
The Catch Laying in the shearing hut one evening I penned this song as a poem. When I was still living at home my father insisted I read poems from Banjo Paterson and others. I was never much of a reader but did enjoy poetry at times. I’m a very visual hands on person, outdoors type and enjoy self learning. ’The Catch’ is related to the shearing industry and it’s effect on me as a person. Leaving home on a Sunday and heading into the night, driving long distances to work a solid week. It was in 2022 approximately that I pulled the poem out and decided to turn it into a song. I was experimenting with alternative tunings on the guitar and came up with the melody. I put one of the verses into a chorus and it all seemed to fit ! Hands down shearing is one of the most physical jobs you could take on. The shearers Hall of Fame in Hay has information on how hard the body is working while shearing. Some of the high end athletes come close to the calories shearers burn in a day.
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