In late 2024, I set my first album aside and carried forward only the 4 songs that were fully mine.
They became Into Halves.
The original show
Into Halves live, my original folk pop show for venues and festivals
I perform my own songs live, usually as a duo with a violinist, for venues that want to host original music and for festival programmers building a bill.
The show grows from Into Halves, my debut EP, which I launched at The Jade in Adelaide in July 2026 with 6 unreleased songs beside it.
Tell me about your stage and your date, and send me every question about the show.
- My own songs, contemporary folk for the unmoored
- Built on Into Halves, my 4-track debut EP
- Launched at The Jade, Adelaide, on 19 July 2026
- Usually a duo with violin, or solo, and a fuller band for festivals
- For venues hosting original music and for festival programmers
The debut EP
Start with Into Halves
These 4 songs are the heart of the show, and the quickest way to hear whether it suits your stage.
He Eats Her Alive, the closing track, was my third single.
- 01Into Halves3:14SpotifyYouTube
- 02Sore Loser3:10SpotifyYouTube
- 03High Maintenance3:14SpotifyYouTube
- 04He Eats Her Alive3:41SpotifyYouTube
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Launched live
Solly Fern live at The Jade
I launched Into Halves at The Jade in Adelaide on Sunday 19 July 2026, with Oliver Vickers opening and special guest Teresa.
I played all 4 songs from the EP and 6 unreleased tracks.
The room filled, the stage glowed under drapes, vines and a chandelier, and I played from my rug with my keyboard wrapped in vines.
That rug, the vines and the fairy lights are the visual set I bring to every stage, so the songs arrive with a world around them.
Graded footage from the launch is being finished now.
What the songs hold
Songs for the unmoored
My sound is grounded in folk and coloured by rock, shaped by years of busking and gigging out of a beat-up van.
The 2 halves
Across 4 songs, Into Halves explores the split between who you perform as and who you really are.
The unmoored
I write for children of divorce, and for anyone who's felt the ground shift under them.
Persistence
These are songs about persistence, for those quietly rebuilding and anyone fighting for their dreams while simply surviving.
Nothing is ever truly lost. Things only end when we let them.
Who you're booking
Classical study, folk pop songs
I've written songs since my teens, and I play them on guitar and piano.
I studied Classical Vocal Studies at the Elder Conservatorium, and I've spent more than 10 years performing and training in voice, guitar, piano, acting, theatre, classical and rock.
On stage, that training becomes a big, rich sound with the theatre, character and presence I bring to every set.
My full story, from the first songs to Into Halves, is on the about page.
Booking the show
From first listen to your stage
Every festival and venue asks for something different, so I start with what yours needs.
- 1
Send your date and slot
Tell me the venue or festival, the date, the length of the slot and the crowd you're expecting.
- 2
List what your programme asks for
Name everything your programme needs from an act, from set length and tech details to a stage plot, and I'll reply to each.
- 3
Take the press assets
Bios, press photos, live shots from The Jade and my logos are ready to download from the press kit.
Questions
Questions from programmers
What's Into Halves about?
Into Halves explores the split between who I perform as and who I really am.
Its 4 songs speak to the unmoored, to children of divorce and to anyone quietly rebuilding.
What songs are in the original show?
It's my own music, built on the 4 songs of Into Halves.
At the launch at The Jade, I played every EP track plus 6 unreleased songs.
Can I book the original show for my festival or venue?
The original show is for festival programmers and for venues that want to host original music.
Send me the date, the slot and what your programme needs from each act, and I'll reply with my availability.
Where can I hear the songs before I book?
Into Halves is streaming on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music and Deezer.
You can also play it on this page, with a Spotify link and a YouTube link for every track.
Do you play covers as well?
I play covers sets of 1 to 3 hours, with songs from the 1950s to today.
See live music for venues and wineries and sets for markets and festivals for how those sets work.
Is there press material for a festival programme?
The press kit has a short and a long bio, 5 photos, the EP cover and 4 logo files to download.
The bios are in the third person, ready to paste into a listing.
Is there video of the show?
Graded footage of the Into Halves launch at The Jade is being finished now.
The photo of me on stage with special guest Teresa, further up this page, is from that night.
Who plays in the original show?
The show is usually a duo: I play with a violinist beside me.
I can also perform it solo, depending on the venue and the event.
For larger bookings, including festivals, a fuller band can be arranged for a bigger, more dynamic sound.
For smaller venue line-ups, I can also organise opening acts, so you can book a complete night of live music.
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Venues and festival programmers
Bring Into Halves to your stage
Send me your date, your venue or festival, and the slot you're filling.
Ask for anything your programme needs from an act, and I'll reply with my availability and an answer to each request.
It helps to know
- 01The venue or festival, and the date
- 02The length of the slot
- 03The crowd you're expecting
- 04What your programme needs from each act