Brent Parlane
# Brent Parlane

Brent Parlane is a country music musician and songwriter. His self-titled album was nominated for a 1993 ARIA Award for Best Country Album and he won the 1993 Golden Guitar for Best New Talent and has been a finalist on four occasions.

Parlane was born in New Zealand and moved to Australia in 1976. His first solo album was a self-financed and self-produced live album. He then signed with ABC Country.

Parlane was a member of New Zealand country rock band Beech, which released a single, "Head For Home"/"Ready To Run" (1975), through White Cloud. The band's lineup was Parlane (guitar and vocals), Andrew Forrer (bass), Andrew Kay (keyboards), Phil Jones (guitar and vocals), Ron Mahony (drums) and later Donald Bean (drums).

In Australia Parlane formed 33° South (previously called Tourists) with Forrer, Kay, Co Tipping (guitar) and Dave Cail (drums). The band put out two singles through Polydor Records: "This Time It's Love"/"Something To Believe In" (1979) and "Mr President"/"Baby Jane" (1980). These were followed by an album, 33° South (1980).

## Discography

### Albums

| Title | Album details |
| - | - |
| Come On You Guys This Is Serious! | Released: 1982 Label: EMI Custom Records (YPRX-1957) |
| Guitar Army | Released: 1988 Label: Mr. Wonderful Records |
| Brent Parlane | Released: 1992 Label: ABC Country |
| Tex Loves Daisy | Released: 1994 Label: ABC Country (4797812) |
| The Closest | Released: September 1999 Label: Shoestring Records Australia (SR 43) |
| Good Man Down | Released: 2001 Label: Shoestring Records Australia (SR 45) |
| The Happy Note | Released: 2003 Label: Shoestring Records Australia |
| Little Revolution | Released: 2006 Label: Shoestring Records Australia |
| This Wonderful Parade | Released: 2011 |
| Brent Parlane Band (as Brent Parlane Band) | Released: 2016 |

## Awards and nominations

### ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards are a set of annual ceremonies presented by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of the music of Australia. They commenced in 1987.

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1993 | Brent Parlane | ARIA Award for Best Country Album | Nominated | |

### 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.

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1993 | himself - "Save a Little Love" | New Talent of the Year | Won |

* Note: wins only
