[4] McAlister won the 2003 Maton Talent Search at the annual Gympie Muster.
In 2007, he won Vocal Collaboration of the Year for "A Little Bit Of Countryin Us All" with Allan Caswell.
[7] It was nominated for Contemporary Country Album of the Year at the CMA awards of 2018.
[8] His fourth studio album, an acoustic and stripped back album titled, Fabric of Life was released on 2 December 2022[9] McAlister Kemp reformed in 2022, releasing We Roll On.
The Country Music Awards of Australia (CMAA) (also known as the Golden Guitar Awards) is an annual awards night held in January during the Tamworth Country Music Festival, celebrating recording excellence in the Australian country music industry.