fRETfEST® in Tamworth
Providing meaningful live music
and performance opportunities at Australia's largest country music festival, since 2014.

fRETfEST® provides opportunities for talented singer songwriters and musicians to showcase their own music with eNTRY LEVEL concert performances.

From Left, 14yo Luke Furbank from Bathurst, 16yo Molly Millington from Central Coast, 10yo Felicity Maher from Coonabarabran, Al Buchan, 17yo Tyler Shoobert from Binnaway, 15yo Georgie Taylor from Brisbane.

15yo Georgie Taylor won the 2017 North Tamworth Bears Talent Quest, making it 3 years in a row for fRETfEST. 2016, won by 15yo Kyle Bryant, 2015, won by fRETfEST founder, Al Buchan.

13yo Jace Weatherall with 10yo Felicity Maher performed Advance Australia Fair on Australia Day, on the Peel Street Stage.

2TM Radio interview live in the heart of the festival, introducing Queensland musicians live on stage to a massive community audience of listeners!

fRETfEST appeared at the HILUX STAGE in the heart of the festival, introducing 6 Queensland musicians live on stage in a 2 hour showcase.
What do the Musicians say?

“Going to Tamworth was great because it provided me with a ton of performance experience and networking opportunities!” (Pictured with Al Buchan)

“fRETfEST provided great opportunities for me to perform my original tunes to a new, appreciative audience!” JENNY BIDDLE (pictured above) went on to win the People’s Choice Award.

“I enjoyed the opportunity to play in Tamworth and to experience the atmosphere of the festival." (Hannah pictured above)
From the
Director
Alan Buchan says, “fRETfEST is proud to support these young musicians and we hope in future, government funding agencies will get behind us and support what we do. It is clear that fRETfEST is providing the right stuff. Event managers and festival directors are eager to embrace fRETfEST and, importantly, audiences respond positively where ever we go.”
Thank you to all the wonderful Tamworth Country Music Festival crew and curators!