‘The Catch’ - album release
‘The Catch’ traces its roots back to a poem scribbled during long stretches working in shearing sheds - a world John knows intimately.
“When you’re bent over shearing sheep all day, sweeping the board or any of the jobs in a shed - there’s a peaceful calm when the end of the day arrives,” recalls the singer-songwriter. “We loved Friday’s - we called it ‘POETS’ day - Piss Off Early Tomorrow’s Saturday!”
That lived experience runs deep through ‘The Catch’. It’s not just storytelling - it’s documentation. The language, the pace, the competition, the camaraderie - all of it baked into a song that honours the culture of the shed without sanding off its edges.
From Crumbling Down to The Catch
“When you’re bent over shearing sheep all day, sweeping the board or any of the jobs in a shed ! - There’s a peaceful calm when the end of the day arrives. “It’s those in the industry who understand this feeling”.
