Following the band’s amicable split in 2020, Savanah continued her journey as a solo artist, releasing Lost in Love and Rainbow in 2021 — intimate, reflective songs that marked a sonic shift toward gentler tones and slide guitars.

In 2023, Savanah released her rustically charming alt-country EP Where the River Meets the Sea. The title track — a nod to her hometown of Moore River — received a premiere on Double J, praise from the triple J team, and was named a finalist for Song of the Year (Country) at the WAM Awards.  

Over the past year, Savanah has entered a powerful new chapter. On March 28, 2025, she released her single “Magnolias” — an ode to her Nanna, Helen Sturgeon, and the remarkable women in her family. Beginning as a poem, the song was brought to life in the studio alongside producer Josh Dyson, with live vocal contributions from Georgina Dacheff and Sabrina Ives. Magnolias received strong national support, earning a spin on Saturday Night Country on ABC Radio with Beccy Cole, and was subsequently added to ABC Country on full rotation. The single was launched with an intimate show at Fremantle Church, further highlighting Savanah’s ability to connect deeply with audiences through both story and song.

Continuing her creative momentum, Savanah released “I Don’t Know You Anymore” on August 31st, and is now preparing the release of her next single, “Someday Somewhere”, which has already been nominated for Blues and Roots Song of the Year at the 2025 West Australian Music Awards, ahead of its official release.

Savanah’s live profile has continued to grow nationally. In 2025, she opened for Wheatus and Kingswood, supported Austin Mackay on his Chasing the Wheel Tour at Mojo’s Bar, Fremantle, and performed at her first interstate festival, Newport Folk Festival in Melbourne.

Savanah is an accomplished singer and performer with capacity to hold an audience that transcends her mere quarter century on the planet, evident in her captivating shows across the length and breadth of Western Australia and at prestigious events like Nannup Music Festival, Boyup Brook Country Music Festival, Beerfarm Rodeo and Shinju Matsuri Festival. She has also been recognised with a nomination for WAM Regional Act of the Year 2025, underscoring her continued impact both locally and beyond.

There’s a whole world of hope, heartbreak and healing in Savanah’s songs. The instrumentation on her music is warm and spacious, giving the singer room to weave her magic and underscoring Savanah’s lyricism with melodies and beats that evoke far horizons, warm fires on winters nights and a sense of peace amongst the maelstrom of modern life.

Reflecting on her journey, Savanah says, “Music has always been a part of me. It’s in my blood.” Always charting her own course as a woman and an artist, one thing remains certain — wherever Savanah Solomon shares her music, her audience continues to grow, and they stay.

Crowned 2024 Emerging Artist of the Year at the Western Australian Country Music Awards, Savanah Solomon is cementing her status as one of Australia’s most compelling voices in the country and folk music. Born in Derby and raised among the wide red plains and abundant oceans of Western Australia’s Kimberley region, Savanah’s songwriting is deeply shaped by place — evocative, grounded, and rich with emotional honesty.

Drawing from influences spanning rock and roll to country and folk, Savanah writes songs that bring to life her experiences of the world around her. She first emerged in 2016 with her band Savanah and the Strays, delivering a feel-good brand of rock and roll that audiences found irresistible. Across the band’s four-year tenure, they performed at rodeos and festivals throughout WA and released their acclaimed debut album Salt of the Earth, earning finalist nominations for Album of the Year at the West Australian Country Music Awards and Best Country Act at the 2019 WAM Awards.

“If Jewel and Joni Mitchell had a love child, it would be Savanah Solomon”~ Rose Parker

“Savanah Solomon is carving her own niche within the Australian country music scene with her authentic storytelling and commanding vocals.”

- CountryTown

“Savanah Solomon will stop you in your tracks with her impeccable vocal that channels the spirits of Australian folk. Chills!”

— Kath Devaney, ABC Country Music Director (Magnolias)

“Savanah soars on this with the story coming through so vividly. I can really feel the confidence in your songwriting on this one”

— Sara Glaidous, Triple J  (Where the River Meets the Sea)

“Savanah! Your voice really does feel like another beautiful instrument in this gorgeous country piece.”

— Anika Luna, Triple J (Where the River Meets the Sea)

“Her enchanting voice and evocative storytelling draw listeners into her world, where they can’t help but be moved by the enduring melodies and poignant lyrical writing.

