About Solly
The story of Solly Fern, Adelaide singer-songwriter
Solly Fern is an Adelaide folk pop singer-songwriter, a guitarist, pianist and vocalist who writes contemporary folk for the unmoored.
She's written songs since her teens, studied classical voice at the Elder Conservatorium, and launched her EP Into Halves live at The Jade in July 2026.
- Folk pop from Adelaide, on guitar, piano and voice
- Writing songs since her teens, shaped by busking and the van years
- Studied Classical Vocal Studies at the Elder Conservatorium
- More than 10 years of performing and performance training
- Into Halves, 4 songs launched live at The Jade in July 2026
Where it began
Songs since her teens, and a beat-up van
Solly started writing songs in her teens.
Her sound took shape over years of busking, gigging and travelling in a beat-up van, playing to whoever stopped to listen.
Folk is the ground it grows from, and rock gives it its colour.
She plays guitar and piano and sings, and she writes with clarity, courage and emotional depth.
The training
Classical voice, and a sense of theatre
Solly studied Classical Vocal Studies at the Elder Conservatorium in Adelaide.
In 2025, APRA AMCOS selected her as 1 of 14 mentees in its 23% mentorship program for women and gender diverse music creators.
It's part of more than 10 years of performing and performance training, across voice, guitar, piano, acting and theatre, in classical and rock alike.
The same range runs through her covers, which reach from the 1950s to today across rock 'n' roll, country, pop and classical.
She brings the theatre to every live set too, with rugs to mark out her space, fairy lights and vines wound around the keyboard and mic stand, and an outfit chosen for the occasion.
Nothing is ever truly lost. Things only end when we let them.
Into Halves
The album she set aside, and the 4 songs she kept
In late 2024, Solly set her first album aside.
She carried forward only the 4 songs that were fully hers, and they became the foundation of Into Halves.
From the ashes of that first record, she grew something stronger, and unmistakably hers.
Into Halves explores the split between who she performs as and who she really is.
Its 4 tracks are Into Halves, Sore Loser, High Maintenance and He Eats Her Alive, which was her third single.
You can hear the EP, and book her songs for a venue or festival, on the original show page.
The launch
Into Halves, live at The Jade
On Sunday 19 July 2026, Solly launched Into Halves at The Jade in Adelaide, to a full room.
She played all 4 songs and 6 unreleased tracks, with Oliver Vickers opening and special guest Teresa.
The stage wore her visual set, with a patterned rug underfoot and vines wound around the keyboard.
Who it's for
Contemporary folk for the unmoored
Her music speaks to anyone still finding their footing, and to the persistence it takes to keep going.
The unmoored
For anyone cut loose from the life they expected, and finding their own way back to shore.
Children of divorce
For those who grew up between 2 homes and learned early how to carry both.
Those quietly rebuilding
For the people putting a life back together, piece by piece, while the world carries on around them.
Dreamers who keep going
For anyone fighting for their dreams while simply surviving, and holding on to both.
Behind the scenes
Who arrives to set up
At a live show, Edward looks after the technical side and the lighting, so Solly can focus on the performance.
Solly brings her own PA, unless the venue supplies one, and all she needs is a power outlet and a space at least 2.3 metres wide and 1.6 metres deep.
For the original show, Solly usually plays as a duo with a violinist, and a fuller band can join her for festivals.
From Solly
Book me for your day
Every gig I play goes back into my own music, so booking me helps the next songs get made.
I play sets of 1 to 3 hours on guitar alone, or guitar and piano, with a big, rich sound from a compact set-up.
My covers run from Elvis Presley to Chappell Roan, I take song requests, and I tailor every set to the room.
I bring the visual set with me, so the corner I play in is dressed like a small stage.
I play weddings, corporate events, venues and wineries, markets and festivals, private functions and aged care across Greater Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills.
Venues and festival programmers can book my own songs, live, as the original show.
Press and radio will find bios, photos and logos ready to use in my press kit.
Questions
Questions about Solly
Who's Solly Fern?
Solly Fern is an Adelaide folk pop singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist and vocalist.
She writes contemporary folk for the unmoored, grounded in folk and coloured by rock.
Where's Solly Fern from?
Solly is from Adelaide, South Australia.
She plays live across Greater Adelaide, the Adelaide Hills and the wineries around them.
Did Solly Fern study music?
Yes, Solly studied Classical Vocal Studies at the Elder Conservatorium.
She brings more than 10 years of performing and performance training, across voice, guitar, piano, acting, theatre, classical and rock.
Has Solly Fern released an EP?
Into Halves is Solly's EP of 4 songs about the split between who she performs as and who she really is.
It's on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music and Deezer, and you can play it on the original show page.
Where did Solly Fern launch Into Halves?
She launched it live at The Jade in Adelaide on Sunday 19 July 2026.
The set had all 4 EP songs plus 6 unreleased tracks, with Oliver Vickers opening and special guest Teresa.
Does Solly Fern play covers as well as her own songs?
Yes, she plays covers from the 1950s to today alongside her original music.
Her live sets run 1 to 3 hours across rock 'n' roll, country, pop and classical, and she takes song requests.
How do I book Solly Fern?
Send your date, the place and the occasion through the enquiry form.
Your enquiry comes straight to Solly, and she replies with her availability.
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Bookings and enquiries
Tell me about your event
If you'd like my songs in your room, send me the date and the details and I'll reply with my availability.
Tell me about the space I'll be playing in too, so I can plan my set-up around it.
It helps to know
- 01The date or timing
- 02The suburb or venue
- 03The occasion, and how long you'd like me to play
- 04The room or space I'll play in
- 05Any songs that matter to you