Adam Eckersley is a multi-award winning singer, guitarist and songwriter from Grafton

Grafton, New South Wales

The city of Grafton is the commercial hub of the Clarence River Valley. Established in 1851, Grafton features many historic buildings and tree-lined streets. Located approximately 630 kilometres north of Sydney and 340 km south of Brisbane, Grafton and the Clarence Valley can be reached...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. He is the former vocalist and lead guitarist of award-winning blues band Bluezone, which have since disbanded. Eckersley graduated from the CMAA Australian College Of Country Music in 1998. He also reached the top 24 of Australian Idol

Australian Idol

Australian Idol is a Logie Award-winning Australian singing competition, which began its first season on July 2003 and ended its run in November 2009. As part of the Idol franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive...

2009 on Network Ten

Network Ten

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Eckersley is married to fellow musician, Australian country music singer–songwriter Brooke McClymont

Brooke McClymont

Brooke Maree McClymont is an Australian singer and songwriter. She has written songs for Kate DeAraugo and Olivia Newton-John and been a support act for Troy Cassar-Daley and Ronan Keating...

, of The McClymonts

The McClymonts

The McClymonts are an Australian country music trio comprising sisters Brooke Maree McClymont , Samantha Kate McClymont and Mollie Therese McClymont , originally from Grafton, New South Wales...

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Early life

Born and raised in Grafton

Grafton, New South Wales

The city of Grafton is the commercial hub of the Clarence River Valley. Established in 1851, Grafton features many historic buildings and tree-lined streets. Located approximately 630 kilometres north of Sydney and 340 km south of Brisbane, Grafton and the Clarence Valley can be reached...

, Australia and later moved to Tamworth, New South Wales

Tamworth, New South Wales

Tamworth is a city in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. Straddling the Peel River, Tamworth, which contains an estimated population of 47,595 people, is the major regional centre for southern New England and in the local government area of Tamworth Regional Council. The city...

 as a teenager. Eckersley currently resides on the Central Coast, New South Wales

Central Coast, New South Wales

The Central Coast is an urban region in the Australian state of New South Wales, located on the coast north of Sydney and south of Lake Macquarie....

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Career

Eckersley has been playing professionally for many years and was the 2008 ambassador for the Australian Blues Music Festival. Eckersley is sponsored by Fender Australia and Lee Oskar Harmonicas. Eckersley reached the top 24 of Australian Idol 2009 on Network Ten

Network Ten

Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...

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In early 2010, Eckersley formed a 5 piece group named the Adam Eckersley Band whom are currently songwriting and performing numerous shows across the New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

 east coast of Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

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Eckersley is currently accompanying The McClymonts

The McClymonts

The McClymonts are an Australian country music trio comprising sisters Brooke Maree McClymont , Samantha Kate McClymont and Mollie Therese McClymont , originally from Grafton, New South Wales...

on their 2011 US tour, performing alongside them as rhythm guitarist.

Awards

• 2007 Australian Blues Music Festival; "Song of the Year" & "Male Vocalist of the Year".
• 2007 Bluestar Peoples Choice Award for "Best Australasian Male Vocalist".
• 2008 Australian Blues Festival Ambassador

Bluezone Awards

• 2007 Australian Blues "Chain Awards"; "Male vocalist of the year" & "Song of the year".
• 2007 Bluestar Peoples Choice Awards; "Male vocalist of the year", "Drummer of the year" & "Keyboard Player of the year".
• 2007 Newcastle ABC Awards; Blues & Roots category for their song You're The One.

Discography

• 2005 The Bluezone / EP
• 2006 The Bluezone / The Sweetest and Most Perfect Things
• 2008 Bluezone / Thanks For Coming to the Show

External links

• http://www.australianidol.com.au/adameckersley-q-and-a.htm
• http://www.hotsource.com.au/directory/artist/13907/Adam_Eckersley/
• http://www.ozmusicscene.com/tag/adam-eckersley/
• http://www.myspace.com/adameckersley