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After spending time as a lead guitarist in Sydney rock bands in the 90s/early 00s (Brave and Crazy, Maryanne Rex Band), singer-songwriter Pete Campbell took a musical sabbatical before returning to the creative fray in recent years and stepping out as a solo artist for the first time. Campbell has co-written, collaborated and shared the stage with many. In a sense he's a musical journeyman but one who, up until this point, hasn't told his own story. Pete's sound is a blend of acoustic and electric folk styles – from Appalachia and London to the streets of Sydney – combined with blues, country, and Americana, showing that his influences are wide-ranging, from iconic artists such as Joni Mitchell, Nick Drake, Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, and John Prine to contemporary songwriters such as Paul Kelly, Bernard Fanning, Neil Finn, and Laura Marling. Sydney folk rock singer-songwriter Pete Campbell has spent the last five years honing his writing and performing skills, meeting and collaborating with other musicians, and releasing two solo EPs (A Second Glance, Parley), with songs featured on Sunburnt Country Music and receiving airplay on a number of community radio stations, including 2SER. A prolific live artist, Pete has been refining his songwriting craft on stage (he won the 2024 Fretfest Song Contest in Tamworth) and in the studio, as he heads towards the early 2026 release of his debut solo album Barely Fed, recorded with his live band, The Lazy Dog.