When I headed to Tamworth in January, I couldn’t have imagined that my festival would turn into such a hectic week.
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I was booked to play four band shows with the ‘brothers’, Jackson Besley, James Edge and Hunter Beasley.
And then, on the first weekend, I won Toyota Star Maker. After winning I had numerous interviews on radio, print and television, plus small sets at a variety of showcase events. I was a guest of The McClymonts and Lee Kernaghan at the Tamworth Regional Entertainment and Conference Centre; I opened for Imogen Clark, performed at the Toyota Stars Under Stars, the Maton Showcase and the Closing Concert.
All that didn’t leave much time to check out other bands, or see much music, but it was really cool to be so busy.
My favourite part of the festival was the closing concert. The ‘brothers’ had headed home on Australia Day but drove back from Sydney to play four songs with me at that show. I write the songs and these are the dudes that make it sound good, and make me perform the way I want to with the energy that is required for our show. When you put me on a stage of that size and quality with these boys, it’s home, it’s right and it’s special. Then after the show we all had a chance to sit down, drink a beer and yarn about the hectic week just gone. I love these dudes and was so thankful they made the effort to get back to Tamworth that day.
The last couple of weeks have been a little less hectic on the gigging front. Last year’s winner Rachael Fahim and I played a show in Canberra, and then at the High Country Muster in Adaminaby, in February together and that was a heap of fun.
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I also did a show with Fanny Lumsden that was a lot of fun – have you seen our merch?
The Star Maker team and I have been busy getting organised to release my debut album in May.
We have been sorting out the cover art, video clip, tour dates, and all the fun stuff that goes along with that. It’s been three years since I started working on this record and its a work that I’m really proud of and I’m sure you will dig it.
I’m heading out on tour with Adam Eckersley and Brooke McClymont in June as part of their Highway Sky tour and it’s going to be damn cool. Heading across to Perth and back playing shows at lots of places along the way – the dates are in the gig guide at the back of the April edition of Capital News.
We are currently working on dates for an album tour of my own so keep an eye out for those dates too.