The Fergies

If you thought there was nothing fresh and new out there when it came to musical families, it was clearly because you hadn't seen and heard, The Fergies.

Since forming in late 2007 the award-winning band has experienced a steady rise in momentum, playing for tens of thousands of people all over the country. Their rich five-part harmonies and irresistible, tambourine-shaking, guitar-strumming, folk-dancing, electrified energy have attracted a broad and uniquely loyal fan-base of all ages, genders and walks of life, drawn to The Fergies' and their vibrant original music.

It's little wonder the Ferguson siblings, Dan, Joel, Kahlia, Nathan and Shani were drawn to a life of music-making. With a Father who's a contemporary multi-instrumentalist, and a cello-playing classical music teacher as a Mother, music fills their home as well as their lives. And with ages ranging from 17 to 23 the musical-family vibe continues to be closely knit into the band's style.

Along with success on the live stage, The Fergies have developed a solid international following online, with close to 100,000 YouTube subscribers and approaching 30,000 likes on Facebook.

To complement their face-to-the-camera online presence the band took their music to the challenging streets of Brisbane. Describing the motivation behind their street performing, Kahlia Ferguson explains, 'When you busk there's absolutely nowhere to hide. You face the crowd and deliver something engaging or people just ignore you. It keeps you real as a performer - gets you out from behind technology and connected to real people.'

The Fergies is a band committed to finding its own voice and sound through a catchy, toe-tapping original repertoire expressing their folk, pop, rock and indie influences. With one foot rooted in the past and the other firmly planted in the future, The Fergies are emerging as one of Australia's freshest and most exciting creative units.