Bondi Cigars Explained

Bondi Cigars
Alias:	Shane Pacey and the Cigars
Origin:	Sydney, Australia
Genre:	Blues and Roots
Years Active:	1989 -
Label:	Thorny Devil Records, Only Blues, ABC Records
Current Members:	Shane Pacey Alan Britton Eben Hale Frank Corby

Bondi Cigars are an Australian Blues and Roots band. Their album Down in the Valley was nominated for a 2002 ARIA Award for Best Blues & Roots Album.

Bondi Cigars were formed in Sydney in 1989 by Shane Pacey, Alan Britton, Les Karski and Ace Follington.^[1] Over time only Pacey and Britton remain from the original lineup. Many members have come and gone before settling on the current lineup.

Band members

Shane Pacey – Guitar, Vocals
Alan Britton – Bass, Vocals
Eben Hale – Guitar, Vocals
Frank Corby – Drums, Percussion, Vocals

Previous members

Joel Sutton - Drums
Andrew Vainauskas – Drums
Mitch Grainger – Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Declan Kelly – Drums, Vocals
Clayton Doley – Hammond Organ, Piano, Vocals
Matt Morrison – Drums, Vocals
Les Karski – Guitar, Vocals
Ace Follington – Drums

Discography

Albums

Title	Details
Bondi Cigars	Released: 1990 Label: ABC Records (846 520-1, 846 520-4) Format: CD, Cassette, LP
Bad Weather Blues	Released: 1992 Label: Larrikin Records (LRF258) Format: CD
After Closing Time	Released: 1995 Label: Larrikin Records (LRF387) Format: CD
Mercy	Released: 1998 Label: Larrikin Records (LRF516) Format: CD
Down in the Valley	Released: 2001 Label: Rouseabout Records (RRR2) Format: 2× CD
12 Lies	Released: 2004 Label: Thorny Devil (TDR01) Format: CD, download
32 Premium Cuts	Released: November 2007 Label: Thorny Devil (TDR02) Format: 2× CD, download Greatest Hits compilation
Universal Stew	Released: 2009 Label: Only Blues Format: CD, download
Child in the Desert	Released: 2014 Label: Thorny Devil (TDR06) Format: CD, download

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music.

|-| 2002| Down in the Valley| Best Blues & Roots Album| |-

External links

Bondi Cigars

Notes and References

Encyclopedia: McFarlane . Ian . Ian McFarlane . . [//www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=124 Encyclopedia entry for 'The Bondi Cigars' ]. 17 November 2016 . 1999 . . . 1-86508-072-1 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040930230959/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=124 . 30 September 2004 . dmy-all .