Born: 1946
Location: Queensland
Kevin Daniel Carmody (born 1946), better known by his stage name Kev Carmody, is an Aboriginal Australian singer-songwriter and musician, a Murri man from northern Queensland. He is best known for the song "From Little Things Big Things Grow", which was recorded with co-writer Paul Kelly for their 1993 single. It was covered by the Get Up Mob (including guest vocals by both Carmody and Kelly) in 2008 and peaked at number four on the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) singles charts.
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"It’s very humbling and positive," he commented.
“What and incredible night celebrating our very best First Nations artist and musicians!"
Legendary Murri singer/songwriter Kev Carmody was honoured tonight at the 2021 National Indigenous Music Awards with his induction into the NIMA Hall Of Fame.
The updated reissue of 2007’s ‘Cannot Buy My Soul’, a star-studded album that pays tribute to Australian icon Kev Carmody, arrived on Friday, featuring new covers from the likes of Kasey Chambers & Jimmy Barnes, Mo’Ju & Birdz, Kate Miller-Heidke, Alice Skye, Electric Fields and more. To celebrate its release, Carmody takes us through the six new tracks on the release, sharing insight into their origins and his thoughts on the new version.
Out next month!
"Carmody is not a singer, he is a storyteller able to deliver insightful lectures..."
"It feels as if our nation's history is filling the entire theatre, reverberating in its walls."
"It takes a special kind of performer to keep an entire audience in the palm of their hand with nothing but a guitar and a story to tell."
"A veritable goldmine of tales from the heart and the land, politics and poetry."
The singer-songwriter’s outstanding contribution to Australian music has been recognised this afternoon.