CANBERRA SONGWRITERS
Canberra has a thriving community of original songwriters! CanberraWAX connects local songwriters through regular ‘Song Circles’, songwriting group events, performance opportunities and community gatherings.
The CanberraWAX songwriter profiles are a directory of Canberra songwriters, singer-songwriters and original music artists involved and active in the local songwriting community, with profiles covering a wide range of musical styles, backgrounds and approaches to songwriting. Explore the profiles below to discover Canberra songwriters, find new local music and connect with the people helping make Canberra's original music scene what it is.
A number of our regular attendees also have music on Bandcamp and Spotify. Click here for Playlists and to learn how you can support local Canberra-based songwriters and their music.
Are you a Canberra-based (or visiting) songwriter? Come join us at the next Canberra Wax Lyrical Song Circle, 1st Saturday of the month at Smith’s Alternative.
CanberraWAX's monthly WAX Lyrical circle is part of the Australian Songwriters Association's wider network of songwriter gatherings. If you're exploring songwriting opportunities beyond Canberra, find out more about the ASA and its national activities at here.
Search below by songwriter name or genre:
GENRE / INSTRUMENT
- SINGER-SONGWRITER 15
- ACOUSTIC STEEL STRING GUITAR 8
- FOLK 6
- UKELELE 4
- ACOUSTIC-POP 3
- BLUES 3
- CLASSICAL GUITAR 3
- FOLK-POP 3
- INDIE 3
- ACOUSTIC FOLK-POP 2
- ACOUSTIC-FOLK 2
- ACOUSTIC-POP-ROCK 2
- ATMOSPHERIC ACOUSTIC-ROCK 2
- HUMOUR 2
- INDIE-FOLK 2
- MYSTICAL & HEALING 2
- NARRATIVE FOLK-POP 2
- POLITICAL & SOCIAL 2
- ROCK 2
- SLOW-CORE 2
- STORYTELLING & SATIRE 2
- THEATRICAL-FOLK 2
- ACOUSTIC GUITAR 1
- ACOUSTIC-FOLK-POP 1
- ALT-COUNTRY 1
- ATMOSPHERIC PROG-ROCK 1
- BASS GUITAR 1
- CABARET 1
- CONTEMPORARY ACOUSTIC-FOLK 1
- CONTEMPORARY-POP 1
- COUNTRY 1
- GRUNGE 1
- INDIE-POP 1
- POP 1
- PROG ROCK 1
- PROG-FOLK 1
- PROTEST MUSIC 1
- VETERAN NARRATIVES 1
Brigitte Heyer
"Brigitte's songs are honest and straight from the heart …Her engaging performance is a unique hybrid of Australian laconic delivery and Euro-cabaret-chic." Brett Galt-Smith
Lachlan Irvine
I write love songs, fun songs, political satire songs, blues songs, and songs that have been inspired by my service in the Vietnam War. Those “war” songs are particularly important to me, because it’s a way to add to my many years of voluntary work in the veteran community.
- ACOUSTIC FOLK-POP
- ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- ACOUSTIC STEEL STRING GUITAR
- ACOUSTIC-FOLK
- ACOUSTIC-FOLK-POP
- ACOUSTIC-POP
- ACOUSTIC-POP-ROCK
- ALT-COUNTRY
- ATMOSPHERIC ACOUSTIC-ROCK
- ATMOSPHERIC PROG-ROCK
- BASS GUITAR
- BLUES
- CABARET
- CLASSICAL GUITAR
- CONTEMPORARY ACOUSTIC-FOLK
- CONTEMPORARY-POP
- COUNTRY
- FOLK
- FOLK-POP
- GRUNGE
- HUMOUR
- INDIE
- INDIE-FOLK
- INDIE-POP
- MYSTICAL & HEALING
- NARRATIVE FOLK-POP
- POLITICAL & SOCIAL
- POP
- PROG ROCK
- PROG-FOLK
- PROTEST MUSIC
- ROCK
- SINGER-SONGWRITER
- SLOW-CORE
- STORYTELLING & SATIRE
- THEATRICAL-FOLK
- UKELELE
- VETERAN NARRATIVES