My Roots

There's a moment in almost every one of Fern Johnston's songs where something ordinary, a quiet morning with her kids, a hard conversation, the particular ache of missing someone, turns into something universal. That's the thread running through her music: real life, told honestly, set to rich, soulful melody.

Fern writes from where she actually is: motherhood, friendship, the small graces found in imperfect days, and the songs carry a quiet current of faith without ever needing to explain themselves. She calls it friendship with God. Listeners further from that world just call it music that meets them where they are.

Her debut album, The Sweetness of Knowing, arrives in 2026, produced by Erich Sandersfeld in Nashville. It's the latest chapter for an artist who's become a regular fixture at Australia's Tamworth Country Music Festival and a growing name well beyond it. Her songs have found their way onto radio in the United States, Canada, the UK, the Netherlands, and Lithuania, and reached listeners across more than 60 countries.

Whether it's a story about walking her daughter to school or the ache of watching someone you love struggle, Fern's songs sound like they were written for the person listening, because in a way, they were.