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Pete Denahy Live At The Golden Vine Hotel BendigoThursday 12th November - Solo Acoustic Show
Pete Denahy knew when he was 11 years old he wanted to be a country singer. At age
12 he taught himself guitar, started writing songs and at 13 years old saw Australia’s
King of Country Music 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. While he has written
some ridiculous comedy songs, he is no stranger to writing a heart wrencher, but he is
fully aware that his “silly songs” are the ones that are closest to the hearts of his fans.
He cut his teeth in the mid nineties playing fiddle in Melbourne band Ploughboys before
joining Slim Dusty on the road in 1998. As his songwriting began to mature, he turned
his pen more often to the less serious side. As a result, his most requested songs are
comedy, one of them being “Sort Of Dunno Nothin’”, a tuneless, storyless number that
presents a teenager talking to an adult in the most boring manner possible. This song
became something of a hit in 2008 when it was released in Australia.
His solo show has evolved into a blend of straight and comedy material interspersed
with some solid fiddle playing. His onstage persona is a guy who is an enthusiastic
money saver and is proud of the fact he is Yackandandah’s “multi award losing country
singer” even though he has won five Golden Guitars at Australia’s Country Music
Awards. However, he seldom mentions this because as he says, “There’s nothing funny
about winning awards.”
2025 saw Pete do his first USA tour which included the Martha Basset Show in Elkin
NC, The 100th Mountain City Fiddlers’ Convention in Tennessee and his own show at
the world famous Station Inn, Nashville TN.
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135 King St, Bendigo VIC 3550, Australia, 135 King St, Bendigo VIC 3550, Australia, Bendigo
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