NANNUP EMERGING ARTISTS AWARD
Presentation: 3:00pm – 5:00pm Sunday at The Playground
Winners Announcement: 6:00pm Sunday at the Amphitheatre

The Nannup Music Festival is passionate and excited to support, nurture and encourage Emerging Artists.
We are honoured to present the Nannup Emerging Artists Award, with support from our valued sponsors, who share our vision.
Each year, ten artists are selected to perform two original songs to a supportive audience, and go in the running for recording time with Lee Buddle at Crank Recording and with James Newhouse from Lamb Chop Records (thanks to Totally Sound, our fantastic sound crew).
Winners are selected by an industry pool of judges and announced at the opening of Sunday’s Amphitheatre night concert.
Previous winners include Karin Page, Loren Kate, The Tommyhawks, Minnie Marks, Dan Howls, The Broadbent Brothers, Jake Hatch, Jack Davies & The Bush Chooks, Sunday Lemonade, MissGenius. Racka Chachi and Sofa were our 2021 winners.
Our 2023 entrants are:

Junk Soup (WA)
Junk soup consists of duo, Lily Carey and Lara Fratel. Lily and Lara are local to both Perth and Nannup, playing their music anywhere and everywhere they can with their amazing backing band. Junk soup tests the boundaries of sound, combining country, indie rock and folk with a twist of pop, they play a mix of covers form the greats Dolly Parton and Carrie underwood alongside their original music.

Lachy John and the Red Bellies (WA)
What do you get when a singer-songwriter from the Pilbara meets three talented young jazzecats? Some heckin’ good tunes and an energetic live show that’ll blow your socks off! Lachy John is a folk artist who’s been playing around the scene in the country and the city since 2017.

Siena Rebelo (WA)
From Wallyalup (Fremantle), emerging singer/songwriter Siena Rebelo writes about the world around her with refreshing openness and honesty. In 2021 Siena won the Fairbridge Festival Act Belong Commit Quest Song Writing Competition and the Nanga Festival Youth Scholarship and is rapidly building a reputation for her high energy performances on the local music scene.

The Stamps (WA)
The Stamps create delicate vocal harmonies alongside guitar played by Sofia or Scarlett to deliver original songs and a folk twist on classic hits that take the listener on a journey. Influenced by artists such as Joni Mitchell, The Staves and Bob Dylan, the three voices blend together to create a timeless, layered sound.

Whiskey Jack (WA)
At home in the forest, Whiskey Jack is an indie folk/rock singer-songwriter from Kalamunda in the hills of Perth. Jack Dacheff - Whiskey Jack, has been building his presence in the Perth music scene since returning from a two-year hiatus overseas, releasing his first single ‘Golden State’ in early 2021 where he dives into the highs and lows of living on the road.
The Nannup Emerging Artists Award is sponsored by: