Tiny Vinyl Collective

05/06/2026

28/04/2026

Don’t take it so seriously, it’s just music right?
RIGHT!?

New session with the awesome Fox — out now.

🎙️ Listen/watch wherever you get your podcasts
🎧 Stream the tracks wherever you stream

11/03/2026

There’s a moment if you stick with music long enough where something flips.

You stop worrying about your own part…
and start enjoying the process of making music with someone else.

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Host:
Tiny Vinyl Sessions filmed

Episode out now.

Watch the full session wherever you listen to podcasts

Partially supported by Flying Arts Alliance through the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund.

10/03/2026

A sometimes hard lesson from the gigging trenches.

It’s easier to chill out material than ramp it up, especially early on.

If you can build 3 hours of upbeat sing-along covers, most gigs won’t phase you.

If ya can play a late night you can pretty much play anywhere.

Guest: 🎙️
Host:
Tiny Vinyl Sessions filmed

Partially supported by Flying Arts Alliance through the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund.

AirlieBeach

04/03/2026

Airlie Beach is an insane music place.

For such a small town, there’s an incredible amount of live music happening every night. Walk 500 metres down the main street and you’ll hear guitars coming from every bar, every corner, every doorway.

Within that stretch alone you’ve got gigs happening at places like , , , , , , , and .

And that’s not even counting , , , , , , , , , , , , .

That’s only off the top of our heads, we’ve definitely missed spots.

It’s one of those places where music begets music — musicians inspire other musicians, gigs create more gigs, and the whole scene feeds itself.

🎙 Next Tiny Vinyl Session drops next Wednesday

Featuring —
Hosted by

Stay tuned.

28/01/2026

You can learn a song, then another song, and suddenly you’ve got 45 songs - you’re a gigging musician.

OR you can do what I did: study for 15 years, still not be able to play a three-hour gig, then realize “oh, I better learn repertoire now.”

Here’s the thing - those 15 years weren’t wasted. They gave me the foundation to understand what I’m playing, to improvise, to adapt on the fly.

But I still had to learn the repertoire.

Different paths. Both have value. The best musicians find a way to do both.

From episode 3 with
Filmed

25/01/2026

23/01/2026

Never heard Solsbury Hill by until pulled it out — absolute tune.

Our first odd-meter on Tiny Vinyl Sessions and super fun to play.

Full conversation + two more tracks out now wherever you listen to podcasts.

📍 Filmed
🎥 Roaming camera, killler angles by
Partially funded by

22/01/2026

Recorded live at Lola's Bar in Airlie Beach — an intimate late-night space at the heart of the Whitsundays music scene — this session features Paul Fergus Morris , captured in a stripped-back setting that moves fluidly between performance and conversation.

Paul performs three songs live inside the venue, followed by a relaxed, wide-ranging conversation with host Nick Di Gregorio about building a sustainable life in music. Together, they unpack the realities of full-time gigging — from booking momentum and learning a new scene, to the balance between pressure, fear, and trust in your own ability.

Across the episode, they explore Paul’s journey from Melbourne and regional Victoria into North Queensland, his background in acting and how it informs musical performance, and why community, consistency, and adaptability matter more than chasing any single version of “success.”

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🎵 Tracklist:
1. I Wanna Be Like You (original by Louis Prima, Phil Harris, Bruce Reitherman)
2. Solsbury Hill (Original by Peter Gabriel)
3. How To Make Gravy (Original by Paul Kelly)

(All tracks recorded live during the session)

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🧠 Conversation Highlights:

• Fear, pressure & when they help (and hurt)
• How booking momentum actually works in regional scenes
• Learning when to trust the process instead of forcing outcomes
• Moving from Melbourne to North Queensland as a working musician
• Acting training, presence & how it shapes musical performance
• Burnout, sustainability & pacing a long-term music career
• Why community matters more than “networking”

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🎙️ Credits:

• Host: Nick Di Gregorio
• Guest: Paul Fergus Morris
• Recorded live at: Lola’s Bar, Airlie Beach QLD
• Produced, filmed, edited & mixed by: Nick Di Gregorio
• Label: Tiny Vinyl Collective

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🎧 Listen & Follow:

Paul Fergus Morris:
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/paulfergusmorris/

Tiny Vinyl Collective:
Website → https://tinyvinylcollective.com
YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/tinyvinylcollective

Nick Di Gregorio:
Website → https://nickdigregorio.com
Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/artist/1f5RBBvnn9SdIo9XYwuHyM
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/nickdigregoriomusic

Lola’s Bar – Airlie Beach
• Website → https://www.lolasbar.com.au
• Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/lolasbarairliebeach
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Acknowledgement

This project was made possible by the Australian Government’s Regional Arts Fund, provided through Regional Arts Australia, administered in Queensland by Flying Arts Alliance.

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📍 Location: Airlie Beach, Queensland, Australia
🎥 A Tiny Vinyl Session — celebrating Australian musicians through live performance and conversation.