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COLIN LILLIE is certainly one of a kind. This gypsy Scotsman has found a new life in Alice Springs in the Australian central desert where he has thrived as a songwriter. You don’t have to delve very deep into Colin’s lyrics or the heart of his voice to know his songs are driven by someone who has all of the shades of life experience to lean into. This rang true with his 2017 and 2019 awards for Best Live Voice at the National Live Music Awards.

In 2016 Colin released his debut album “Glass Homes” to critical acclaim and managed to take out the AU Review people’s choice Australian Artist Of The Year award. In 2020 he released the Mark Lizotte (DIESEL) produced “Petrichor” EP. August 2021 saw the release “Shades Of Love” Colin's second studio. This was recorded at Wild Mountain Studios with enigmatic producer Jamie Trevaskis (The Wilson Pickers) and together Colin and Jamie found a darker honesty in his performances than on any previous releases.

He released the EP THE.... produced by Australian Country star Catherine Britt - Colin Lillie.. The.. This featured the award winning artist Shane Nicholson, which he had two critically acclaimed songs released – The War, followed by The Road, a duet with Catherine. Britt.

Colin also enjoys co-writing he has been fortune to with the likes of Rohin Jones (The Middle East) Tyrone Noonan (George) & Lachlan Bryan (Lachlan Bryan and the Wildes) to name a few.

Pre 2020 Colin was well on the way to becoming one of Australia’s hardest touring artists supporting the likes of DIESEL, BUSBY MAROU, JAMES REYNE, and THE ANIMALS on their relentless tour schedules and making friends everywhere he went. Colin also performed five shows at the 2019 Woodford Folk Festival and made it to New Orleans in 2020 as part of the Folk Alliance International Festival. So its no surprise that 2022 saw him get right back into where supported Catherine on her Bush Pup tour traveling throughput regional Australia finishing with performances in April 2022 at his first Tamworth County Music Festival. This was followed once again being invited to perform at the prestigious Folk Alliance conference/showcase in Kansas City and then to the renowned Americana Fest conference to showcase in Nashvile.

The new year has not seen stop with a number of shows at this year Tamworth Country Music Festival with an electrifying performance at Americana in the Park in front of a crowd of over 5000 Aussie country fans.

This has seen Colin build his audience and head back into the studio with Catherine Britt once again to record new music for a second EP later in the year. 2023 has already seen Colin start the year with a number of tour dates across Australia staring with a Small Halls tour of 16 shows in Western Australia. Then he embarked on a National solo tour of Australia with dates in Hobart to Darwin. He also performed at this years Port Fairy festival and National Celtic Festival with him planning to head back to Nashvile to perform as part of the Sounds Australia at Americana Fest in September.

With dates already confirmed for Tamworth 2024 and a run of co-headline dates with Billie Jo Porter 2024 is already looking busy for the up and coming Australian Americana artists. Lillie is already working on a third full studio album and is currently filming for a 10 episode art serious which has all ready seen Colin interview a number of Australian creatives from music, tv, art and journalism world. He also released a track with fellow Australian Singer Songwriter David Garnham and the reason to live in August this year..

Realising Colin’s increasing profile he was offered and has accepted a sponsorship from Takamine guitars.

And the world continues to discover Colin’s songs and singing – something that’s very evident from the number of uses of his songs recently in film and television. The track Hold On is included in Adam a Hollywood movie starring Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad). Human Kind Of Life is in the BBC television show Wakefield. The Broken Crown a song from Colin's EP The was featured in a Steve King short film which was released in 2022 and in 2023 he also has songs and music in a forthcoming documentary Yimi Junga which highlights the continual struggle of Aboriginal woman and children in remote Australia , Not too bad at all !

So as Colin hits the road again performing as much as possible he continues to write as well as work with people in recovery from drug and alcohol addictions. Colin visits rehab centres and uses his songs and life experience as a way to assist others.

   “Colin Lillie has been gifted an incredible voice. It’s a voice that has seen him win countless accolades, including nominations for the National Live Music Awards’ ‘Live Voice Of The Year’.” - Scenestr

Upcoming dates Past dates
22.04.2022	The Pub	99 Gunnedah Rd, Tamworth, Australia

PRESS/MEDIA, AWARDS, FESTIVAL & TOUR HISTORY

PRESS/MEDIA REVIEWS

The Music

The Guardian Australia

FESTIVAL AND MAIN SUPPORT HISTORY

2023 - Tamworth Country Music Festival, Americana in the Park, Port Fairy Festival, National Celtic Festival, co Headline Small Halls Tour, Solo National Tour

2022- Tamworth Country Music Festival, Folk Alliance International, Americana Fest, Support Catherine Britt

2021- Territory Day Celebration Alice Springs, Cat Stevens tribute show Darwin, Adelaide and QLD

2020 - Official Showcase Folk Alliance International Conference (New Orleans) Support for DIESEL, co Headline Small Halls Australia Tour with Iona Fyfee (Scotland)

2019 - Co Headline tour with River Matthews (UK) Support for Busby Marou / Support for DIESEL / Support for James Reyne / NATIONAL Celtic Festival Festival of Voices / Wingham Akoostic Festival / Woodford Folk Festival

2018 - The Voice Australia 2018 Blind Audition winner (Team George) Village Festival Yeppoon QueenslandDarwin Festival / Single Launch Alice Springs

Support for The Animals (UK) Australian Tour 14 Shows Beyond Festival NSW / Support for DIESELBanyule Carols Melbourne / Celtic Festival Melbourne

2017 - T pain(support), Nannup Music Festival WA, National Folk Festival, Alice Desert Festival, Kilcoy BBQ and Beer Festival, Wingham Akoostic Festival, Australia Music Week Conference Footstomp Showcase

2016 - Ash Grunwald (Support), National Folk Festival, Bigsound 2016 Brisbane, National Live Music Awards

2015 - Nannup Music Festival, Adalaide Fringe, Booim Gari Festival, Tjungu Festival Ulara, Top End Folk Festival, Teneriffe Festival, Round the Campfire, South Australia Art Gallery, Stonefield (support),You am I (support), Woodford Folk Festival (supporting Jacinta Price)

2014 - Tamworth Country Festival, Australia Day Festival National Library of Australia, Adalaide Fringe, AWME 2014, The Masters Games Alice Springs, Arid Land Environment Festival

2013 - Mbantua Festival

2012 - Alice Springs Desert Festival

TOUR HISTORY

2020 - January through March - New South Wales & Victoria

2019 - January through November - Northern Territory, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales & Queensland

2018 - January through December - South Australia, Capitol Territory, New South Wales & Queensland

2017 - January through November - Western Australia, Australian Capitol Territory, New South Wales & Queensland

2016 - January through November - Scotland, Northern Territory, Australian Capitol Territory, Queensland & Victoria,

2015 - March through December - Western Australia, Queensland, Northern Territory & South Australia

2014 - August through November - As Colin Lillie and Shadows on Blue National Australian Tour

2013 - August through October - Northern Territory

2012 - February through December - Northern Territory, Tasmania & New South Wales

AWARDS

2019 - NT Live Voice of the Year

2016 - The AU Review Peoples Choice Award (Australian Artist of the Year)

2016 - NT Live Voice of the Year

2016 - NT Song of the Year (Blues and Roots)

2013 - Telstra Road to Discovery NT Heat Winner

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