Graham Rodger - Biography

Graham Rodger - BIOGRAPHY

Born and raised in the rural town of Gympie in south-east Queensland. Graham is fiercely passionate about his country and his music. Graham is one of the highest award winning Country Music Writers. He began to write songs professionally in 1991. In 1992 he received a phone call from the late Slim Dusty. Slim asked permission to record a song that Graham had written, and the song "You Can't Take Australia From Me" was subsequently recorded and released on the album "Ringer From the Top End". Slim recorded a number of Graham's songs. Other country music recording artists who have chosen Graham's songs include Brian Letton, Glenn Jones, Dean Perrett, Tom Maxwell, Jeff Brown, Bob Easter, Melissa Bajric, Nathan Charlton, Brad Blanck and Dave McCallum.

A Summary of Graham's Award wins and Finals nominations as at 14/03/2007

Winner Songwriter of The Year Stan Coster Memorial Bush Ballad Awards
2007 Winner of The National Songwriting Contest of Australia
2007 Winner of The Songwriter's Salute Award Best Bush Ballad
2007 Winner of The Songwriter's Salute Award Best Country Ballad 2007
2 Finals nominations GOLDEN GUITAR Tamworth Country Music Festival 2007
2 Finals nominations Tamworth Independent Artists Recognitions Awards TIARA 2007
6 Finals nominations Tamworth Songwriter Awards 2007
5 finals nominations People's Choice Awards 2007
2 finals nominations Australian Bush Ballad Awards Bungendore 2007
Winner Qld Gold Medallion Award "Songwriter of the Year" 2006
Winner Qld Silver Medallion Award Bush Ballad of the Year 2006
Second Place Tasmania & New Zealand Songwriting Competition
Winner Bush Ballad of the Year Northern Territory Country Music Awards 2006
2 Finals nomination "Northern Territory Country Music Awards 2006"
5 Finals nominations Qld TSA Songwriter Awards 2006
3 Finals nominations in the Qld Gold Medallion Awards 2006
2 finals nominations Tasmania & New Zealand Songwriting Competitions

Finalist - Golden Saddle Award - to be judged September 2006
Winner - National Songwriting Contest of Australia - 2006
Winner - Songwriters Salute Award - Best Bush Ballad - 2006
Winner - Songwriters Salute Award - Best Country Ballad - 2006
Winner - People's Choice Award - Best Bush Ballad - 2006
Finalist - "Golden Guitar Award" for Bush Ballad - 2006
Two Finals Nominations "The Australian Bush Ballad Awards" - 2006
Two Finals Nominations Victorian Country Music Awards - 2006
Two Finals Nominations TIARA Awards - 2006
Six Finals Nominations TSA Awards - 2006

Finalist ACRA Awards - 2005
Winner Tasmanian & New Zealand Songwriting Contest - 2005
Winner TSA Songwriter's Salute Award - 2005
Third Place Tasmania & New Zealand Songwriting Contest - 2005
Three Nominations in the Finals in the Tasmania & New Zealand Country Music Awards - 2005
Three Nominations in the Finals TSA Qld Songwriter's - June 2005
Three Finals Nominations in "The People's Choice Award's" - 2005
Two Finals Nominations TIARA Awards - 2005
Two Finals nominations in "The Stan Coster Memorial Bushballad Awards - 2005 (incl Album of the Year "Gypsy's Life")
Semi-finalist Nomination TSA Awards - 2005
Finalist TSA Awards Country Song of the Year - 2005
Two Finals Nominations Northern Territory Country Music Awards - May 2005

Winner TIARA Award for "Bush Ballad of the Year" - 2004
Winner TSA Award "The National Songwriting Contest of Australia" - 2004
Third Place SE Qld TSA Awards - 2004
Two finals nominations in the TIARA Awards - 2004
Final in the "Independent Artist Recognition Awards" - 2004
Final in "Tasmania & New Zealand Independent Artist Album Awards" = 2004
Finals nominations "The TIARA Awards" - 2004
Nominated of TSA "Songwriter Award" - 2004

Winner TIARA Awards for "Bush Ballad of the Year" - 2003
Winner TSA Award "The National Songwriting Contest of Australia" - 2003
Second Place Award "Tasmania & New Zealand Songwriting Contest" - 2003
Second Place TSA "Vicsong Compitation" - 2003
Finals Nominations in "The Peoples Choice Award" - 2003
Finals Nomination "Bush Ballad of the Year" SE Qld TSA Awards - 2003
Finalist in "The Northern Territory Songwriting Competition" - 2003
Finals nomination TSA "Songwriter Award" - 2003
Finals nominations in the TSA Awards - 2003
Finals nominations "The Bungendore Country Music Awards" - 2003
Finals nominations "The Tasmania & NZ Songwriting Contest" - 2003

Winner "The People's Choice Award for the Best Heritage Song" - 2002
Winner "Australian Bush Ballad Writer of the Year" - 2002
Finalist in the "Golden Guitar Award" - 2002
Finals Nominations "The TAIRA Awards" - 2002
Finals nominations "The Bungendore Country Music Awards" - 2002
Finals nominations in the TSA Awards - 2002
Finals nominations "The Tasmania & NZ Songwriting Contest" - 2002
Finals nomination "The Victorian TSA Songwriting Awards" - 2002

Finals nominations "The Tasmania & NZ Songwriting Contest" - 2001

Winner in the TSA "Songwriter's Competition" 2000
Final nominations in the TSA Awards - 2000

Winner "Gordon Parsons Memorial Award for Bush Balladeer of the Year" - 1999
Finals nominations in the TSA Awards - 1999
Finals nominations "The Bungendore Country Music Awards" - 1999
Three finals nominations"The Victorian Country Music Awards" - 1999