17 Facts About Nic Dalton

Nicholas James "Nic" Dalton was born on 14 November 1964 and is an Australian multi-instrumentalist and record label owner.

Nic Dalton was a member of various Australian bands including, The Plunderers, Godstar and Sneeze ; as well playing with Ratcat and The Hummingbirds.

Nic Dalton was the bass guitarist for American band, The Lemonheads in the early 1990s.

Nic Dalton was born on 14 November 1964 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.

Nic Dalton showed an interest in music in his pre-teens and started an informal group with Charlie Owen.

Nic Dalton was in a folk-pop group, Get Set Go, with Anthony Hayes and a pair of sisters, Jenny and Suzie Higgie.

In 1987 Nic Dalton's parents opened a book store, Nic Dalton's Books, in Glebe, Sydney.

In 1990 Robyn St Clare, the bass guitarist for the Hummingbirds took leave from that band during her pregnancy, and Nic Dalton filled in during their tour of Australia supporting visiting American band, the Lemonheads.

When Hatfield continued with her solo career, Dando asked Nic Dalton to join the band as its bass player.

Nic Dalton agreed, despite having formed the bands Sneeze and Godstar around the same time.

Nic Dalton played with the Lemonheads for two years, and played on the band's 1993 album Come on Feel the Lemonheads.

Nic Dalton co-wrote the song "Dawn Can't Decide" with Dando.

In January 2000, Nic Dalton left Sydney and moved to a farm on the outskirts of the village of Morongla with his girlfriend, writer Lucy Lehmann.

Nic Dalton closed the Half A Cow bookshop, but continued to run the record label from the farm, while working on a new album.

The album, titled Home of the Big Regret, was recorded between July and November 2004 with a folk-rock and bluegrass band Nic Dalton called the Gloomchasers.

Nic Dalton released two albums, in 2015 and 2017, under the name Chewee.

Melbourne film maker Jarrad Kennedy is completing a documentary about Nic Dalton, covering his work as a musician and label boss for Half A Cow.