The Wolfe Brothers

The Wolfe Brothers are an Australian country music band consisting of brothers Tom and Nick Wolfe and childhood friends Brodie Rainbird and Casey Kostiuk. They rose to prominence after placing second in season six of Australia's Got Talent.

For the street gang of the same name, see Indian Posse.

The Wolfe Brothers
The Wolfe Brothers in 2016
Background information
OriginLongley, Tasmania, Australia
Genres
Years active2010–present
LabelsBMG
Websitewww.thewolfebrothers.com
Members
  • Tom Wolfe
  • Nick Wolfe
Past membersCasey Kostuik
  • Brodie Rainbird
The Wolfe Brothers posing for a photo with radio hosts Big Stu and MJ during the 2018 Tamworth Country Music Festival.

Career

In May 2010, The Wolfe Brothers self-released a self-titled EP.[1]

In 2012, The Wolfe Brothers auditioned for the sixth season of Australia's Got Talent, where they placed second behind Andrew De Silva.

In January 2013, The Wolfe Brothers released their debut studio album It's On, which peaked at number 18 on the ARIA Charts. The group were special guests on Lee Kernaghan's 2013–2014 Beautiful Noise Tour.[2] '

The Wolfe Brothers were nominated for four Country Music Awards of Australia in 2013, and won the New Oz Artist of the Year 2014 at the Country Music Channel Awards.[3]

In September 2014, The Wolfe Brothers released their second studio album, Nothin' But Trouble, which peaked at number 13 on the ARIA Charts. The album spawned the single "That Kinda Night", which reached number 1 on the country singles chart.[4]

In September 2015, a live album titled Live at CMC Rocks QLD 2015 was released.

In June 2016, the group released their third studio album, This Crazy Life album, which peaked at number 10 on the ARIA charts.

In 2017 they recorded the single "Damn Good Mates" with Lee Kernaghan for Kernaghan's 25th Anniversary Album. In 2017 The Wolfe Brothers won Planet Country's Music for a New Generation Awards for the Australian Group/Duo of the Year.[5]

In April 2018, the group released their fourth studio album Country Heart, which peaked at number 9 on the ARIA Charts. The singles "Ain't Seen It Yet" and "Country Heart" both reaching number 1 on the country singles chart.[6][7]

At the 2019 Country Music Awards of Australia, the group won including Album Of The Year, Contemporary Country Album of the Year, Country Music Capital News Group or Duo of the Year and APRA AMCOS Song of the Year with "Ain't Seen It Yet".[8][9]

In 2020 the band worldwide deal with global independent label, BMG, in partnership with the BBR Music Group.[10] On 17 April 2020, the group released their first single on the label entitled "No Breaks".[11] They joined Australian-born, Canadian country artist Gord Bamford for the Australian version of his single "Drink Along Song" in 2021.[12]

Discography

Studio albums
Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[13]
It's On
  • Released: 18 January 2013
  • Label: ABC Music/Universal Music Australia (3724819)
 18
Nothin' But Trouble
  • Released: 5 September 2014
  • Label: ABC Music/Universal Music Australia (3791761)
 13
This Crazy Life
  • Released: 3 June 2016
  • Label: ABC Music/Universal Music Australia (4788318)
 10
Country Heart
  • Released: 23 March 2018
  • Label: ABC Music/Universal Music Australia (6740743)
 9
Kids on Cassette
  • Released: 30 July 2021[14]
  • Label: BMG (538679292)
 6
[15]

Live albums
Title Details
Live at CMC Rocks QLD 2015
  • Released: 18 September 2015[16]
  • Label: The Wolfe Brothers/ ABC

Extended plays
Title Details
The Wolfe Brothers
  • Released: May 2010[17]
  • Label: Wolfe Brothers

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
AIR Awards of 2019[18] Country Heart Best Independent Country Album Nominated

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982.[19]

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2014 "The Girl, the Bottle, the Memory" (Nicholas Wolfe) Country Work of the Year Nominated [20]

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.The Wolfe Brothers have been nominated twice.[21]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2016 This Crazy Life Best Country Album Nominated
2018 Country Heart Best Country Album Nominated
2021[22][23] Kids on Cassette 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, in Tamworth, New South Wales, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry. The Wolfe Brothers have won five awards from twenty nominations.[24][25][26][27][28]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2014 It's On Top Selling Album of the Year Nominated
"The Girl, The Bottle, The Memory" Group or Duo of the Year Nominated
Song of the Year Nominated
New Talent of the Year Nominated
2015 Nothin' But Trouble Group or Duo of the Year Nominated
"That Kinda Night" Single of the Year Nominated
2017 This Crazy Life Group or Duo of the Year Nominated
Album of the Year Nominated
2019 Country Heart Contemporary Country Album of the Year Won
Group or Duo of the Year Won
"Ain't Seen It Yet" Song of the Year Won
Single of the Year Nominated
Video of the Year Nominated
2021 "No Brakes" Single of the Year Nominated
2022[29] Kids on Cassette Album of the Year Nominated
Contemporary Country Album of the Year Won
"Kids on Cassette" AMCOS Song of the Year Nominated
Video of the Year Nominated
"Startin' Something" (with LOCASH) Vocal Collaboration of the Year Nominated
"Small Town Song" Heritage Song of the Year Nominated
The Wolfe Brothers News Group or Duo of the Year Won

National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) are a broad recognition of Australia's diverse live industry, celebrating the success of the Australian live scene. The awards commenced in 2016.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
National Live Music Awards of 2019[30][31] The Wolfe Brothers Live Country Act of the Year Nominated

References
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  30. "HERE ARE YOUR 2019 NATIONAL LIVE MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES!". NLMA. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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