Well welcome to a new year, my new album and the wonderful Tamworth Country music Festival is just around the corner. I hope 2012 is a good & happy year for you all, remember happiness is being content with who you are and “what” you have.
And yes, I’ve finished my new album The Soundtrack of my Life and it’s up on my website shop now. It’s been a very satisfying, all consuming and satisfying project. I played lots of things on it, produced, engineered, mixed it and even did the artwork myself. I had great help from Glenn Wilson (drums), Ian Lees (bass), Garry Steel (accordion & piano) & Michael Kerin (fiddle). The guitars, papoose, mandolin and banjo are all my efforts. 14 tracks, 3 instrumentals and contains my versions of songs from Slim, Shorty, Reg Lindsay, Mike McClellan, Geoff Mack as a tribute to these great Australian Country Music artists. I’ve also done versions of some awesome songs, Wonderful World, Make you Feel My Love, Wings of a Dove & That’s the Way Love Goes.
The Tamworth Country Music Festival is up this week and I’m always excited about 10 days of playing my music, spinning a yarn or 2 and spreading a happy message – the Steve Passfield musical journey from Convicts to City Slickers.
My shows in Tamworth are:
Steve Passfield’s Hot Breakfast – Diggers Corona Courtyard daily 8 am – 10.30 am. January 20 – 29th. Guests, prizes and a great Fender guitar giveaway. Every day is different so come along often eh, it’s worth getting out of bed for, we do!
Joe Maguires Fri Jan 20, Sat Jan 21, Sun Jan 22, Tues Jan 24 & Sun Jan 29th various times, see the Tamworth Festival website for details of all the shows www.tcmf.com.au
Sun Jan 22 Carter & Carter’s Gospel Show at The Capitol Theatre, tickets at www.tcmf.com.au
Tues Jan 24 the TSA Awards at The Longyard tickets at www.tcmf.com.au
Wed Jan 25 Tamara Stewart’s – The Song Factory Legends bar at Wests.
Thur 26th Nemingha Tavern 4.30 pm Telstra Childflight fundraiser concert with Margie May Hockey.
Thur Jan 26th 7.30pm AUSTRALIA DAY – host & performance for The People’s Choice Awards Light City Church, cnr Anne & Kathleen Streets, South Tamworth
The Tamworth Country Music Festival is gonna be a big one this year celebrating it’s 40th year so if you head north west please come along, catch a show and say hi.
Cheers for now, Steve.
