Armidale teenager Charlie Fittler has been playing at venues around the Tamworth Country Music Festival, which got underway last Friday.
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The 10-day event attracts thousands of country music fans to the city, with more than 700 artists playing 2800 events across 120 venues.
The local teenager's first gig of the festival was at The Pub, at 7pm on Friday night. Then on Saturday he played two spots during the day, at Pig & Tinder Stage at 11am and FanZone at 3pm in the Tamworth CBD.
On Saturday night he was the opening act for country rocker Jayne Denham when she played at Moonshiners Bar.
Charlie Fittler sings Long Haired Country Boy at Tamworth:
Fittler released his first single last year.
The O'Connor Catholic College student, who has his eyes firmly set on a future as a recording artist, released This Guitar Can't Drink A Beer, which he wrote with multiple Golden Guitar winner Travis Collins, when he attended the Academy of Country Music in Tamworth in 2018.
The song has been included in Fittler's set list at his Tamworth gigs this year.
Fittler was returning to FanZone at 6pm on Tuesday for a HSF Artist Showcase, and will be there again at 10am on Wednesday morning.
If you're heading to the festival, you can also catch Fittler with his band at Joe Maguire's at 5pm today, The Pub at 7pm Friday, and Nemingha Tavern at 6pm on Saturday.
It is anticipated the 2020 Toyota Country Music Festival will see more than 300,000 people visit Tamworth during the 10 days.
The festival concludes on Australia Day.
