Wolverines

The Wolverines are...

Darcy LeYear on lead vocals, lead guitar and harmonies; Chris Doyle on keyboards, vocals and harmonies; John Clinton on drums, vocals & harmonies.

Multi talented and multi-award winning, these boys have been recognised both for their performance and recording expertise. The Wolverines achievements include:

• ARIA Gold Record: “65 Roses”
• ACMLA Peoples' Choice Award: Best Group x3
• CMAA Gold Guitar: Best Vocal Group or Duo
• Australian Entertainment 'MO" Awards: Best Country Group x3
• Victorian CM Awards : Best Group x3 and Best Independent Release
• ACE Award - Best Country Group. (Aust Club Entertainment) x4

Since forming in 1994, the Wolverines have introduced audiences all around Australia and New Zealand to their unique blend of tongue-in-cheek humour, hard-hitting, rock-your-sox-off Wolverines music as well as the gentle art of having a bloody fantastic time!

These "likeable rogues" are seasoned performers who have combined to produce an act that is uniquely visual, extremely musical and totally entertaining.

The Wolverines fifth CD – Good Times (on the ACMEC label) – was released at Tamworth 2006. Produced by highly acclaimed Nashville musician and producer Louie Shelton, Good Times is set to be a benchmark recording for the Wolverines. Songs have come from far and wide... way more time, effort and energy has gone into the album than any of their earlier albums... and it shows! Darcy, Chris and John can be justifiably proud of this one. Already being hailed as their "best ever" album, Good Times has something for everybody.

Their fourth album – Making Tracks (released on the ACMEC label, April 2004), has provided an abundance of material for their live performances. That's The Price Of Love, Living On The Right Side Of Town, Simply Walk Away, The Greatest Lie Ever Told and the cheeky Don't Look Now (Mama's Got Her Boobs Out) are all hits with the crowds.

Making Tracks had a hard act to follow after their previous album, the 2002 ACMEC release Wolverines & Roses (featuring the hit single 65 Roses and the exceptional I Had A Dream), still recording high sales figures.

Released prior to Wolverines & Roses, the hit single 65 Roses went GOLD in September 2001. Selling more than 35,000 copies, this single raised the awareness and much needed research funds for Cystic Fibrosis. The single was also released in NZ, reached number one on the charts and again went GOLD!

Their first two albums Gonna Ride All Night Long and Feel The Need To Ride, were both recorded in Nashville and are still selling well on the ABC Music Label.

A Wolverines show is truly an experience... their musical style is hard to define... ardent supporters would say, it's simple... it's Wolverines music, however others might say that Rock 'n' Country probably comes closest, but they provide a range of music, from kick-ass Texan boogie through to soft, bluesy ballads, not to mention their treatment of some of the best-known retro-classics and the sometimes less-than-tactful alternatives to a few of our most revered Australian classics.

You won't see the Wolverines hiding in a dressing room out the back somewhere stroking their egos and getting up dutch courage - oh no! When they are not actually on stage, they are meeting, greeting and getting to know their audience on a individual level... the Wolverines are renowned for their genuine friendliness...

For more info, visit www.wolverines.com.au.