associated_acts years_active notable_instruments label background instrument genre article_title occupation
tyrnaround bluestone junction waz e james band 1996 -- present 1974 gibson 335 dobro 1998 fender lap steel cleopatra polyester gravel road solo_singer electric dobro , banjo guitar , mandolin , lap steel guitar , psychedelic rock , bluegrass , jam band pete fidler
 musician , songwriter
pete fidler

peter ` pete ' david fidler is a dobro player from melbourne , australia .
he also plays mandolin , lap steel guitar and guitar .
before playing the dobro , fidler was guitarist/songwriter in melbourne-based psychedelic rock band , tyrnaround .
tyrnaround were formed in 1985 and active until the death of their singer , michael philips , in 1999 .
fidler wrote one of their best known songs `` colour your mind '' which was released in 1986 .
it was the film `` o brother , where art thou ? ''
that inspired fidler to pick up the dobro when he was in his 30 's .
fidler released a solo album in 2008 , `` slide night '' , the first australian dobro album ever recorded .
the album was featured on the abc radio show ` the daily planet ' , hosted by lucky oceans in may 2008 .
fidler currently plays with australian bluegrass band , bluestone junction , and has produced their last two cd releases .
fidler also plays with several other artists , most notably australian guitar virtuoso nick charles , singer-songwriter bill jackson -lrb- with whom he toured the united states in 2008 and 2010 , where they appeared at the international folk alliance convention in memphis -rrb- and melbourne country-rock singer-songwriter waz e james .
