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”
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