Kaurna Cronin

Kaurna Cronin is a unique Australian singer-songwriter and folk-rock artist raised on the road as the child of a professional clown and a travelling textile artist. Now warming the hearts of audiences globally with his live band rooted in the acoustic origins of folk, he is a captivating entertainer who is always seeking to push his genre to new heights. He has a knack for intelligent and heartfelt lyrics in the tradition of folk troubadours who are storytellers first and foremost.

Cronin has been awarded the Folk Alliance Australia 'Artist Of The Year', was recently a nominee for 'Best Solo Artist' at The Australian Folk Music Awards, awarded the prestigious APRA-AMCOS 'Emily Burrows Award', 'Best Acoustic Act' at the Fowlers Live Music Awards, ARBA 'Roots Album of The Year' plus a South Australian Music Awards 'Live Music Award'.

With over 600+ European performances under his belt, Cronin's unique folk blend and moving performances have been wowing audiences throughout Europe and Australia. This wandering storyteller is on the cusp of a new breed of Australian folk artists, reimagining and redeveloping the way music is shared, written and enjoyed across the globe.

His album 'Harsh Beauty' out June 2022 showcases Cronin’s honed craft as a songwriter. He has evolved this album throughout numerous Australian studios achieving a lush and emotive soundscape for a varied swag of songs steeped in Australian imagery and full of worldly tales. In the past years Cronin has toured Europe and Australia extensively, from intimate venues to some of the most renowned festivals in Australia, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden and Estonia. His sonic and lyrical maturity, hard won from years on stage and collecting tales has cemented Cronin at the cutting-edge of contemporary folk music.

In the past years Cronin has performed at major festivals globally including Rudolstadt Festival (DE), Woodford Folk Festival (AUS), National Folk Festival (AUS), Valkhof Festival (NL), Noorderzone Festival (NL) & Falken Dagar Festival (SWE).