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Artist
Shaun Kirk
12+ albums
bluesaustralian
about
Having only picked up a guitar for the first time in 2004 at age 16, Melbourne born Shaun Kirk has achieved a great deal in such a short time. Discovering a gift for story telling and an undeniable connection with the guitar, Shaun won the 2006 Basin Music Festival Youth Songwriting Competition. 2008 saw the release of his first independent EP, ‘Seagulls’ and in January 2010 Shaun launched his award winning debut album, ‘Cruisin’; to a capacity crowd at Melbourne’s Ruby’s Lounge closely followed by his first national tour. ‘Cruisin’ demonstrates Shaun’s increasing professional maturity and passion for the blues/roots style. Featuring five self penned tracks taken from life experiences and three covers from classic, new and local influences, showing Shaun’s “sense of tradition”- (Lloyd Spiegel) for the genre. Although based in blues/roots and folk, Shaun’s sound is “authentic, exciting and compelling” - (John Carver). Whilst his influences range from Bob Dylan, Robert Johnson, David Bowie, Howlin’ Wolf, Jeff Lang and John Lee Hooker, Shaun continues to develop his own sound; mixing his natural groove with elements of other musical styles, and is now one of Melbourne’s hardest working independent artists. Shaun’s strong, distinctive vocal has been described as “a killer voice”- (Nick Charles), however his performances extend far beyond his vocals, with an energetic combination of slide guitar, harmonica and foot percussion. Together, his music and heart felt lyrics create a ca
