A childhood riding horses on her family farm in Mallala, South Australia (pop 600) gave Abbie Ferris the urge to keep pushing forward.

Abbie kicked off the year with a bang – a Golden Guitar nomination into a Countrytown Awards nomination, KIX Live in the Park into CMC Rocks QLD and officially showcasing at CMA Fest in June, a milestone reflecting how far her star has risen and her growing acceptance within the Nashville music community. 

Words of encouragement from Lainey Wilson to “hold on to what makes you stand out” after they shared the bill at CMC Rocks helped Abbie embrace her raucous sound – raunchy guitars, propulsive drums, lyrics that tell her story from farm girl to traveling the world, finding strength after heartbreak and delivering it all with the smoky passion in her voice.