Out of all the things in life Music always seems to be the thing I understand the most.

I began singing and playing when I was 12 and found I had a natural talent.

This talent became a deep love for the art.

I also have a strong love for Australia and am very proud of the people there.

I do wish to continue to tour and visit, one day it will be my home again.

Not just yet...




My brother [www.mitchgrainger.com] introduced me to many great blues recordings,

he was a collector from a young age.

He in and our  band  (Papa Lips), introduced me to John Lee Hooker,

Sonny Boy Williamson, James Brown,  

Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder to name a few..

As a singer I fell in love with the music from the south of America,

Etta James, Mavis Staples, Atetha Franklin.

Also I admired many female song writers Joni Mitchell,

Nina Simone, Rickie Lee Jones and Emmy Lou Haris.

Some guitarists I like are Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck ,

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Freddie King.

Some more recent artists I  admire are Coldplay,

Sarah McGlachlan and Lauren Hill.



What the world should be like.

I love to imagine a world that is ecologically sustainable meaning

that we as humans would only take from the tree as much as

she can give in order to stay alive.

At the moment there is no balance and we take

from the earth far more than we return, farm too much and pollute too much.


Of course I would like to see the world in peace,

where words used instead of violence.

Treat others as you would have them treat you...