John writes songs to make sense of his world, always leaving space to allow his audience to enter and explore their own stories. His songs have been played at weddings and funerals.
John has a collection of songwriting awards and finalist listings in competitions, including the Australian Songwriters Associations, the Tamworth Songwriters Association’s annual events, and Music OZ.
He has worked in a variety of musical combinations and supported African band Osabisa, the Cockroaches before they became the Wiggles, Irish folk legend Andy Irvine,and more recently
Fred Smith.
He was a member of Sunraysia based band Bushfire and helped them gain the inaugural Bushwacker Award at the Tamworth Country Music festival.
John’s engaging vocals and fingerstyle guitar are enriched by the vocals of his partner Heather Humphreys.