The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #5030 Message #28669
Posted By: Ted from Australia
19-May-98 - 08:51 AM
Thread Name: What got you started?
Subject: RE: What got you started?
Snare drum in the high school cadets, Snare drum in the RAAF apprentices Drums in a "Shadows" band in the early 60s Guitarist who had no "ear" so I had to learn the tunes for him.(on electric guitar) Listening to jazz in coffee shops in Sydney after gigs Move to Darwin late 60s. Saw an ad' re "Musos to start folk music club". Why wasn't I told about this bloody years ago?! Someone's go'na have to pay!!! 35 years of perfoming: full time , part time, in folk bands, solo, duo with my wife and now only at festivals in North Queensland. After all this time I feel that I have barely scratched the surface.I know I'll just keep on scratching until the end. Regards Ted.