Justine Wahlin has written countless songs living most of life immersed in the poetic nuances of life's ups and downs.

From a gypsyesque childhood with a musical father, music is etched deeply into the blueprint and offers the only truly satisfying form of expression with which to bear witness to the every day things just out of sight or the ordinary just beyond our understanding . Like a locksmith with many keys Justine has opened multiple doors that have led to her true passion, to create heartfelt folk and roots with soul.   

Flying the nest in her late teens her gateway instrument into a musical life was the bass. After her formative years playing in bands through the 90’s and early 2000’s and with a deep pulse that endures, Justine is now at the centre of her own stage with a swathe of deeply emotive and lyrical tales pieced together with unique songwriting and a captivating voice. 

Justine has emerged a songwriter and performer with a lot to offer among the poets and misfits. Her live shows have been described as “mesmerising” Karl Broadie and “Like listening to an old record, only live” Zvonko Jovicic.

Her most recent album released in 2019 “A Pair of Dreamers” recorded at Red Shelf Records is a delicately and beautifully crafted work gently weaving its way around people’s hearts and fast becoming a favourite for those who have been lucky enough to hear it.

“A Lovely Record”  William Bowden (William Bowden Mastering)
“Do yourself a Favour”  Paul Gough (RN, 2ser, ABC Radio, PimPod) 

Her debut EP, a raw and heart felt live recording “Conversation with Crows’ was followed by “A Long Way From Home”, an ambitious studio album which took out the Anthony Lycenco best Roots Album Award at the Nimbin roots Festival ARMAs in 2017.  

Over the last 10 years Justine has produced an impressive body of work. With an ever inquiring mind, her music has accompanied a deep dive into multimedia art forms as she has, and continues, to explore many forms of artistic expression from painting and photography to hand drawn animation and film making. As a result, Justine has directed and produced multiple music videos to accompany songs from her releases.

Justine continues to experiment with diverse approaches to songwriting and producing her own studio recordings with the aim of releasing a self produced album in the near future.

Justine also writes and performs as one third of CloudBird, a  trio in which poetry and folk collide with a foot tapping road trip sing a long's entwining guitars, harmonies, girl boy, yin yang, north south, land sea…throw in a bit of psychedelic dub and you start to get the full picture.

CloudBird are due to release their anticipated debut album in late 2020. 

While Justine pursues her various musical projects there is nothing she loves more than stripping it all back to perform solo, honouring the origin and true sentiment of her unique voice and story telling.