Highly celebrated, ARIA-nominated, award-winning Indigenous singer and songwriter Emma Donovan has been touring the country for over 20 years, performing soulful songs and sharing powerful stories with audiences around the globe.  

Emma first appeared on the stage with her renowned family band The Donovans, performing church song renditions with her mother Agnes, her five uncles and maternal grandparents Micko and Aileen.  

On her mother’s side, Emma is part of the famed Donovan family of singers of the Gumbaynggirr people, of what is now known as Northern New South Whales. On her father’s side, Emma is of the Yamatji people of what is now known as Western Australia.  

Emma regularly performs songs in Gumbaynggirr and Noongar traditional languages, and shares stories to provide her audiences with an understanding of Country and community.  

Emma is known for her work with greatly admired Melbourne rhythm combo The Putbacks and the extraordinary Black Arm Band project. In 2024, Emma released her debut solo album ‘Til My Song is Done’. Emma has toured and recorded with the best in the Australian music scene including Paul Kelly, The Teskey Brothers, Yothu Yindi, Paul Grabowsky, Jen Cloher, Spinifex Gum and the late Uncle Archie Roach and Aunty Ruby Hunter.  

Yalanji Woman of Song, Deline Briscoe has toured the world sharing her exquisite vocals with over 1 million audience members worldwide.

Deline shares her extraordinary jazz-infused vocals intertwined with Yalanji Wawubarri singing, gospel conviction and bluesy grit & bite. Her Vocal delivery is captivating and moving as is her grateful presence, with her dynamic range from the sweetest melodies into inspired wailing notes Deline tells her stories of Love hope and loss, reaching into the audience in the spirit of truth telling and healing.

 Candice Lorrae is a multi-talented Naarm based singer/songwriter and music producer, born on the ancestral lands of the Larrakia. As a proud woman of Jawoyn, Torres Strait Islander, Filipino and mixed European descent, Candice Lorrae has established herself as a prominent figure in the music industry over the past two decades, notably recognised for her work with the iconic pop duo, The Merindas. This year, Candice Lorrae has been passionately recording her debut solo studio album. Drawing inspiration from her own life, love and legacy. She describes her music as soulful folk dream-pop, music she hopes to inspire and carry on her great family legacy - It’s a story that audiences will be enchanted by. 

Jayden is a Singer/Songwriter from the Kerrupjmara Clan of the Gunditjmara Nation, living and working on Gunditjmara Mirring.

Growing up in Naarm with continued connection to Country, Jayden’s upbringing heavily influenced his music with the stories within songs from Uncle Peter Rotumah, Uncle Archie Roach and Uncle Kutcha Edwards.

Beginning as a solo acoustic act around Naarm, and being involved with various acts and Community Events, Jayden has had the pleasure of working with some of Victoria’s best Aboriginal Musicians.

His most recent contribution to music has been inspired by returning to Country, enhancing new and continued experiences of Kinship.

Jayden works as a Dhauwurd Wurrung Language Consultant who is passionate about the revival of language for his people. His captivating, high energy performances engage listeners in an experience of storytelling and sharing his journey through song.