About

Ella Hartwig is a country singer for hire in Brisbane, QLD.

Country and folk out of Brisbane, by way of remote Far North Queensland. Ella Hartwig has been gigging full time for a while now, and she's picked up three Queensland Music Award nominations along the way. She's played major country festivals, corporate functions, weddings and funerals, shared a stage with Guy Sebastian, and had the whole room singing back at her at the Royal George Hotel and Chattahoochee Joe's. Her set list runs long and keeps changing: Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Crowded House, The Angels, Bob Dylan, Dean Lewis. She'll learn a song for your event if you ask. Solo she works within about two square metres, needs power and flat ground, and carries public liability insurance.

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The show

Ella grew up in a remote Far North Queensland town and moved to Brisbane about four years ago, and she's been living full time off her music for a while now. That means a lot of gigs, and a lot of learning how to work a crowd. Around Brisbane you'd have found her getting the whole of the Royal George Hotel singing along, or a packed room at Chattahoochee Joe's singing back at her. She volunteers regularly at the Queensland Children's Hospital, which is where she met and supported Guy Sebastian. She's played corporate work for the NRL, the Suncorp members' lounge, the Elite Business Leaders lunch, weddings across Queensland and funerals as well, which tells you plenty about reading a room. Solo is the simplest booking. She also works as a duo, with a fiddle player at country bars, or with a band.

On the day

Every event is different, so the honest answer is to tell her what you're picturing and work it out together. The ideal setup is access to power and flat ground, and solo she can fit inside about two square metres. Rain cover and sun protection are worth raising when you book so they're sorted rather than improvised on the day.

Insurance and paperwork

Public liability insured

Song list

252 songs

3 Little Birds- Bob Marley 3AM- Matchbox Twenty Accidentally in Love- Counting Crows All of Me- John Legend All Star- Smash Mouth All Summer Long All Too Well- Taylor Swift Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again?- The Angels Anti Hero- Taylor Swift April Sun in Cuba- Dragon Bad Habits- Ed Sheeran Bad Romance- Lady Gaga Be Alright- Dean Lewis Before He Cheats- Carrie Underwood Beggin- Maneskin Best Day of my Life- American Authors Better be Home Soon- Crowded House Big Jet Plane- Angus & Julia Stone Blinding Lights- The Weeknd Blowing in the Wind- Bob Dylan Boondocks- Little Big Town Booster Seat- Spacey Jane Boots- HARDY Boulevard of Broken Dreams- Green Day

Ella Hartwig