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2 July, 2021

Mareeba’s own country music star joins the best in Tamworth

JUST months off his big gig at Savannah in the Round, 18- year old rising country music star Jeremy Fletcher headed off to Tamworth on the weekend to take part in the Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA) Junior Academy of Country Music.


Jeremy Fletcher is currently in Tamworth with the CMAA Junior Academy of Country Music.
Jeremy Fletcher is currently in Tamworth with the CMAA Junior Academy of Country Music.

BY ELLIE FINK 

JUST months off his big gig at Savannah in the Round, 18- year old rising country music star Jeremy Fletcher headed off to Tamworth on the weekend to take part in the Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA) Junior Academy of Country Music.

The national academy sees fifteen young country music artists, aged 12-18, take part in a week long workshop in Tamworth lead by multi-Golden Guitar winner Lyn Bowtell and fellow award winner Roger Corbett. 

Jeremy was nominated for the program last year but it was postponed due to COVID. 

“Last year, when I was seventeen, I was nominated for the academy through an email and I got accepted, but due to COVID it had to be moved to this year,” he said. 

“The academy takes us through lectures and workshops that teach us the skills of the trade, from music writing to advertising and social media.

“I am really excited to go down and meet country music artists and learn from them.” 

Popular names in the country music industry Catherine Britt and Aleyce will be visiting Jeremy and the other 14 teens at the academy to educate them on songwriting and music-business related topics.

The program commenced on Saturday, June 26 and will continue until July 2, with the academy graduation being held at the Tamworth Family Hotel on the final day. 

Jeremy began his journey in country music writing when he broke his arm playing football and used the guitar as a way to rehabilitate it. 

“I played the guitar more and more and then it became my thing,” he said. 

“The singing thing has only become a thing in the last few years and I have started to record my songs.” 

Now a few years on from his rehabilitation, Jeremy has written eight original songs and hopes to record them all and publish them as soon as possible. 

With the skills he learns while in Tamworth, he hopes to record his originals at Airlock Studios in Brisbane.

For more updates on Jeremy, visit his Facebook and Instagram pages – Jeremy Fletcher Musician.

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