Terry Doyle\'s NEW Album Launch

Venue: Tigers Den, North Cairns Football Club

Artist: Terry Doyle

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Terry Doyle celebrates his colourful life and his great love of music with his new album to be launched in October. rnThe bluesy Arcadia, his 11th album, will be launched on the Cairns musician’s 75th birthday at North Cairns Football and Netball Club, Manunda, on Saturday, October 19, with doors opening at 6.30pm for a 7pm concert. rnSurprise guests will join Terry on stage to belt out such new numbers as the nostalgic “FE Holden”, “Sometimes I Can Climb Mountains” and “I Thought I Knew”. rn“This is perhaps my most reflective album as look back over 60 years as a musician and as a long-time denizen of the Cairns music scene,” Terry said.rn“I had many great years performing at Johno’s Blues Bar and the Barbary Coast strip and I am especially proud of the eleven years I ran a weekly Mondo singer-songwriters’ night to nurture the up-and-coming local talent.” rnWhile Terry has become synonymous with the Cairns live music scene for 40 years, it’s easy to forget that he is a country Victorian and a much-travelled muso before settling in the Far North.rn“From country dances as a kid and going on the road with bands, Arcadia takes you on my journey to the wonderland of Far North Queensland,” he said. rnBorn to a musical family, he grew up on a sheep and wheat farm in Arcadia near Shepparton. His own musical career began at the age of 15 drumming in a band around Shepparton before relocating to Western Australia. rnThere he played he played with the infamous Wayne Green and The Phantoms and Nosmoking featuring renowned Australian guitarist Russel Smith and his cousin Peter “Brolga” Coughlan of Goanna and Redgum fame. rnIn 1985, Terry drifted to Cairns drumming for the Party Starters and Deadbeats LIVE. rnBut he got sick of the drums and extended himself by buying a guitar and mastering it. rnReturning south, he honed his skills as a guitar man, writing his own songs and becoming an all-round entertainer. rnThe North beckoned and he came back as a versatile musician at home with blues, rhythm n blues, rock’n’roll and country. Many music lovers in Cairns will remember him as one of the main blues men performing at Johno’s Blues Bar. rnTerry returned to Cairns as an accomplished guitarist and was eventually recognised for his achievements with a string of awards in the past 15 years.rnDavis Anthony Media rnMusic Journalistrn rnWHAT: Official launch of Terry Doyle’s new album Arcadia.rnWHERE: North Cairns Football and Netball Club, Manunda.rnWHEN: Saturday, October 19, 6.30pm for 7pm.rnFor more information: Terry Doyle 0418 712