Candice Long

Woodford Folk Festival, the Gympie Muster, Carols in the City: Candice Long's performing history reads like a map of Queensland's music calendar. She's a singer-songwriter who has played more than 100 venues across the state, reached the Star Maker semi-finals at Tamworth, supported The Angels and Diana Anaid, and been named Best Female Vocalist in south-east Queensland's club entertainment awards. There's a wider chapter too: a North American tour that stretched from Vancouver to Nashville, and two appearances on Nine's Today Show. For a Brisbane event, all that lands as one performer, a guitar, and a voice that has earned its confidence the long way.