Ray’s great mate Troy Cassar-Daley joined him in the Brisbane studios this morning.

The Australian country music star reflected on a long friendship with Ray and an even longer music career.

“I remember cutting fence posts with a good mate of mine in Grafton and I wondered, ‘is this what I’m going to end up doing?’

“I never imagined I’d be making a living from music.”

As for their first meeting, Ray recalls bumping into Troy after having too much to drink at the Mean Fiddler in Rouse Hill almost two decades ago.

“The publican got me blind and I remember staggering out the back and running into you…”

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Troy is touring nationally in 2018, you can find details here.

WATCH: Troy Cassar-Daley’s live cover of “I Never Go Around Mirrors”