Sally Jane is an emerging country music artist from Serpentine in Western Australia who started singing in early childhood – often in paddocks, as she told me in this interview! – and who has already played in many venues and around the country. Indeed, she has crossed the Nullarbor Plain eleven times to play the east coast of Australia. 

Last year Sally released two singles, one of which was ‘Bombs & Bullets’, written and recorded with Luke O’Shea. The song is about the military, and I asked Sally about this. Her father was in the Royal Australian Navy for over two decades, and that has influenced Sally’s interest in telling stories about the military. (She said he is now her ‘dadager’ – and she means this lovingly!) The song was written at the Dag Sheep Station in Nundle, NSW – one of many great songs that have emerged from the songwriting retreat held there – and her attendance there has a special story attached, which she tells me in the interview. 

This year Sally Jane has released a new single, ‘Two Feet’. The song is about her as a young adult learning to stand on her own two feet. She has very supportive parents, as she tells me, but also wants to be able to do things for herself and figure out how to make her way in the world. While she certainly seems more than capable, I appreciated her perspective on what it’s like to be a young person today.

A big part of making her way in the world is making her way with her music, and as she has already released some lovely songs and is dedicated to continuing to improve her craft, play more, connect with more people, there are no doubt other great stories to come. I had a lovely time chatting to Sally Jane – she’s one of those young people who make you believe that humanity is in good hands. 

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