Ella Hartwig (Singer/Songer writer)

Get ready for another beautiful Local Talent on our morning breakfast show with Mark Hogan.

Don't miss out on this interview with Ella Hartwig and Mark Hogan

Here is a little bit about Ella:
Ella Hartwig is a young singer/song-writer from Far North Queensland (Cooktown), currently living up in the Torres Straight Islands. Ella’s original music has an indie, folk and country influence and has been recognised on both a national and international level. Her songwriting has been acknowledged through receiving a Queensland Music Award Nomination two years in a row, for songs she wrote at ages thirteen and fourteen! She has plans in the works to head south on an East Coast Tour down to Brisbane, where she is hoping to pick up music full time.

Her feature song is “Dear Grandpa”:
“Dear Grandpa” is a ballad straight from the heart, referring to missing our grandparents and not being able to visit during lockdown. The song is inspired by the passing of her grandpa’s late wife, where Ella express how grateful she was to have visited and played them a song on her new guitar before she passed.

Ella's favourite line is “it’s changed a bit now that we’ve all grown up”. It relates to how everyone always mentions that the children grow up, but unfortunately our grandparents grow older as well.

The release date was February 6th, which is Ella's mothers birthday but also her grandma, who inspired the song. The original inspiration came from the “all the carpets in your home had been rolled up” line, where she noticed on her visit that the home had changed- the carpets had been rolled up because she was getting sick and had to roll them up for mobility issues. She hope the song can relate to a lot of people as she knows it hits home for her!

Article that explains a lot more!
https://scenestr.com.au/.../an-emotive-songwriter.../amp
Ella Hartwig