Young Tasmanian singer/songwriter Bridget Pross has been making her presence felt on the Australian music scene over the last few months. With the release of her debut full length album I Wanted To due for release early in 2008, Bridget has been performing steadily in Melbourne, Sydney and her home state in the leadup, Recently completing her first mainland residency spots, at Melbourne’s Retreat Hotel and Sydney’s Sandringham Hotel, Bridget has been building a steadily growing crowd to her shows. Bridget has also recently supported a number of high profile acts; most notably America’s Indigo Girls, the UK’s Snow Patrol and home grown talents including Lior, John Butler Trio, Josh Pyke, Chris Wilson, and Renee Geyer, and has also just been selected to perform at Tasmania’s Marion Bay 2007 Falls Festival. Every live performance has seen this talented young singer grow in confidence and skill, with her strong, smoky voice, engaging songs and warm, easy charm winning her plenty of fans. Little Sister, the first single from I Wanted To was released in October 07, scoring Single of the Week in Melbourne’s Inpress Magazine, with Clem Barstow calling her a “captivating new presence”. Sydney’s Drum Magazine said “Pross’ warmth and generosity, both spiritually and musically, is evident throughout ...A subtle rock sensibility lifts her work from the run of singer/songwriters, nudging it into Dirty Lucy or Sheryl Crow territory...” Little Sister also gained good airplay on community, Radio National, Dig and local ABC radio along the eastern seaboard. To date, Bridget has performed live for Sydney, Canberra and Hobart ABC radio, as well as featuring on Melbourne’s 3RRR and PBS FM community stations, while also gaining good airplay on Sydney’s FBi and 2RRR community radio stations Listeners will find that I Wanted To showcases Bridget’s warm, husky voice across genres that range from a folk based sound, to some rougher, raucous more rock based tunes. There are elements of guitar pop and roots music peppered through the album, showing just how many styles of music catch Bridget’s ear and how easily she can make them her own; delivering a warm and engaging debut album.