Lorin Nicholson

Lorin Nicholson

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About Lorin Nicholson

Lorin Nicholson has been legally blind since birth. This has resulted in a lifetime of both challenges and successes in sport, music, business and education. Lorin is a high school and college graduate, has studied a variety of musical styles including country, folk, rock and blues, and has 8th Grade AMEB classical guitar training. He began his working career in the health industry as a Remedial Therapist, where he successfully ran his own private practice in Tamworth for eight years. Early in 2003 Lorin's music interests turned professional. He gained an accreditation with Education Queensland and the New South Wales Department of Education and Training, as a musician and public speaker. His program has also been endorsed by Vision Australia. Lorin's emerging career has already attracted considerable attention from the media, with many ranking him up with the nation's great guitarists. Following the success of Lorin's first CD "Unwind", he then ventured into song writing which lead to the release of his second CD "Summer Rain". After much inquiry from the media and general public, Lorin has now finished recording his third CD "Only You" which was officially released in July 2006. The new CD contains many new arrangements of popular classics along with a number of new songs Lorin has written himself. Over the past 12 months Lorin and his manager Trevor Donaldson have toured extensively throughout Australia, performing in hundreds of gigs from the City to the Outback, captivating thousands of fans of all ages. Lorin's performance, his experiences, musical talents, and thoughts on social justice issues have educated, entertained, inspired and motivated all. The New South Wales Department of Education and Training has recognized Lorin's outstanding contribution to the touring school performance program by presenting him with the annual "Frater Award" which he has won three out of the past four years. In January 2005 Lorin was named as a finalist in the Australian Country Music golden Guitar Awards instrumental section with his own song "Summer Rain". Early this year Lorin returned from his first highly successful tour to the USA, which resulted in such comments as: "I've just witnessed the best school performance I've ever seen in my whole 35 years of teaching". With the release of Lorin's new CD "Only You", his latest trip to the USA later in 2007, he is now looking forward to more successful years ahead.

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