Pete Denahy in Concert

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,…