STA Music 
Tons of tunes from talented locals, opportunities and resources. If you make music or love music across the STA Region this page is for you. 
Check out the video clips and Spotify playlists below. Use the STA Directory to find Regular Events for live music, open mic nights and festivals.  Have we missed your music? Let us know

Listen Local
The freshest tunes from Southern Highlands, Goulburn, Queanbeyan and beyond. Curatored by Music NSW, STA and Old Binda Road Recordings. LISTEN & Enjoy.
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STA are proud partners in the Highland FM 100% Home-grown Artist of the Month Program – featuring musical artists from our region, including live interviews, performances new releases and more. 

Ron Callaghan is thre 100% Home-Grown Artist for January
Ron is a singer/songwriter and guitarist, who fuses country, blues and rock, marinated in the earthy rhythms of the Dreamtime, grounding his music in the timeless pulse of his First Nations heritage. This month, we’re all about Ron’s vibe, featuring tracks from his debut album ‘Days in a Cave’ and unearthing some rare gems along the way. FIND OUT MORE

Southern Sounds

Olivia Pearl

Stories from the Studio: Olivia Pearl This week at Stories from the Studio, STA visited Olivia Pearl in Goulburn. Olivia is a rising pop singer-songwriter

Garth Prentice AiR

Stories from the Studio: Garth Prentice Garth Prentice is a musician, songwriter and the Contemporary Music Manager at the Hume Conservatorium in Goulburn. He is

Mariah K

Southern Sounds: Mariah K Mariah is a singer songwriter from Crookwell. Mariah says she  inherited her musical talents from her Greek grandmother, infusing her songs

Darren Powell

Southern Sounds: Darren Powell Darren is a crooner and multi-instrumentalist based in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. Working from the Great American Songbook

Harriet Lowe

Stories from the Studio: Harriet Lowe This week, STA had the pleasure of visiting the talented Harriet at her family home just outside of Crookwell. A

J&B Troubadours

Southern Sounds: J & B Troubadours Ron Volcich on guitar/vocals, Mike Harrop percussion and John Goodwin on harmonicas/vocals are The J & B Troubadours (J

Music News & Opportunities

MusicNSW is offering FREE 30-minute one-on-one sessions to help you find & apply for grants. Book HERE!

Sam Rees 
MusicNSW Regional Coordinator for the far South Coast & Southern Tablelands
Contact Sam

The Regional Touring Network (RTN). Powerful free map-based tool to organise your gigs around regional NSW.

Green Music Australia Facilitates musicians and the broader industry to go green. Dont run any event without checking this out.

Yass Music Club (est 1953) run regular concerts at the Yass Memorial Hall. FIND OUT MORE AND SEE WHATS ON

Gunning Focus Group
Regular live music in Gunning. Check out their program.

STA Creative Directory – Musical Listings

Stewart James

Stewart is a Wiradjuri man, born and raised in Narrandera and now residing in Young NSW.  “My art has given me opportunities that I did

Pam Luke

Southern Highlands artist known for her vibrant contemporary Aboriginal art that reflects her Daruk heritage and deep connections within the Indigenous community. Pam’s creative process

Jessica Conneely, Dance 4 Wellbeing

Established in 2017 by Jessica Conneely, Dance4Wellbeing is one of Australia’s most innovative providersfor over 55s, delivering programs across the Arts Health sector. Jessica Conneely BA

Suzanne Orchison, The Little Gate

Sue Orchison is an iconographer living in Wamboin 30 minutes east of Canberra. A lifelong artist, her love of iconography developed in adulthood out of

Ria Tierney

Ria Tierney is a Yass Valley based multidisciplinary artist and arts educator residing just outside of Yass. She is the founder of Draffin Studio which

Alison Ford

Alsin creates work from memory of colour experiences in the natural world.

Clare Day-Silvestro

Clare, Abstract Mixed Media Artist, from the Yass Valley, loves to create hand crafted books, wearable art and all kinds of extraordinary Gelli printed creations.

Judith Perkins

Judith, Yass Valley artist, creates warm, soft, and beautifully detailed works, inspired by regional landscapes and nature scenes.

Mahala Hill

Mahala Hill is a contemporary ceramic artist based in regional NSW, striving to push both the limits and the pre-conceived notions of her medium. Hill’s

Eliza Wells | Third Place. Studio

My creativity manifesto underlies my intention to overcome inhibiting factors and promote our creative potential. From little creativity, big creativity grows. After a decade working

The Yass Bookstore

An independent bookseller serving the Yass Valley and visitors. We stock a wide range of fiction, non-fiction and children’s books, cards, notebooks, puzzles and gifts.

