The Blues Preachers have secured a reputation as one of the best acoustic blues & roots acts in Australia.
The Blues Preachers record, Dry Long So, is one of the best blues records of the decade.
Samuel Fell / Rhythms Magazine.
Recent Achievements:
The Blues Preachers were 5th. overall in the Australian Songwriting Awards 2009 for “Divine Justice Coming Down” which also received a top 5 nomination in the Sing Out For Social Action category of The Independent Music Awards 2009.
“Divine Justice Coming Down” was chosen by Yoko Ono as runner-up in the John Lennon 70th. birthday anniversary song contest.
They received a top 5 nomination in the Acoustic category of The Independent Music Awards 2011 for “The Free Train Agreement”.
which was also selected to be on a Canadian compilation released in May 2011 called “Protest Songs For A Better World”.