Helen Townsend Music

Helen Townsend may have been late in picking up the tools of her trade but in a short time she has shown herself to be a master craftsman in a field too often crowded with cowboy-booted jacks and jills of all trades. Her sweet voice and tender picking rubs against songs that are filled with characters living with the costly results of impulsive choices and memories that just won't let go. Her music takes you on a journey through beautiful valleys, coastal plains and soaring over mountains with a few deep, dark tunnels to keep you grounded.

Helen She has carved out a reputation for edgy Americana music – one that has pushed the genre’s boundaries from roots-rock through blues and country to folk – with her upcoming album, Helen has broadened her style and flair even more so with catchy new melodies, tight harmonies and personal stories and lyrics that hook into your heart and tear up your soul. It builds from her previous 2 EP’s and her debut album, which scored her multiple awards and nominations including winner of WA Country Music Award for Best Emerging Artist and Song of the year.

AWARD NOMINATIONS
WAM 2019 Best Country Act
ASA Songwriter - 4th in the Ballad Category
International Songwriting Competition - 2021 – Shortlisted – Bluegrass Category | “Where Are You Now”
2020 - FINALIST - Americana Genre | "Devils Curse" - Co-written with Belle Harvey
WAM - West Australian Music Award Nominations
2021 - Song of the Year | "Devils Curse"
2020 - Song of the Year | "Upward Now"
2019 - Best Country Act
2017 - Best Country Act
2017 - Song of the Year | "Promised Land" - Co-written with Bill Chambers
2016 - Song of the Year | "Streets of Glory"
Australian Songwriting Contest 2019
4th Place - Ballad Category | "Just One More Day"
WA Country Music Awards
WINNER - 2020 Emerging Artist of the Year
WINNER - 2020 Single of the Year | "Big City"
WA Country Music Awards - NOMINATIONS
2022 - Best EP of the Year
2022 - Band / Duo of the Year
2020 - Female Artist of the Year
2020 - Independent Album of the Year
2020 - Single of the Year | "Upward Now"
2017 - Independent EP of the Year
2016 - Single of the Year | "Red Light"