Helen Eatough

Helen has been playing with clay for more than 20 years and loves to throw but more recently has been exploring sculptural pieces. She has

Naomi Taylor Royds

Naomi’s sculptural works often reveal that which is hidden, forcing the viewer to question their own veiled emotions or to experience, just for a moment,

Lisa Maddern

Lisa makes pots that are wood or gas fired, while living off grid. Showing the amazing landscape where I live and work in rural NSW,

Natalie Will

The art she makes is unashamed, it’s bright, it’s bold and it is very present and not intended to sit flat and fade nicely into

Ron McLaughlin

Ron sings songs of Australian Folk and Bush Ballads, Irish and Scottish songs , Country, Blues and popular songs of the 1960s and 1970s

Melinda Parbery

Melinda’s work reflects her own story. She has always had a passion for photography and art, and after studying graphic design she followed another passion

Tyger Gallery

Tyger is a beautiful, relaxed and friendly gallery where you will discover art that will bring joy for generations. We are passionate about art which

Southern Highlands Printmakers

The Southern Highlands Printmakers (SHP) is based in the Southern Highlands of NSW, Australia. The group was formed in 1993 to foster printmaking in the

Julie Vulcan

Julie Vulcan is an independent Australian artist working across multiple forms.  Creative outcomes include objects, performance & installation, text & digital media, and durational &

Fiona Budzynski, Zynska

Fiona is the creative director behind Zynska, (formerly 4 leaf clover). She is drawn to, and loves capturing the organic forms and raw beauty in

Merilyn Hyde

I’m Merilyn, I live in Oakdale NSW, a small semi rural town on the SW outskirts of Sydney. I have a small backyard Studio where

Roxanne Lillis

Roxanne is a Painter and sculptor living and working in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales

Keva Abotomey

Keva is a singer, pianist and music educator based in the Southern Highlands, NSW.

Eduardo Ruiz

Perucian Musician now living and performing throughout Southern Tablelands of NSW, Australia & beyond.

Ann Rogan

An awareness and love of natural environment in the landscape still continues to provide the inspiration for a great deal of Ann’s work. Painting landscape

Samantha Taulealeausumai

Samantha’s art practice explores the intersection of consumerism and sustainability, amplifying my infatuation with the culture of ‘disposability’, where our daily rituals are shaped by

Jacqui Brown

Jacqui’s artistic path began in the tranquil landscapes of Burrawang, NSW, where the influences of a quilting mother, a crafty grandmother, and a sketch book

Collector Memorial Hall

Collector Hall serves a range of purposes including community events and festivals, private functions including country wedding receptions and birthday parties, community meetings, and as

Negin Chahoud

Sharing life’s journey as a refugee from Iran. Giving Voice To My Story Through Art… My works are raw pieces with a narrative that show

Richard J Bell

Contemporary Creative Soul and is a multiform artist, who delves into genres such as creative memoirs, contemporary poetry, lived experience opinion pieces, sculpture, photography and

Jamie Te Huia

As a Māori artist, Jamie crafts artworks that bridge cultural narratives, embodying spiritual connections to land and honoring Indigenous identities across Aotearoa and Australian Country. Artistic Vision:

Jemma Sharwood

First and foremost art for me is about communication and being human. Its a way to make you feel the way that I do and

Rebecca Adlington

Rebecca’s bold acrylic paintings resonate with emotion and vibrancy, showcasing her expertise in color, texture and composition.

Stephen Carroll

As an Australian artist working in the medium of sumi-e and Chinese brush painting, Stephen undertook training in Australia with Janet Twigg-Patterson of Red Crane

Melanie Knowles, bbohe

Melanie’s mission is to banish cold feet forever, and I’ve been doing just that since 2010 by crafting beautiful and practical slippers using the finest

Harriet Lowe

Harriet has been singing her whole life, and started learning guitar at just 12 years old and has been progressing her songwriting skills ever since!

The Woodland Wanderers

The Woodland Wanderers formed when a few friends played at an amateur ‘open mic’ concert organised by the Gunning Focus Group. Before they joined together,

Sounds of the South – Local Musicans – Listen now 

Angus Murray Feeling Sorry (Live @ T Guitars) 

Isy Cappo

Matt Dent

Harry Cleverdon

Ross Webb

Alex Stengl & Patrick Nellestein

 Susan Reynolds,  Heather Kerr and Terry Benbow

Brothers In Wattle – Stephen Lindsay/Lionel Barber

Bridie Doyle – Words/Music S. Lindsay/B. Doyle. 

Dallas Atkins – C. Hinton/S.Lindsay

Rob Kane

Booster Seat Official @ Play Music on the Porch Day 2021

Mike Baker Organ Trio

Daniel Kelly

Rani’s Fire

The Rich Pitcher – Find out more.

Roo Arcus –Buy the CD

Ross Webb – Find out more.

Sara Berki – Find out more

Mad Kelpie Playdate – Find out more

Chalkie White – Buy the CD 

Tony Marks

No Names

Booster Seat – Merch.

Michelle Cashman – Bandcamp

Harry Cleverdon – Buy the CD

Mariah K

Jack Phemister – Bandcamp

Kathryn Hartnett

19 Twenty – Buy the CDMerch.

Michael Simic – Bandcamp & Patreon 

Daniel Kelly – Bandcamp &  website

Isy Cappo – Bandcamp. 

Goose Cannon – Find out more. 

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