Source : PERTHNOW NEWS
Three young Freo girls started making music for a school project, now years later they’re preparing to headline one of the port city’s biggest arts festivals.
As Fremantle’s city-wide 10 Nights in Port returns this weekend, up and coming indie-pop band The Stamps will perform with four high school beginner bands at the Future Treasures live music event this Sunday.
Scarlett Graham, Rubina Bertolini and Sofia Hourani met in school when they were just 15-years-old, and quickly realised their folky harmonies were something special.
They began playing various gigs around Perth, while keeping a soft spot for their Fremantle roots, as they earned a reputation as one of Australia’s most exciting young bands.
The girls have just returned from their first international headline tour in Europe and are preparing to head off to Canada in October.
Before then, they will headline Future Treasures at Fremantle’s Victoria Hall, armed with songs from their first cover EP ‘She Bangs The Drums’ and 2025 album ‘in all the ways i am’, and some new music.
“We haven’t really decided (the setlist), but we have lots of new stuff in the works that are hopefully coming out this year, so it’s mostly new stuff which is really exciting,” 22-year-old Hourani said.
“Our sound has changed quite a bit since being in high school, which is pretty normal, but we’ve done a lot of development and there’s a different incorporation of sounds, and it’s a lot more fun than when we were in high school … it’s nice to show a bit of a lighter side too,” 23-year-old Graham added.
The Future Treasures event is a concert that showcases the best and brightest young musicians from the local scene, with four bands hailing from local Fremantle schools getting the opportunity to perform live.
This isn’t the first time The Stamps will take the stage at 10 Nights in Port, but it will be their first time headlining and guiding the younger bands.
“It’s a full circle moment because some of the younger bands that are playing this year are from our high school as well, so it feels pretty special to be giving them a platform,” 22-year-old Bertolini said.
Graham said she felt excited to be on the other side of the mentoring process, and being able to support other local young artists chasing their dreams.
“We were always being mentored, so it’s nice to give back and share a little bit of knowledge,” she said.
“We’re from Freo, so a lot of people that know us from Freo have known us for a long time, they’ve seen us grow up. I’m excited to show a little bit of a different side and showcase the development we’ve had, especially to that audience because they’ve been so loyal, and always supportive.”
10 Nights in Port will unfurl across the city from August 20 to 30, with various events between the Walyalup Fremantle Arts Centre and Victoria Hall, and the streets in between.
