Sophie set to make her debut
SHE might be just 16, but Highfields singer-songwriter Sophie Volp won’t let the occasion get to her on Australian country music’s biggest stage.
The talented teenager will make her debut at the Tamworth Country Music Festival this month, playing a staggering 15 sets across the week.
Sophie has been writing songs since she was introduced to music as a child by her equally-talented parents Barry and Lisa, and said she wasn’t overawed by the occasion.
“I’m very excited, this is my first Tamworth and my days are packed,” she said.
“In my hometown I do gigs, and over the past couple of months I’ve been writing new music and re-learning old music.
“It’s about expanding my repertoire to give my best show.”
Sophie also found out recently she’d finished runnerup in the FRET fest Regional Song Contest, another
‘‘ I THINK WHEN IT COMES FROM A PERSONAL PLACE, THAT’S WHERE THE BEST STORIES (AND SONGS) HAPPEN.
SOPHIE VOLP
achievement in a short career filled with hallmarks.
She won a scholarship to attend the CMAA Academy of Country Music in Tamworth last year, one of only six to achieve it.
Sophie said the key to songwriting was to approach it like story-telling.
“I think when it comes from a personal place, that’s where the best stories happen,” she said.
“Song-writing is just writing a story to music.
“When I write a song, I don’t have one particular story in mind, because stories mean different things to different people.”
You can find Sophie as “Sophie Volp Music” on Facebook.