Mustered Courage are a progressive bluegrass and Americana based band from Melbourne, Australia. The band's music combines elements of bluegrass, country, rock, jazz, and jam band with extended improvisational solo breaks. Mustered Courage's third album, White Lies & Melodies, was nominated for Best Country Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 2015. The band's song "Candle Creek" won the Golden Guitar Awards for Instrumental of the Year at the 43rd CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia in 2015. Mustered Courage was also nominated for Alternative Country Album of the Year, Group or Duo of the Year, and Bluegrass Recording of the Year at the 44th CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia in 2016. In 2018, the band independently released their fourth studio album titled 'We Played With Fire'. Biography 2010-2012 Mustered Courage Formed in 2010, Mustered Courage quickly signed to Laughing Outlaw Records whose founder, Stuart Coupe, stated "I've always wanted a band as good as Old Crow Medicine Show on the label and I reckon I've found them." Laughing Outlaw released the band's debut self-titled album in 2011. Mustered Courage won the band a MusicOz Trophy in the Country category at the 2012 Australian Independent Music Awards. 2013-2014: Powerlines Mustered Courage released their second album, Powerlines, in May 2013. The album was produced by ARIA Award-winning producer Jimi Maroudas. Powerlines''' three singles – "Standing By Your Side," “Cruel Alibis," and "Powerlines" – enjoyed support from Australia's Country Music Channel. The band also had radio success throughout Australia including being featured on several national radio programs. In 2013 Mustered Courage joined Waleed Aly in The Drawing Room on ABC Radio National where he described them as "Australia's hottest bluegrass band." Powerlines was nominated for Alternative Country Album of the Year; while the album's lone instrumental track, "Allegheny," was nominated for Instrumental of the Year at the 42nd CMAA Country Music Awards of Australia in 2014. In September 2013, Mustered Courage was invited by the Americana Music Association to perform at their annual Americana Music Festival & Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. The band left Nashville having signed with American management and making connections to Travianna Records who went on to release Powerlines in the US in 2014. The American version of Powerlines includes a duet with fellow Australian Kasey Chambers called "Rosa" that is not on the Australian release. The band returned to the US in 2014 to support Powerlines by