Tom Curtain Comes to Scone, NSW

Tom Curtain and his band play real Country Music

We were lucky enough to be in Scone, NSW when Tom Curtain's Outback Experience arrived to entertain us. Although he is a renowned country singer, having recently won Australian Independent Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Single of the Year, and Male Vocalist of the Year at the Southern Stars Australian Independent Country Music Awards in Tamworth, Tom Curtain also entertains his audiences with an outback show using his working dogs and horses.

Working dogs demonstrate their skills

The show began with Tom demonstrating his work with dogs, where they had to hop on and off barrels to his command. He then showed us how he would get them to run in different directions, and stop and start just using his voice. We were so impressed with the control he had over them.

Amazing to see! Dogs sitting on horses.

Even more amazing to see them staying on while the horses walk around the arena. 

This was followed by Tom riding his horse while playing his guitar

The horse went faster and faster until it was galloping, while Tom continued to play.

He then stopped the horse, using only his legs, and stood up on the horse to play us a tune.

The second half of the show was all about Tom's music. Not only is he a great country singer, but writes a lot of his own music.

One of the songs he was inspired to write, was "Speak Up". He wrote this following the suicide of Amy "Dolly" Everett, who took her young life at just 14 years of age after being relentlessly bullied. 100% of all proceeds and royalties from the song go to 'Dolly's Dream', which was developed by family and friends to help raise awareness about bullying and get more programmes into schools.

At the show, Tom Curtain called up any children from the audience, 

who would like to join him in singing the chorus to "Speak Up".

The chorus is as follows:

Speak up, even if your voice shakes
Stand up, even if your world breaks
You gotta Speak up, even if your voice shakes
You gotta stand up, even if your voice shakes
Be there for one another, we’re all in this together
You gotta Speak up, even if your voice shakes

Tom Curtain is a great showman, and we were so grateful to have the opportunity to watch his show.

Elizabeth Coughlan