Colin Buchanan (born 1964 in Dublin Ireland) is a country and western singer, entertainer and multi-instrumentalist. Colin moved with his family to Melbourne as a six-year-old, and then Peakhurst, Sydney, before moving to the outback in 1988, with his wife for a couple of years, studying with Cornerstone Community Inc. This included a year in Bourke, in the corner country of New South Wales, and another in Grenfell, New South Wales.
Colin has won ten Golden Guitar Australian Country Music Awards and has written songs with Lee Kernaghan, Adam Brand and Troy Cassar-Daley. His song "Hat Town", written with Lee Kernaghan, won an APRA Award, while his Christmas album, recorded with Greg Champion, has become an Australian classic, in particular his "Aussie Jingle Bells", now a staple at school end-of-year concerts. He was nominated for four ARIA Awards in 1993 for Best Country Album for 'Hard Times' (lost to Lee Kernaghan for 'The Outback Club'), in 1994 for Best Children's Album for 'I Want My Mummy' (lost to Mic Conway for 'Whoopee'), in 1998 for Best Country Album for 'Edge of the Kimberley' (lost to Shanley Del for 'My Own Sweet Time') and in 2013 for Best Comedy Release for 'The TGIF Songs of Colin Buchanan' (lost to Tom & Alex for 'The Bits We're Least Ashamed Of').
Colin was a regular presenter on ABC TV's Play School from 1992 to 1999, when the program was revamped. More recently he appeared on Playhouse Disney, a co-production between Australia's Seven Network and Disney Channel. He appeared with Monica Trapaga each year representing Seven and Disney on Carols in the Domain. For 20 years he hosted Qantas' in-flight audio entertainment, predominantly "Big Country", pioneering the guest co-host format eventually adopted across all Qantas inflight audio channels.Since the mid-1990s, Colin has devoted much of his time to producing Christian albums. In particular, his children's albums are popular across Australia, United Kingdom and in parts of the United States. A former schoolteacher at several schools, his songs can be heard playing in many a primary classroom and Sunday School.
''Galahs In The Gidgee / Time For A Yarn'' 1991 ABC
''Silver Bullet'' 1992 ABC
''Behind Every Man'' 1995 ABC
''Paradise'' 1995 ABC
''Aussie Christmas Freebie'' [with Greg Champion] 1996 Massive
''Edge Of The Kimberley'' 1997 EastWest
''Rocko'' 1998 Warner Music
''Tough Job'' [with Lee Kernaghan] 1998 EastWest
''The Land Of The Getaway'' 2001 Wanaarring Road Music Pty Ltd
''Missin' Slim' [with Lee Kernaghan] 2004 ABC
"Goodbye, Crocodile Hunter" (2006 tribute to the deceased Steve Irwin)
"Trader Bob" [with Peter Denahy & Ashleigh Dallas] 2018
"In Real Life" 2022
"Little Barefoot Millie" 2023
"What I Love About Country" 2024
'Galahs in the Gidgee' 1991 ABC
'Hard Times' 1992 ABC
'The Measure of a Man' 1994 ABC
'Aussie Christmas with Bucko & Champs' [with Greg Champion] (#39) 1995 Massive
'Edge of the Kimberley' (#98) 1998 EastWest
'Aussie Christmas with Bucko & Champs 2' [with Greg Champion] (#67) 1998 EastWest
'Real Hope' 2000 Wanaaring Road Music
'Land of the Getaway' 2001 Wanaaring Road Music
'God of Wonders' 2003 Wanaaring Road Music
'Take 2' (#89) 2003 Wanaaring Road Music
'The Songwriter Sessions' 2012 Ambition Records
'Calvary Road' 2017 Three Seventeen Trust
'Memory Town' 2024 Compass Brothers Records
Had a cassette copy of "Galahs in the Gidgee" - was it 30 years since that album was released? :-)
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