Birth name Dominic Turner Role Vocalist Name Dom Turner | Genres Blues and Roots Origin Australia Albums Electro Vee, Fibromoon | |
Also known as Sid Chrome (Angry Tradesmen) Instruments Guitar
Resonator Guitar
various Asian folk instruments Associated acts Backsliders
Angry Tradesmen
Dom Turner and Supro
The Stumblers | ||
Dom turner and kim sinh playing tunes in hanoi vietnam
Dominic Turner is an Australian blues guitarist, vocalist and key songwriter for the Australian blues band The Backsliders. Dom also has a number of solo projects including 'Dom Turner and Supro' and 'Dom Turner and the Nationals'. In 2002, Dom along with Rob Hirst, formed the band Angry Tradesman.
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- Dom turner and kim sinh playing tunes in hanoi vietnam
- Sacred steel meets slide guitar player dom turner
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He specialises in "bottle neck" slide guitar using resonator guitars as well as 6 and 12 string acoustic and electric guitars. Dom's session guitar work can be heard on a variety of Australia albums, such as Rob Hirst's (from Midnight Oil and also the drummer in The Backsliders) Ghostwriters Second Skin album. Dom's influences are many and varied – a blend of delta blues, piedmont blues, rock, dub and sounds of Asia.
He is a highly regarded speaker on blues and roots music and has guested on ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) radio programs and presented music workshops at festivals and in universities (both nationally and internationally). He has also contributed songs for the ABC's television show Sea Change.
In 2004, Dom was voted Songwriter of the Year at the Australian Blues Awards in Goulburn, NSW and has a sculpture in recognition of this honour at the Goulburn Visitors Centre.
Sacred steel meets slide guitar player dom turner
Albums
The Backsliders
Dom Turner and Supro
Kim Sinh and Dom Turner
Dom Turner and Ian Collard