Finalist – 2026 The Blues Foundation – Best Self Produced CD
Winner 2025 – Adelaide Roots and Blues Association Blues Album of the Year
Winner 2024 – SA Music Awards Most Popular Blues and Roots Artist
Winner 2024 – Adelaide Roots and Blues Association Blues Album of the Year
Grand Finalist (top 6) – 2023 International Blues Challenge – Memphis, TN, USA
Winners – 2022 Adelaide Roots and Blues Association – Memphis Blues Challenge
Finalist – 2019 Adelaide Roots and Blues Association – Memphis Blues Challenge
Reviews
Sounds of Jazz and Blues 2026 – Kiama NSW
We were treated to an outstanding afternoon of jazz and blues at the Kiama Bowling Club Sunday afternoon, thank you Kiama NSW Australia. The club was heaving with happy festival goers. Standing room only, for good reason. Love, love, loved it! Huge thanks to Frank Sultana Music, The Honey Badgers, Owen Cambell for sharing your talent.
– Karen Stiles
2026 March 8th saw ‘The Sound of Kiama Jazz & Blues’ wrap up a wonderful weekend of music, the final performance at the Kiama Bowling Club. Taking the stage were Owen Campbell, sorry I didn’t get the name of his accompanying guitarist, The Honey Badgers, warming up the crowd before a fantastic finale that soon had people heading for the dance floor.
Frank Sultana, joining forces with the Honey Badgers, delivered a powerful set that had the room buzzing. The addition of brass brought a whole new dynamic to Frank’s popular songs, giving them an extra punch and an even richer sound.
Judging by the terrific turnout, it’s clear once again that Kiama and the surrounding areas have a real love for their live music and entertainment. Thank you Frank Sultana 🌻
– Wendy Bright Weiss
“A very impressive band that had the crowd moving and dancing all night” – Agnes Roots and Blues festival attendees, Agnes Water/Queensland – 2026
“ A fantastic band with fabulous brass and horns, they blew the room away” – Sleepy Hollow Blues club attendees, Geelong/Victoria – 2025
Review of Shakin’ by Jim Allford at Steel Notes Magazine
https://steelnotesmagazine.com/jim-allford-presents/the-honey-badgers-shakin/
South Australian Music Awards 7/11/2024
Barossa Leader Newspaper – 2/11/2024
Review of Shakin’ by John Sacksteder
https://www.bluesblastmagazine.com/the-honey-badgers-shakin-album-review/
Some kind words from Matt Meltzer, a US based music journalist:
https://www.fiftygrande.com/what-its-like-chasing-the-blues-on-beale-street/
3D Radio 93.7 FM – “Blues Power” Radio Interview with Mick Young
This segment features Peter Hollow, Peter Nixon and Nigel Bourn talking about our time in Memphis and New Orleans
ABC 891 Adelaide radio interview on Sonya Feldhoff’s “Bluesy Tuesday” segment 14/2/2023
This segment features Peter Hollow (vox, guitar), Peter Nixon (upright bass) and Geo Heathcote (sax) doing an acoustic version of “Shakin”
This article was featured in the Sunday Mail, Adelaide, Australia. 5/2/2023
Our drummer, Peter Allan was on on ABC Adelaide on 8/3/2023 with Greg Page of “The Wiggles”. Peter and Greg share a common bond in that they both suffered cardiac arrest at a gig. Greg is volunteer CEO of Heart of the Nation who are getting automated defibrillators into as many places as possible to save lives.
Listen to the chat here:
Radio Interview on “River Blues” 5MBS with the lovely Tess Coleman 8/9/2023