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Greetings folks - I've been writing & performing mostly my own material since I got the bug from exposure to some great singer-songwriters in the mid '70's. Think Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Jerry Jeff Walker, Danny O'Keefe, Neil Young, Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter (Grateful Dead), Gene Clark, John Martyn, Richard Thompson & the list goes on & on.

Since I arrived In Australia in June of '81 I've covered a fair bit of ground, all with it's own rewards & frustrations, births, deaths, marriages & divorces. I don't care much for the music industry & abhor song comps etc.; I do, however, love to be part of the camaraderie of a band, despite getting through a few of them- hence I've made an effort to keep current outfit The Dead Setters together the last decade or so. Making music is an expensive hobby but it's definitely its own reward & I feel very privileged to have made some fine noise with some talented people.

These are some of my favourites - I'll add & subtract as the muse strikes & is the journey continues.

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