My music has been my life, inspiration and often my salvation.
I began writing and playing music at the age of eleven. This was mainly Country and Western music enjoying my peers, Johnny Cash, Jim Reeves and Don Williams.
I had the great honour of playing in the first Edinburgh Country Music Festival way back in 1980, along with Boxcar Willie and Skeeter Davis to name but a few.
My repertoire is endless ranging from Country to Classical encompassing Middle of the Road, R&B, Rock, New Age, World Music, Jazz and Soul. My mentors at this time in my life are the great Terry Callier, Josh Groban, Marti Pellow, Michael Bublé and James Asher.
I record my own backing tracks enjoying this side of the business together with the entertaining.
Since becoming a Christian my joy includes writing and singing Christian music as did the great Elvis Presley, "How Great Thou Art" being a firm favourite of mine.
In April 2005, I had the supreme fortune of winning first prize in The International Song Of Peace competition in Tipperary with an up-tempo gospel song that I wrote called Save Us Now and am hoping to return to Ireland again soon.
In March 2006, I had the great thrill of performing at a school for the blind in St. Augustine, Florida and intend to do more work in the States.
Just recently, my involvement with Tony Brown and his exciting The Adventures of Charlie the Hobby Horse Hero, and The Adventures of Fred the Heavy Horse Hero, children’s audio book project, has not only been something very different, but has also broadened my musical horizons.
T.F. March 2007