2026 SONGWRITER LINEUP
“Songwriting is my way of making sense of the world,” says Bobruk, who creates songs that are at once hauntingly beautiful and deeply rooted in the world around her. Originally from Huntsville, Texas, Bobruk spent 15 years in Austin honing her songwriting and performance skills until love and music took her to Denmark where she currently resides. Bobruk has released three studio albums and written over 25 songs for international artists. Performer Songwriter Magazine has praised her music as “nothing short of a work of art.” In 2015, her song “Black Swan,” represented Sweden in the Eurovision Melodifestivalen. 2019, she received a BMI Woody Guthrie fellowship and in 2018, she produced and scored the documentary film, Borderlanders, riding the Texas/Mexico border on a motorcycle while meeting locals and capturing a view of life at the edge. In October of 2024, she was an artist-in-residence at Shenandoah National Park. In September of 2026, her newest album, Malybanchia, will be released exploring her journey along the Mississippi river. This year also marks her first collaboration with the South Austin Academy of Vocal Arts children’s choir in December, debuting an arrangement of her song “There’s a Light That Shines in Me.”
Longtime Austin music scene fixture Ali Holder “ranks among Austin’s brightest songwriters,” according to Austin Monthly. Over the last decade, she has released two EPs and two LPs, steadily building a body of work defined by vulnerability, depth, and a willingness to explore the hard-to-name spaces of the human experience. Her forthcoming EP, Garden of the Underworld, is set for release in Spring 2026 and continues her evolution as both a writer and vocalist. Holder draws from traditional singer-songwriter roots while incorporating modern indie and folk influences. No Depression writes that she “digs deep into her own feminism with clear-eyed honesty,” crafting songs that stretch from the wide-open landscapes of Texas to the intimate, interior terrain of relationships and memory. The Austin Chronicle has praised her music as “a breakthrough with brilliant, bruising confessionals and defiant, compassionate anthems, cutting the space between Fiona Apple and Aimee Mann.” With a voice rooted in honesty and emotional clarity, Holder continues to create work that resonates deeply and lingers long after the last note.
A writer, poet, woodworker, high-tech geek, mom, and musician, Alison brings the depth of a fully lived life to her songs—stories shaped by love, loss, resilience, and the long road in between. Rooted in the ballad traditions that shaped her musical voice, her songwriting blends warmth, humor, and emotional honesty, inviting laughter, reflection, and connection. With a rich, warm alto voice and a poet’s soul, she is known for her natural storytelling and deep curiosity about the human experience. Her debut album, Where You Used to Be (2025), has been praised as a bold and resonant first release—announcing Alison Tucker as a songwriter of depth, a performer of heartfelt presence, and an artist ready to connect with listeners who crave songs that truly matter.
Meet Amethyst Jonquille, a Texas-born talent with a lifelong love for songwriting. From delicate folk to angsty grunge to catchy pop tunes, the range of her songwriting skills and vocal versatility cannot be denied. Her voice drifts between vulnerability and power, pulling you straight into her world of glitter, grit, and badassery. Her debut album “Single Girl Diary” is available everywhere. If you relate to any of her songs, she says “You’re welcome, but also I’m sorry.”
