - Words Fail (recorded, engineered by Jeff Lang)

Appears on

 * 2000 - Chris Wilson - Spiderman
 * 2002 - Chris Wilson - King For A Day
 * 2006 - The Black Sorrows - Roarin’ Town
 * 2007 - Kerri Simpson - Maybe By Midnight
 * 2008 - John Schumann and the Vagabond Crew - Behind The Lines
 * 2009 - Broderick Smith - Unknown Country
 * 2009 - Andy Cowan - When The Night Comes In
 * 2010 - Monique Brumby - Skeletons’ Polka
 * 2011 - Tex Perkins And The Band Of Gold - Tex Perkins And The Band Of Gold
 * 2011 - Paul Cartwright - Tenderpad
 * 2012 - Russell Morris - Sharkmouth
 * 2012 - Chris Wilson & Geoff Achison - Box Of Blues
 * 2012 - Kerri Simpson - Fortune Favoured Me
 * 2013 - Kerri Simpson - 4AM
 * 2013 - Tank Dilamma - Having Said That, Let Me Say This
 * 2014 - Russell Morris - Van Dieman’s Land
 * 2016 - Geoff Achison - Another, Mile, another Minute
 * 2019 - Sarah Carroll - Medicine
 * 2019 - Fenn Wilson - Ghost Heroin
 * 2021 - The Black Sorrows - Saint Georges Road
 * 2021 - Checkerboard Lounge - Sun Sessions
 * 2023 - Checkerboard Lounge - Uncivil Compliance

Production Credits
 * 2019 - Fenn Wilson - Ghost Heroin
 * 2017 - Thomas Hugh - You The Crowd
 * 2015 - Bill Jackson - The Wayside Ballads Vol.1