Katie Brianna

Sydney based singer/songwriter Katie Brianna is inspired by artists such as Iris DeMent, Ron Sexsmith and Sam Phillips. Their influence, along with Katie’s raw sincerity, combine to create an elegant blend of folk and country roots music, sure to captivate any true music fans heart. Katie developed a passion for Country Music, influenced by Kasey Chambers and the Christmas gift of her first guitar when she was 12 years old. She competed at the Grand Final of the Telstra Road to Tamworth competition in January 2005 and 2006, and now has a growing list of achievements that includes being hand-picked by Paul Kelly to perform on the ARIA award winning soundtrack ‘Jindabyne’, winning the country section of the 2006 1233 ABC Newcastle Music Awards, and being a finalist in the 2007 Country Music Awards of Australia in the New Talent category. Katie’s debut EP was released late in 2005.