Fiona Kernaghan

Fiona Sheree Kernaghan (born 1973) is an Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist. She has released three solo albums, Cypress Grove, Shadow Wine and Truth Lilies (2007) and The Art of Being (2017). Cypress Grove was nominated for Best New Talent at the ARIA Music Awards of 1996. Kernaghan is the daughter of country musician, Ray Kernaghan, and the sister of Lee and Tania Kernaghan.

Biography Fiona Sheree Kernaghan was born in 1973. She is the daughter of Pamela and Ray Kernaghan and the younger sister of Lee, Greg and Tania Kernaghan. She learnt to play guitar from her elder siblings and performed in a covers band before deciding to write her own material.

Kernaghan and Tania co-wrote, "I'll Be Gone", with Heather Field and James Gillard; it was released by Tania in 1992 as her first single. Kernaghan then worked with Keith Urban to record demo versions of her songs. She supported the Badloves on their tour of Australia. In 2005 a compilation album, Feeling Fiona, by various artists performing songs written by Kernaghan, was released by Red Rebel/Automatic.

Kernaghan's second solo album, Shadow Wine and Truth Lilies (2007), was produced by Daniel Kresco.

Discography Albums

Release date: 1995 Label: ABC Music/EMI (4836252)

Release date: 2007 Label: Red Rebel Music (RRM006FK)

Release date: 2017

Tamworth Songwriters Awards The Tamworth Songwriters Association (TSA) is an annual songwriting contest for original country songs, awarded in January at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. They commenced in 1986. Fiona Kernaghan has won three awards. (wins only) 1998 "Dunroamin' Station" by Fiona Kernaghan Songmaker Award

Contemporary Country Song of the Year Country Song of the Year