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<\/p>\nAn emotional song of heartbreak and an enduring relationship has led to Golden Guitar success for Kasey Chambers.<\/p>\n
The Divorce Song, written and recorded with Chambers’ ex-husband Shane Nicholson, won Song and Single of the Year on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
“I think if we’d known that divorce was such a career move, we would have done it sooner,” she joked in her acceptance speech.<\/p>\n
Chambers also won Alt Country Album of the Year at the awards presented at the Tamworth Country Music Festival, bringing her career total Golden Guitars to 28.<\/p>\n
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Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson have maintained a positive relationship since their divorce. (Supplied: TCMF)<\/p>\n
She said The Divorce Song meant a lot.<\/p>\n
“I want to thank Shane for this song because you are still one of my favourite singer-songwriters in the whole wide world,” she said.<\/p>\n
“You weren’t for a couple of years, but you’re back in there now.<\/p>\n
“It was really special that you took a chance on this song, for me.<\/p>\n
“We definitely do divorce better than we did marriage.”<\/p>\n
Nicholson said the entire song was written by text message.<\/p>\n
“We didn’t want to test fate, we knew what could go wrong,” he said.<\/p>\n
“It took us maybe an hour [to write], but in reality it took us maybe 10 years of living, learning and growing.<\/p>\n
“I’m really proud of what this song says and potentially means for other people, and our kids as well. I think it’s a good message.”<\/p>\n
The Wolfe Brothers win big<\/p>\n
Tasmanian musicians The Wolfe Brothers continued to stamp their legacy on Australia’s country music history, winning five Golden Guitar awards including Album of the Year for a second time.<\/p>\n
The album Australian Made was written after brothers Tom and Nick were set to move to the United States to pursue their musical career, but realised that everything they call home could only be found in Australia.<\/p>\n
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The Wolfe Brothers won five Golden Guitars, including Album of the Year. (ABC News: Brigitte Murphy)<\/p>\n
The brothers said now was the time to support Australian country artists.<\/p>\n
“We’re in the middle of a moment where country music is really big in Australia, and it’s never been more important that we champion and celebrate the incredible Australian artists we have here,” Nick Wolfe said.<\/p>\n
“We have the talent, we’ve got the best songwriters in the country,” Tom Wolfe said.<\/p>\n
The pair also won Contemporary Country Album of the Year, Group of the Year, Vocal Collaboration of the Year, and Heritage Song of the Year, extending their total Golden Guitar wins to 15.<\/p>\n
Bravo Barry Harley<\/p>\n
Coordinator of the Tamworth Country Music Festival, Barry Harley OAM, received the rarely presented Country Music Capital award for people who have had a significant impact on the industry but are not necessarily performers, songwriters or producers.<\/p>\n
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