WILL YOUR WORN HANDS BE SEEN?

Jeremy Beggs returns with Worn Hands, a powerful follow-up to his acclaimed single I Just Wonder. Once again, Beggs taps into the quiet resilience of everyday life — exploring what it means to keep standing when the world keeps knocking you down.

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Co-written with Joel William Harrison through the APRA 3,2,1 program during COVID (3 hours, 2 writers, 1 song), Worn Hands was born from a shared love of family, melody, and honest songwriting. The title emerged from a simple warm-up exercise and quickly bloomed into a raw reflection on the ways we carry ourselves through life — trying, failing, and hoping we’re seen for who we are.​

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“My role in past co-writes had mostly been melody-based,” Beggs shares. “But this one sparked immediately — we just followed the thread together and watched the song unfold.”

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Worn Hands doesn’t pretend to solve life’s struggles. Instead, it acknowledges them. It nods to the exhaustion, the effort, the invisible labour — and holds space for the quiet hope that meaning and fulfilment will come.

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Backed by his long-time band The Long Road Travellers, Beggs is at his expressive best. Ross Tweeddale, Craig Ditchfield and Dan West lay down a steady, grounded groove, while Ash MacLean adds shimmering textures on pedal steel and baritone guitar. Ross and Craig also lend lush backing vocals, bringing light and lift to a song that balances grit with grace.

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Jeremy Beggs is an Americana singer-songwriter from Ballarat. His music blends alt-country storytelling with emotional grit. A familiar name in Australia’s community radio scene, Jeremy’s last singles received airplay and critical support from ABC Country, Country HQ, Sunburnt Country Music, PBS and 2SER.

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CREDITS

Written by Jeremy Beggs and Joel William Harrison

Jeremy Beggs: Lead Vocals and Acoustic Guitar

Ash MacLean: Pedal Steel and Electric Baritone

Craig Ditchfield: Bass and Backing Vocals

Ross Tweeddale: Drums and Backing Vocals

Dan West: Organ

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Recorded at Croajingalong Studio

Produced by Jeremy Beggs & Ash MacLean

Engineered by Ash MacLean & Crank Williams

Mixed by Ash MacLean

Mastered by Adam Dempsey​