— Plastic Magazine  (Where the River Meets the Sea)

“There is a gentle grace that Savanah Solomon brings to her music. It leans in equal measure in the darkness of alt-noir sounds and heartwarming storytelling place that country music sits.”

— Nkechi Anele, Triple J (Lost In Love) 

“Wholesome, beautiful love unabashed and rolled out on top of a tight band.”

— Nkechi Anele, Triple J (Salt of the Earth)

“Solomon has the rare capacity to sing and perform while also playing guitar, without seeming like she’s hiding behind her instrument. Perth has far too many bands with reluctant fronts who look like they don’t really want to be the centre of attention. Solomon is not one of them. And that’s the point about fronting a band, people are meant to pay attention to you. Solomon knows this simple truth and lives it incredibly well.”

— Andrea Thompson, Around The Sound (Savanah and The Strays)

Career Highlights

SAVANAH SOLOMON

  • 2025 - Nominee - WAM AWARDS ‘Regional Act of the Year’ 
  • 2025 - Released new single ‘I Don’t Know You Anymore’
  • 2025 - Opened for ‘Austin Mackay’ at Mojos, Fremantle - as part of his Chasing The Wheel Tour
  • 2025 - Invited to Perform at Newport Folk Festival, Melbourne
  • 2025 - Opened for ‘Kingswood’ in both Albany, WA and Melbourne  - as part of their Midnight Mavericks tour. 
  • 2025 Nominee - WAM AWARDS - Single ‘Someday, Somewhere’ in the Blues and Roots Category 
  • 2025 - Top 20 finalist - WAM AWARDS with ‘Magnolias’ in the Country, Folk and Blues & Roots Category, and ‘Someday, Somewhere’ in the Country and Blues & Roots Category 
  • 2025 - Released ‘Magnolias’ -  Added to ABC Country Radio on full rotation, spent two weeks in the National Airplay Charts - reaching to #3
  • 2025 - Opened for ‘Wheatus’  on the WA leg of their Australian Acoustic Tour 

  • 2024 - Invited to perform at Beerfarm Rodeo
  • 2024 Top 20 Finalist -  WAMAwards ‘Country Song of the Year’ for single ‘I Don’t Know You Anymore’.
  • 2024 Winner - West Australian Country Music Awards - ‘Emerging Artist of the Year’ 
  • 2024 Nominee - West Australian Country Music Awards  - ‘Female Artist of the Year’, ‘Emerging Artist of the Year’,  ‘EP of The Year’ and ‘Music Video Clip of the Year’

  • 2023 Nominee- WAMAwards  ‘Country Song of the Year  for  single ‘Where the River Meets the Sea’ 
  • 2023 Facilitator for WAM New Noise Program - a songwriting program and audience development initiative in Partnership with Healthway  
  • 2023 Released ‘Where the River Meets the Sea’ EP and music video, completed a 20 gig north-west regional tour 
  • 2023 Invited to play at Fremantle Winter Music Festival, Nannup Music Festival, Moore River Music Festival, Shinju Matsuri Festival & Festival of Small Halls event  (supporting Colin Lillie and Iona Fyfe)
  • 2023  Single ‘The Desert’ reached #3 in the AMRAP charts (National Airplay Chart) 
  • 2023 Single ‘Where the River Meets the Sea’ premiered on Double J 

  • 2022 Invited to run a songwriting workshop at Immerse Creative Arts Festival - Lancelin

  • 2021 Released ‘Rainbow’, organised a ‘Music for the Mind’  Beyond Blue fundraiser event, and toured regional WA; promoting ‘Rainbow’ while raising awareness around mental illness/suicide prevention,  raising over $2000 towards Beyond Blue 
  • 2021 Invited to perform at WAMFEST 
  • 2021 released ‘Lost In Love’ : premiered on Triple J,  reached #3 in the AMRAP Charts  

SAVANAH & THE STRAYS 

  • 2019 Finalist - WAMAwards ‘Best Country Act of the Year’ 
  • 2019  Invited to play at Harvey Dicksons Rodeo, Metricup Muster, WAMFEST 
  • 2019 Released debut album ‘Salt of The Earth’ 
  • 2019 Released ‘Taxman Blues’ Music Video, reached #3 in the AMRAP Charts
  • 2018 Finalist - West Australian Country Music Awards - ‘Independent Group’ and ‘Album of the Year’
  • 2018  Invited to perform at Boyup Brook Country Music Festival