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Stephanie Gardiner

'Fired up': how Tamworth ignites Aussie country acts

Andrew Swift is again in the running for a Golden Guitar at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Andrew Swift's dream of hitting the road and touring with a band was suddenly cut short when a severe bout of glandular fever left him bedridden for three months.

As the singer-songwriter slowly recovered, he feared his music career was over before it had even begun.

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