Following an extensive replacement of the entire floor of the hall due to water damage, the Valencia Hall is back presenting a great range of music.
The first concert is a welcome return of the popular five-time Golden Guitar winning country-bluegrass singer Pete Denahy on Monday, October 21, from 7.30pm.
Denahy knew when he was 11 years old he wanted to be a country singer. He taught himself guitar, started writing songs and at 13 years old saw Slim Dusty in concert for the first time.
Twelve years later, he was in Slim’s band playing fiddle and doing a comedy spot on the show.
A man of many talents, a master of guitar, fiddle and mandolin and comedy, Denahy is a sought after muso with many performers and also leads musical tours to Japan and Europe.
While he has written some ridiculous comedy songs, including for his hit Sort of Dunno Nothin, he is no stranger to writing a heart wrencher, but he is fully aware that his songs about insects and toilet paper hold special places in the hearts of his fans.
His latest record She Loves Me To The Moon is not a comedy release but a traditional country album featuring his own fiddle playing, twangy guitars and wailing pedal steel. Produced by Simon Johnson at Hillbilly Hut Studio, it includes fine playing by some of Australia’s best and a collection of new tracks penned with help from the Wolfe Brothers, Mike Carr, Bill Whyte and Evan Murphy.
Denahy is a five-time Golden Guitar winner and is happy to have won three of those for his fiddle playing – an instrument that has kept him in work for many years.
As well as working as a side man and guest artist for Slim, Denahy has done the same for Sara Storer, Troy Cassar-Daley and Lee Kernaghan.
Tickets to see Pete Denahy at the Valencia Hall on October 21 cost $30 each. For bookings phone 0439 454 428.
