Pete Denahy is an artist with many facets. Some know him mostly for his comedic songs, such as ‘Sort of Dunno Nothin’ and ‘Looking at My Phone’, which I tend to think of as succinct, lyrically elegant takes on communication and social interaction (or lack thereof) because they’re so well done that they seem like they could have been easy for him to write.
Denahy also writes non-comedic songs and he’s just as good at those. And he is known as a preeminent fiddle player – he’s won three of his five Golden Guitars with the fiddle – and as an MC of events such as Star Maker at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. He has five albums, and a new single, ‘Photos on Your Phone’.
He was also, for several years, a member of Slim Dusty’s band. As a thirteen-year-old he saw Slim play; twelve years later he was in the band, and although Slim is gone now the band plays on. Travellin’ Still is the name of the show that Slim’s band members have put together and successfully taken on the road in two states, and it now travels to Queensland [dates below].
This was the first opportunity I’ve had to interview Denahy and the chat is a long one – he’s an interesting fella! We cover his career from the time he decided at a young age that he wanted to be a country singer to his latest single and the tour he’s about to embark on. Just as entertaining in an interview as on stage, I hope you enjoy listening to or watching this.
TRAVELLIN’ STILL dates:
Wednesday, 26 February - Brothers Sports Club, Bundaberg
Thursday, 27 February - Kingaroy Town Hall
Friday, 28 February - Majestic Theatre, Pomona
Saturday, 1 March - Old Museum Theatre, Brisbane
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