Ella Ion Shares 'Map - Breakfasters Live On 3RRR'
Today Kaurna Land/Adelaide based Ella Ion touches down in Texas ahead of a week showcasing at SXSW. To celebrate she shares a strikingly poignant acoustic version of her 2025 single 'Map'. Recorded live to air in the early hours of a February morning on 3RRR FM's Breakfasters program, just her voice and an acoustic guitar. Centred around the strangeness of trusting someone new, Ella's ability to trace the contours of old wounds with poetic lyricism is an exercise in cutting the listener straight to the bone.
The track was recorded live in studio by Karl Chapman and mixed and mastered by Bonnie Knight. Breakfaster Jas Moore said of the live-to-air "A genuinely stunning performance from Ella - I still have goosebumps." Ella will be bringing this feeling to audiences across Texas this week while showcasing at SXSW. She has four official showcases and a number of parties spanning March 12th to 17th with all details below for those who will be in town.
2025 saw Ella win two South Australian Music Award fuelled by tracks "Map // Creature Skin", "Mess In Your Eyes // Vultures", "Blue Black Crows" and "Looking For Nothing". All tracks received play across triple j, Triple R, PBS, 4ZZZ, Radio Adelaide, Edge Radio and more as well as being added to over a dozen Spotify editorial playlists each and featured in Frankie Magazine, The Music and Rolling Stone among others.
The past year has been one of transformation for Ella, breaking out of her Adelaide hometown to play headline shows, The Great Escape and Green Man Festival and support Jake Bugg (UK), Big Sleep (IRE) and Folk Bitch Trio across the UK and Europe, making the trek over thrice in 2025 alone. She supported Suki Waterhouse (UK) at the Athenaeum Theatre in Melbourne for Rising Festival in June, showcased at BIGSOUND in the middle of her debut Australian tour, played Port Fairy Folk Festival and supported acts such as Folk Bitch Trio, Gordi and Kacy & Clayton.
Emerging from Kaurna Land (Adelaide, Australia), fragmented-folk musician Ella Ion crafts music that cuts deep to the core. Drawing on influences of indie-rock, folk and country, her eloquent lyricism and masterful musical control delivers a cacophony of raw emotion, anchored by grit and heart. Ion has already amassed a loyal following across Australia, having played at a plethora of prolific venues, events and shows. However, the reach of her sonic capabilities stretches beyond country borders, with listeners streaming her music across the UK, US, Europe and more.
From picking up a guitar at 10 years old to performing in beloved local bands as a teenager, Ion broke into the wider music scene in 2023 with her debut LP 'Waiting'. A 10-track exploration of the tension between longing, stagnancy and growth, 'Waiting' saw Ion earn praise for her seamless ability to balance deft introspection with an outward curiosity. Like her songwriting, Ion's live performances similarly demonstrate the musician's masterful range. From intimate encounters of tender folk to electrifying post-rock arrangements, Ion flaunts her ability to transform a room of anyone and everyone into a fan with her magnetic stage presence, considered songwriting and angelic vocal range.
Ella Ion is holding nothing back as she barrels forward in a direction of raw sonic and personal exploration. With a renewed creative direction and personal clarity, she's carving out her own path in real time.
You can listen to "Map - Breakfasters Live on 3RRR" HERE.
The track was recorded live in studio by Karl Chapman and mixed and mastered by Bonnie Knight. Breakfaster Jas Moore said of the live-to-air "A genuinely stunning performance from Ella - I still have goosebumps." Ella will be bringing this feeling to audiences across Texas this week while showcasing at SXSW. She has four official showcases and a number of parties spanning March 12th to 17th with all details below for those who will be in town.
2025 saw Ella win two South Australian Music Award fuelled by tracks "Map // Creature Skin", "Mess In Your Eyes // Vultures", "Blue Black Crows" and "Looking For Nothing". All tracks received play across triple j, Triple R, PBS, 4ZZZ, Radio Adelaide, Edge Radio and more as well as being added to over a dozen Spotify editorial playlists each and featured in Frankie Magazine, The Music and Rolling Stone among others.
The past year has been one of transformation for Ella, breaking out of her Adelaide hometown to play headline shows, The Great Escape and Green Man Festival and support Jake Bugg (UK), Big Sleep (IRE) and Folk Bitch Trio across the UK and Europe, making the trek over thrice in 2025 alone. She supported Suki Waterhouse (UK) at the Athenaeum Theatre in Melbourne for Rising Festival in June, showcased at BIGSOUND in the middle of her debut Australian tour, played Port Fairy Folk Festival and supported acts such as Folk Bitch Trio, Gordi and Kacy & Clayton.
Emerging from Kaurna Land (Adelaide, Australia), fragmented-folk musician Ella Ion crafts music that cuts deep to the core. Drawing on influences of indie-rock, folk and country, her eloquent lyricism and masterful musical control delivers a cacophony of raw emotion, anchored by grit and heart. Ion has already amassed a loyal following across Australia, having played at a plethora of prolific venues, events and shows. However, the reach of her sonic capabilities stretches beyond country borders, with listeners streaming her music across the UK, US, Europe and more.
From picking up a guitar at 10 years old to performing in beloved local bands as a teenager, Ion broke into the wider music scene in 2023 with her debut LP 'Waiting'. A 10-track exploration of the tension between longing, stagnancy and growth, 'Waiting' saw Ion earn praise for her seamless ability to balance deft introspection with an outward curiosity. Like her songwriting, Ion's live performances similarly demonstrate the musician's masterful range. From intimate encounters of tender folk to electrifying post-rock arrangements, Ion flaunts her ability to transform a room of anyone and everyone into a fan with her magnetic stage presence, considered songwriting and angelic vocal range.
Ella Ion is holding nothing back as she barrels forward in a direction of raw sonic and personal exploration. With a renewed creative direction and personal clarity, she's carving out her own path in real time.
You can listen to "Map - Breakfasters Live on 3RRR" HERE.
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