Terry Lockley - Uncle Fred

In the early 1980s I got caught for illegal street racing and lost my licence for 12 months. However, I took the opportunity to buy a $50 second hand guitar and taught myself to play. Within 12 months I was getting up to do a song or 2 at the Lidcombe Hotel, but a lack of confidence, combined with nerves, meant that I limited myself to playing at home!!

In 2012, after hearing about a songwriting contest on the country radio show, I wrote a song called "The Local" and got into the finals at the 2012 TCMF. After 30 years I returned to the Lidcombe Hotel still battling nerves and sung the song with a local band I went to Tamworth and won, thought, that’s it, I’ll never sing again!

In 2018, at 60 years of age, I had a now or never moment. I started getting up at "The Bowlo” and doing a song or 2, or an opening acoustic set, with a couple of local bands. I froze up on stage on more than one occasion, but with a heap of support and encouragement from the local, I finally conquered the nerves!

In 2022 I appeared on The Voice singing “Old Town Road”. Never tuned a chair, but again it helped me greatly with my confidence!! I have continued playing with a group of “ragtag" local guitar players and now at 65 yrs. of age I’m ready to release my first sing! The "UNCLE FRED”

Quelle: Mustang Radio Services