Kaurna Cronin

Celebrated as an aficionado of contemporary folk, Kaurna Cronin is continuing to enthral audiences and impress critics, with the previously named Folk Alliance Australia 'Artist Of The Year' having just released his 'Make Light' album whilst on an extensive European tour that will see him and his band perform concerts throughout Germany, Sweden, Estonia, Poland, Latvia, Denmark and Finland.

Warming the hearts of audiences globally with a live band rooted in the acoustic origins of folk, Cronin is a captivating entertainer who is always seeking to push the folk 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.
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Cronin has been awarded the Folk Alliance Australia 'Artist Of The Year', a two time 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'.
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"A true force of contemporary folk, Kaurna Cronin is a distinguished artist and globally recognised performer."
- Out Now Magazine
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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.
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His sonic and lyrical maturity, hard won from years touring, have found their way onto his most recent self-produced and engineered record, demonstrating why Cronin is widely regarded as being at the cutting-edge of contemporary folk music.
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His upcoming album Harsh Beauty showcases Cronin’s talent as a seasoned songwriter and musician, but also as an emerging producer/engineer, having crafted from multiple studios across his homeland a lush and emotive soundscape for a deep swag of songs steeped in rich Australian imagery and worldly tales.
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"Harsh Beauty is a masterpiece." - Musik Am Sich

His previous seven albums provide a varied but thrilling portrayal of what Cronin does best; writing songs with both substance and style. Cronin’s new album tows the line of driving hard with attitude and grit and gently evoking powerful emotion as he invites you within his intimate narratives. It's a fascinating blend of the undiscovered and nostalgic, both foreign and familiar.
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"Like the best singer songwriters, Kaurna is both a keen observer of life and a great teller of tales." - Australian Musician
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In the past years Cronin has toured Europe and Australia extensively, from intimate venues to some of the biggest open air festivals in Germany, Netherlands, Sweden and Estonia. He has graced stages at major festivals globally including Rudolstadt Festival (DE), Woodford Folk Festival (AUS), Port Fairy Folk Festival (AUS),National Folk Festival (AUS), Valkhof Festival (NL), Noorderzone Festival (NL) & Falken Dagar Festival (SWE) plus alongside artists such as Colin Hay (Men at Work), Roscoe James-Irwin (Cat Empire), Keith Urban & Michael Franti.