Henry Catania

About Henry

Henry started singing and playing music at the ripe old age of three, travelling around Australia in an old converted bus with his family. His dad picked up a second hand guitar at a garage sale to brush up on his campfire skills — but it wasn’t long before Henry took over, strumming and singing along with enthusiasm, and leaving Dad in his wake.

For his third birthday, he received a ukulele and quickly became a regular at Happy Hour, playing songs for grey nomads around the fire.

By the time he was six, Henry had upgraded to a mid-size guitar and decided to put on a show at a garage sale, playing one song on repeat for hours — and loving every minute of it, not many others did.

At age eleven, he announced he was ready to go busking. Within a month, he had learned ten songs, bought his first real guitar, and hit the streets of Maleny, drawing smiles from passers-by with his heartfelt performances.

From there, Henry progressed to open mic nights, and it wasn’t long before he was invited to open a show for acclaimed Indigenous artist Emily Wurramara at the Horizon Festival.

Since then, Henry has continued to develop his craft. He’s become an accomplished guitarist and is widely praised for his rich, expressive vocals that carry both strength and vulnerability.

Now a confident performer and songwriter, Henry has played gigs across the Sunshine Coast and has been privileged to grace the stage at some of Australia's most prestigious festivals — including the Gympie Music Muster, the Tamworth Country Music Festival, and the Caloundra Music Festival.

He has also included an international performance at the We Are One festival in Port Moresby, PNG.

Henry is a graduate of the CMAA Junior Music Academy, and participant of the Talent Development Project.

He has recorded two original songs, which are available on all major streaming platforms — or you can listen to them right here on this website.

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I am currently working on some new songs, but you can listen to the first song I released last year.

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COME see me play

I would love to see you at some of my gigs. Below is a list of where I will be playing in the coming months.

Maleny Music Festival

Friday, November 6 @ 3:00PM — Sunday, November 8 @ 8:00PMFri, Nov 6 @ 3:00PM — Sun, Nov 8 @ 8:00PM

Maleny Showgrounds, 13 Maleny Stanley River Rd, Maleny

Come join me for my second Maleny Music Festival appearance. The Maleny Music Festival is three days of music. Camp for the weekend or come for the day. This is a relaxing, family friendly event filled with filled with so many talented musicians and performing artists. There are market stalls, workshops, jamming sessions, open mic opportunities and bush poetry in the program with plenty of food and drinks and places to sit and melt into the music.

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My PNG Trip

As many of you may know, I recently travelled to Papua New Guinea to play at my first stadium, and I have to say it was a dream come true.

Chris & I on the main stage

It all started…

Apr 22, 2026

Busking my way to Sydney and back.....

What started as a simple idea turned into one of the most challenging, unpredictable, and most fun experiences I’ve had.

I set out with my dad, a guitar, and a goal: busk my way from the Sunshine Coast to Sydney…

Mar 1, 2026

Tamworth Country Music Festival 2026

January each year is Tamworth Country Music Festival time, and I always look forward to it. This year was my 3^rd year, and probably the best year so far. I got to catch up with heaps of old friends…

Feb 28, 2026

My TDP & Wishlist Gig

On Friday 9 Jan 2026 I headlined my own gig at Crystal Waters. It was part of my TDP assignment, but I turned it into a Fund Raiser for my charity Wishlist.

It was a great night, the weather was…

Jan 4, 2026

Behind the Scenes of My Fundraising Event

Supporting the Talent Development Project

Come and join me for a night of great live music with my special support acts Chris Cobb and Gracie Winter!

This gig is part of the Talent Development Project, supporting young musicians…

Nov 22, 2025

My New Guitar

In September this year we went out to Winton where I performed on the main stage of the Winton Outback Festival, I was so excited to be opening for Amber Lawrence, and it was just the best experience.

Me on…

Nov 21, 2025

Talent Development Project (TDP)

I am quite proud of myself as I recently found out I was selected to move into Phase 2 of the Talent Development Project (TDP) in Sydney, along with my good friend Lucy Beverage.

I applied earlier this year not…

Nov 18, 2025

Take us to Tamworth

I’m super excited to share something special that a few of my friends and I have put together two showcase events that we’re hosting to help fund our journey to the Tamworth Country Music Festival.

Together with Phoebe Rose,…

Nov 3, 2025

Maleny Music Festival brings magic to the hills

As published in Glasshouse & Maleny Country News

Music, community and connection at the heart of Maleny Music Festival

MUSIC festivals have a magic all their own, bringing together sound, community and culture in a shared celebration of joy and…

Aug 24, 2025

Happy Birthday Henry - From Keith Urban

My 15^th Birthday is something I will always remember.

On the day, mum and dad gave me my birthday present. It was a ticket to see Keith Urban at the Brisbane Entertainment centre for his High and Alive World…