Sara Berki is a country music artist from the greater Sydney area who impressed audiences from her very first single, ‘Fallin’ Off the Heartline’, and has kept releasing songs that not only consolidate those early impressions but shift her as an artist into new territory while also being identifiably her sound, as evidenced on her recent second EP, In the Neon.

Berki performed at the inaugural Ridin’ Hearts festival in 2023 and this year she returns as the festival goes to Sydney Showgrounds at Homebush on Saturday 25 October and Caribbean Gardens in Melbourne on 25 October. Berki appears alongside Australians Briana Dinsdale, Lewis Love, Lane Pittman, and Ridin’ Starts winner Ruby Jane, and Americans Megan Moroney, Nate Smith, Avery Anna, Waylon Wyatt and Karley Scott Collins.

Berki is such a versatile live performer that she will no doubt win more fans at the festival. We talk about her plans for her set and about her live performance generally – having seen her play live earlier this year on a couple of occasions, each quite different, as well as in 2022 in Tamworth, I know what a great live performer she is, able to adapt to venue and audience, and to being a front woman or playing solo acoustic. 

Ahead of Ridin’ Hearts I caught up with Berki about what it’s like to return to the festival as well as her other big performance this month: singing at the NRLW final on 5 October. As I discovered, she is from an NRL family and absolutely loves the sport, so there couldn’t be a more perfect pairing of artist and event. 

For all the information about Ridin’ Hearts, go to https://www.ridinhearts.com

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