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Ash Grunwald
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Contemporary Blues

Ash Grunwald

Born: 5 September 1976, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia• Australia• Active: 2001–
Contemporary BluesOne-man-band BluesBlues Rock

Byron Bay-based Australian one-man-band bluesman known for stomp-box, lapsteel and harmonica-driven solo shows and genre-blending albums.

Instruments
Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Lapsteel, Stomp box
from
Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Born
5 September 1976, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Ash Grunwald, born Ashley Mark Groenewald on 5 September 1976 in Melbourne, learned blues standards from his grandfather as a child before moving to full-time music around 2001 (Source: Wikipedia). He built his name as a one-man band, playing guitar, lapsteel and harmonica while driving the rhythm with a stomp box, and broke through during the Head Records and Delta Groove Records years of 2002-2009, winning Australian Blues Awards recognition and even supporting James Brown (Source: Wikipedia). Five of his albums have charted in the ARIA top 50, including "Fish Out of Water" (2008, #43), "Hot Mama Vibes" (2010, #31), "Trouble's Door" (2012, #29), "Gargantua" (2013, #46) and "Mojo" (2019, #40) (Source: Wikipedia). After relocating to Byron Bay he expanded into collaborations with electronic producers and, more recently, fellow Australian artists Kasey Chambers and Josh Teskey, alongside publishing the book "Surf by Day, Jam by Night" (Source: Wikipedia).

Musical Influence

Ash Grunwald has been a key figure in modernizing Australian blues for festival and mainstream audiences, proving a one-man stomp-box blues show can chart alongside electronic and pop collaborators without losing its roots (Source: Wikipedia, career overview).

Formative experiences

  • •Childhood: Learned classic blues standards from his grandfather, including Howlin' Wolf songs (Source: Wikipedia).
  • •2001: Transitioned from teaching to full-time music (Source: Wikipedia).
  • •2002-2005: Debut era on Head Records, won Australian Blues Awards for emerging talent (Source: Wikipedia).
  • •2006-2009: Delta Groove Records period, supported James Brown, hosted Triple J's "Roots N All" (Source: Wikipedia).
  • •2019-: Signed to Bloodlines Music, collaborated with Kasey Chambers and Josh Teskey (Source: Wikipedia).

Watch & Listen

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Discography

YearTitleProducerStudioLabelChartSalesMusiciansYouTubeNotes
2008Fish Out of Water———#43 ARIA——Source: Wikipedia.
2010Hot Mama Vibes———#31 ARIA——Source: Wikipedia.
2012Trouble's Door———#29 ARIA——Source: Wikipedia.
2013Gargantua———#46 ARIA——Source: Wikipedia.
2019Mojo———#40 ARIA——Source: Wikipedia.

Awards & Recognition

2015
APRA Award
For "Breakout"
2018
APRA Award
For "Longtime"

External links

Official website Bandcamp Linktree

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