The Texettes are an Adelaide based original music trio consisting of Terry Bradford (songwriter / vocals / acoustic guitar), Helen Ellis (vocalist / songwriter / marketing & promotion) and more recently joined by Dale (Dixie) Ackland (chromatic harp/ backing vocals). 

Helen and Terry began performing as the Texettes Duo in March 2005.  With a swag of new material and a whole lot of enthusiasm they headed off to the Frances Folk Gathering expecting nothing more than to have a good time singing.  The reaction to their music was a motivating force to spend 2005 to 2007 writing and developing more songs that would better  reflect the sound of the Duo.  Dale was invited to join them in 2007 and so  the  earnest  focus to develop professionally  began.  They decided to enter the talent quests of SA’s major Country Music Festivals in 2008, with the result that the Texettes are now officially a multi award winning band,  with awards for  Band, Country Rock, Male vocal, Duo and Instrumental sections; runner up awards in Female Vocal and Song writing sections in 2008/09.

Background: The Texettes acoustic 5-piece band made their debut on The Balcony of the Governor Hindmarsh Hotel in March 2000.  Terry and  Helen, original  members of this line-up, met  at  Community Radio Station ThreeD where Terry was co-compere of  the Hillbilly Hoot.  Terry wanted  to record and album of his and associate member Phil Bray’s original music so the 5 piece began rehearsing on the Balcony. It wasn’t long before they  were offered a residency in the front bar, where they performed for 18months and released their first album “Sweetheart” in December 2001. They performed in many of Adelaide’s hip live music venues, releasing  the  CD/EP “The Land That We Love” in 2005. The “Fearless” album  (2006) reflected the changing style of the music.   The  release of the “Lost in Blue” album, in 2008, is  the essence of the Texettes inspiration – music for those who like to listen!