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It’s Tamworth 2013 and the Peel Street buskers now have to apply for a spot on the street before they can set up – and set up they do, with a number having sophisticated amplification systems that would rival those … Continue reading →

Doing the Tamworth Two Step I am returning to Tamworth in late January for the Country Music Festival. I have been there in early January in recent times to teach at the Country Music Academy (as it is now called) … Continue reading →

A fellow singer, who has recorded several of my songs, asked about Good Companions a little while ago. It was written quite deliberately as a concert opener many years ago and began the album Laughing In The Dark which I … Continue reading →

Doc Watson died last week at the age of 89 and I quietly mourned his passing, as will many around the world.  He was the single most important influence on my playing.  I can still recall the first time I … Continue reading →

I am often asked where I get my inspiration for a song.  Frequently the question is accompanied by the comment (as it was after a recent song writing workshop at the National Festival in Canberra) ….”I’ve got a melody, or … Continue reading →

To borrow a line from Mental as Anything – the gigs are getting bigger.  I played the National Folk Festival over the Easter weekend.  There must have been 60,000 or more through the site over the four days and the … Continue reading →

The Burning Log on Feb 4 was the first time that my producer/keyboard player Stefan Nowak and I have played a concert without the rest of the band. What a treat to have him there. He’s a glorious player. We … Continue reading →

I remember so clearly going to the annual National Folk Festival.  It didn’t have a permanent home, moving from state to state, usually on rotation.  Sydney on several occasions, Melbourne, Adelaide, even Alice Springs.  And now I’m going back again, … Continue reading →