Bonnie Jackson

With an uncanny ability to craft visual lyrics and stir intense emotions, Bonnie Jackson writes mature and heartfelt songs. Her instinct for honesty and her captivating vocal delivery create earworms that tighten around your chest and won’t let go. Inspired by songwriters such as Lizzy McAlpine, Billie Holiday, Paul Kelly and Tyler Childers, Bonnie’s sound is equal parts contemporary folk, indie pop, and Australian storyteller.

Based in Dunkeld, in Victoria’s stunning Southern Grampians, Bonnie began playing shows and festivals locally before commencing specialist music study at Northern College of the Arts and Technology in Preston. Trained on drums, guitar, piano and voice, she cut her teeth in local band Twisted Hearts and has begun her solo career, playing events with Port Fairy Winter Weekends Festival, The Velvet Club and busking. Bonnie is currently working on her debut EP and will have her first single, ‘Something We Can’t See’, out in the world in Spring 2025. A poignant plea to a lover, full of confusion and loss, this song offers us a fresh perspective on the cycles of love and mourning.

Bonnie Jackson is joining the Port Fairy Folk Festival through the Future Folk Program, a partnership between Port Fairy Folk Festival and Moyne Shire Council’s AMPLIFY program, with funding by the Victorian Government.