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Nov 16 2020

Christmas Takes me Home...

Master songsmith Allan Caswell & I have teamed up to write our first Christmas song together...

Christmas Takes Me Home was aimed at being an old school, classic Christmas song. “We didn’t want sleigh bells and snow or blinding heat…

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Sep 23 2020

Brisbane concert, & new music!

I'm excited to share a couple of news items with you today... 

For Brisbane friends: I will playing a concert set next week Sep 29, @ New Farm Bowls Club, where I'll be presenting a selection of brand-new tunes…

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Aug 5 2020

Video lessons now available...

I've been creating video lessons of some of my most requested tunes. Ive broken the songs down into sections, & each video in the lesson set focuses on a section. Each download includes 5 or 6 videos, plus detailed TAB/notation…

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Apr 29 2020

Duet: 'Stranger on the Shore' with Brian May

'Stranger on the Shore' was an instrumental hit in 1961, for clarinettist Acker Bilk. I remember hearing this track as a child (it was in my father's record collection) and as an 18yo, I took clarinet lessons, and this was…

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Apr 23 2020

Isolation inspiration with Andrea (Italy) & Adam (Austria)

Andrea Valeri & Adam Rafferty are 2 players that Ive known for a long time, and over the years, we've played quite a few shows together, in Europe as well as Australia.

'Primo Incontro' is Italian for 'first meeting', and…

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Apr 21 2020

Isolation Inspiration...

I've been using this 'lock-down' time to develop my 'Do It Yourself' video skills; I've been posting almost daily videos, shot at my home in Brisbane. It's been fun connecting with musicians around my city, Australia, and around the world…

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Mar 9 2020

Collister & Fix - Final fling in Qld

Hi friends, 

Christine Collister & I conclude our North & South tour with a bunch of dates in Qld this week.

We can never take for granted the power of music to uplift and heal. We made emotional visit to…

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Feb 18 2020

Collister & Fix NSW tour dates Feb/Mar

Christine & I continue to wind our way through NSW & Qld over the next few weeks.

NSW dates...

FEB 21@ 20:00 @CentroCBD Wollongong TICKETS

FEB 22@ 19:00 St Andrews Hall - Temora TICKETS

FEB 23@ 19:00 Bloomfield Hall Orange …

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Jan 22 2020

January: Tamworth to Victoria - Collister & Fix

Hi friends, 

The Illawarra Folk Festival (last weekend) was a blast, and now Collister & Fix are heading down to Melbourne, and Ballarat, just 3 shows, with 1 sold out! 

Jan 31 Albert Park Yacht Club 5 Aquatic Dr, South…

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Jan 11 2020

Thank You Fireys!

Friends around the world are seeing images of the devastating fires happening here in Australia, & I thank you for your emails of concern & support. 

My home (Brisbane) is relatively unaffected by the blazes, but everyone has been affected…

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Dec 19 2019

What, it's Christmas already??

Hi Gang, 

I don't know about you, but this year has gone by quicker than any year I can remember. It's also been one of the busiest years I've ever had. In September I turned 60, and with it came…

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Nov 18 2019

Golden Guitar finalists announced

The CMAA have announced the finalists for the 2020 Golden Guitar Awards. Winners will be announced in Tamworth, January 25th.

Im a finalist in the 'Instrumental of the Year' category, with The Balcony Bunch - (Band Version)…

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Nov 8 2019

Home for summer

Hello gang,

After ten weeks of travelling (Europe/UK), I'm back home in Brisbane, just in time for summer heat, and the bushfire season. It was a fantastic tour, so many great memories & new friends. Jet lag is always a…

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Aug 22 2019

New digital single release...

August 23 is the launch of a new track, The Balcony Bunch (Band Version), a single released to online streaming services. The composition was inspired by my sons, and features two of them on the recording; Adrian on Drums,…

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Aug 12 2019

Last Brisbane show before Europe tour

Im preparing for my annual Europe tour, & its going to be a great one. All the details are here. 

In Summary:

Aug 26-29 Austria Guitar Retreat

Aug 30, 31 Bavaria

Sep 3 Austria, (Linz)

Sep 6,7 Prague

Then,…

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Jul 31 2019

Love/hate my office!

I'm home again in my office (and studio) after the Acoustic Guitar Spectacular tour, and I have 3 weeks before I head off to Europe and UK...it's the times in between tours when the real work gets done. In addition…

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Jul 4 2019

Acoustic Guitar Spectacular - on tour Qld, July

All the details here: acoustic_guitar_spectacular

Jun 18 2019

Celebration - lets go Cloudsurfing!

Celebration time! 

Ahead of the official release date, and by way of thanking you for your support, you have first option to grab your copy of my new CD Cloudsurfing - with a 20% discount!

This is my sixteenth album,…

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Jun 18 2019

Show & Tell video, plus Watercolours (CD preview)

Here's a 'show & tell' video where I show off my 1974 vintage Martin guitar, and I also play Watercolours, a track from the the forthcoming CD Cloudsurfing 

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May 30 2019

un-learning - re-learning Classical Gas

Hello!

Have you ever had to 'unlearn' a skill that's totally ingrained, and then had to re-learn it in a new way?

As a follow-up to last week's video request for Classical Gas (thanks for all your comments), I was…

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May 16 2019

I'm 15 again, re-learning Classical Gas. (Video Request)

John, a member of the 'Sunshine Coast Guitar Orchestra' asked me if I would video a performance of the Mason Williams 1968 instrumental hit Classical Gas.

That sounded like a great idea - I've been playing that tune since I…

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May 13 2019

Austria guitar workshop 2019 - register now!

Don't miss out...a few places still remain!

How does 4 days of guitar tuition in the beautiful Austrian countryside sound? Welcome to the 'Austria Guitar Retreat' at Seminarhotel Jagdschloß Wolfstein, Kochholz August 25-29, 2019. Its all inclusive - meals,…

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May 10 2019

video request: 'Going Home' (Theme from 'Local hero')

Another 'mailing list video request' - 'Local Hero' is the debut soundtrack album by Mark Knopfler, released in 1983. 'Going Home' is probably the most well-known track from the movie, and I remember Dire Straits closing their concert with it…

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May 2 2019

mailing list request: 'what a wonderful world'

Hello everyone,

Wow, so many requests coming in - thank you! I'm noting them all, and it looks like I'll be kept busy for a while!

This week's request is for Manfred, from Böblingen in Germany: What a Wonderful World…

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