The Mental Coup
I’ve often said, and written in this blog, that one of the things I enjoy so much about my life as an artist is the freedom and autonomy it affords…
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Dear Readers...
Hello dear subscribers. I'm in a hotel in Newcastle, here for Newcastle Writers Festival which has been glorious. Except for the fact that I came down with a banging head…
One Door Opens...
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Yesterday was my last show in Australia for the foreseeable future. In a few weeks’…
Yesterday was my last show in Australia for the foreseeable future. In a few weeks’…
The Big and the Small
I was playing at Port Fairy Folk Festival all last weekend and didn’t have a chance to write a blog. For some reason, March has become an absolute behemoth of…
Why Do We Save it For Funerals?
My dad was very touched by the piece I wrote about him last week, which made me happy. I was glad to have been able to let him know how…
Happy Birthday Jack
My dad turns 82 today. In April he was kicking the footy with my partner, my 10-year-old nephew, my brother, my sister's partner and me and he was the only…
Write, Record, Repeat
I’ve been in the studio again, this time with engineer/producer Jono Steer. We’re recording some new songs that’ll be released this year. I’m not trying to be Secret Squirrel…
There's Nothing Wrong With Me
I'd planned to go for a run this morning. Sunday is usually the day I run the longest. And so last night I decided on the route, got my clothes…
Track #3 – When You Met Me
I wanted to finish the series I started about all the songs on The Second High. We’re now up to track three, When You Met Me, a kind of RnB…
My Idol, My Uncle
I, like tens of thousands of people across Australia and the rest of the world, was devastated to hear the news that Rob Hirst died last week. Our Hirsty, our…
Watch This Space
Hello everyone. This is just a quick note to let you know that I'm in the studio all weekend, cooking something up, so I can't write a blog this morning…
The Reading Pivot
At the end of last year I decided, in the middle of one of the most stressful periods of my working life that I’ve so far experienced, that it might…
It's a New Dawn, It's a New Day
Happy new year, dear readers. I hope you’ve all had a good rest and some delicious food over the break. Here is the first blog of the year. May this…
I'm Fired Up.
Firstly, thank you to all of you for sticking around, even though I've missed a couple of weeks because of this epic tour. I appreciate your support more than you…
The Brisbane of my Existence
I'm writing this in Sydney on Monday morning, the first full day off in what feels like ages. But maybe it's not. Time ceases to behave 'normally' on tour, that's…
Thank You for Restoring My Faith
Hello dear blog subscribers. Firstly, thank you for sticking by me during these weeks in which I'm less routined and regular on the old blog output. Your support, and your…
To Put Things Into Perspective
I'm writing this on Sunday morning. Today is the Anglesea Sound Doctor show which is sold out. Music On The Hill in Flinders was on Friday, also sold out. It's…
Trial and Error
I’m writing this on the plane between Perth and Adelaide. I’m four shows in to the To Survive Tour. The first band show was in Perth last night at a…
On Your Marks, Get Set...
I'm writing this in a hotel room in Alice Springs. It's 10:30am and already roasting hot outside (it'll reach 38 today). I'm hunkering down before going to soundcheck at the…
Love is Blind
I watch a lot of reality TV. And it varies from a bit shit to very shit. It’s the watching version of puzzles for me. Not too much thinking involved…