8CCC’s feature artist Steph Strings is a dynamic singer-songwriter and guitarist from Naarm/Melbourne whose music merges fingerstyle brilliance with storytelling steeped in nature, emotion, and adventure. Blending blues, Celtic, folk and percussive flair, her sound reflects influences like John Butler, Kim Churchill and Ziggy Alberts—yet remains entirely her own.
Steph took her breakout EP LION of 2023 on the road across Australia, the UK, Europe, and Canada, while also opening for The Cat Empire, Vance Joy and Ziggy Alberts on major international tours. In October 2023 she played with Utju’s James Range Band, opening for Paul Kelly on stage at The Warm-Up. It was her first time in Alice Springs, heralding a year to go for the Masters Games to arrive in October 2024.
“Her stage presence—both powerful and intimate—has captivated audiences from Rolling Stone Weekender (Germany) to Woodford Folk Festival (Australia), Hillside and Edmonton Folk Festivals (Canada), and Les Escales (France).
In 2024, she released her EP Cradle Mountain, a project shaped by introspection and time spent in nature. The release was followed by another global run of headline shows and festival slots, including Winnipeg Folk Festival and Ottawa Bluesfest.” Amrap
In 2025, Steph headed on her inaugural North American tour, supporting Ziggy Alberts. She also wrote music that has become her debut album Feel Alive – out now on the Weird Fishes label and our Feature Album of the week! Rolling Stones gave a track-by-track breakdown of the album, if you’d like to dig deeper. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do – find it on her website along with a beautiful introductory video, or on all streaming platforms. Steph will be touring Canada, USA and Europe in 2026.