All Our Exes Live in Texas

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All Our Exes Live in Texas
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Elana Stone, Georgia Mooney, Hannah Crofts, Katie Wighton (l to r)
Background information
Origin Sydney, Australia
Genres
Years active2014–present
Labels ABC Music
MembersHannah Crofts
Georgia Mooney
Elana Stone
Katie Wighton
Website allourexesliveintexas.com

All Our Exes Live in Texas is an Australian folk group, consisting of Hannah Crofts (vocals & ukulele), Georgia Mooney (vocals & mandolin), Elana Stone (vocals & accordion) and Katie Wighton (vocals & guitar). The four artists combined at an O Brother Where Art Thou show in 2014. [1] [2] The group name was chosen from a George Strait song to be funny and ironic. [3]

Contents

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2017, the group won ARIA Award for Best Blues and Roots Album, for the critically acclaimed debut album When We Fall .

All Our Exes Live In Texas have toured with Midnight Oil, The Backstreet Boys, Passenger, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Tiny Ruins, Megan Washington, Kate Miller-Heidke and Mama Kin.

Discography

Studio albums

List of extended plays with relevant details
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
AUS
When We Fall [4]
  • Released: 3 March 2017
  • Label: ABC Music
  • Format: CD, digital download, vinyl
8
[5]

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected details
TitleEP details
All Our Exes Live in Texas
  • Released: January 2014 [6]
  • Label: All Our Exes Live in Texas
  • Format: CD, digital download

Singles

YearTitleAlbum
2015"Our Love Won't Die" [7] All Our Exes Live in Texas
2016"Tell Me"When We Fall
"Sailboat"
2017"The Devil's Part"
"Eventually" [8] non album single

Awards and nominations

AIR Awards

The Australian Independent Record Awards (commonly known informally as AIR Awards) is an annual awards night to recognise, promote and celebrate the success of Australia's Independent Music sector.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
AIR Awards of 2018 [9] [10] When We FallBest Independent Blues and Roots AlbumWon

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". [11]

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2018 "Cadillac" (Katherine Wighton, Hannah Crofts, Georgia Mooney, Elana Stone)Song of the YearShortlisted [12]

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony held by the Australian Recording Industry Association.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
2017 When We Fall Best Blues & Roots Album Won

National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards (NLMAs) commenced in 2016 to recognise contributions to the live music industry in Australia.

YearNominee / workAwardResult
National Live Music Awards of 2016 [13] themselvesLive Roots Act of the YearNominated
National Live Music Awards of 2017 [14] [15] themselvesLive Country or Folk Act of the YearWon
International Live Achievement (Group)Nominated
Best Live Act of the Year - People's ChoiceNominated
National Live Music Awards of 2018 [16] [17] themselvesLive Blues and Roots Act of the YearWon
Hannah Marjorie Crofts (All Our Exes Live in Texas)Live Instrumentalist of the YearNominated

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