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FANNY LUMSDEN
Announces 6th Annual COUNTRY HALLS TOUR,
NEW SINGLE ‘ROLL ON’ OUT NOW
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“Edwina Margaret ‘Fanny’ Lumsden differentiates herself from Australian country peers with her clear-eyed, unvarnished articulation of life in the bush as it is, rather than as it was… A breath of fresh country air”
– Rolling Stone
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“Based on the quality of this album, Fanny Lumsden’s name will only continue to get bigger across rural and metropolitan Australia alike – and that is very much deserved.”
– AU Review
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Fanny Lumsden, the country music singer who was thrown into the spotlight with her acclaimed debut album ‘Small Town Big Shot’, is hitting the road as part of her annual Country Halls Tour with national dates to celebrate her new single, ‘Roll On’ and upcoming full-length album, ‘Real Class Act’.
The debut album saw Fanny’s rare style of writing; a mix of sass, honesty, classic and alt-country, combine to make the ARIA nominated and crowd-funded ‘Small Town Big Shot’ a major national success. Going on to take out the 2017 Golden Guitar Award and the CMC Award for Best New Talent along with the 2017 APRA Professional Development Award (Country), the western NSW raised singer-songwriter is showing no signs of slowing down.
With her band The Thrillseekers in tow, Fanny will be taking on her 6th year of the Country Halls Tour, an annual event that hits halls in regional and remote towns across Australia, bringing the warm glow of live music to these isolated communities. With the tour originating with the ‘post-disaster fundrasier’ in 2012, the Country Halls Tour now raises funds for the halls as they go, often featuring local acts and community workshops.
“Seeing those halls in the middle of paddocks, 100kms from any town, filled with life and music really is something special. I feel like we have been let into a joyful secret community club every night to put on a shindig and have a good time,” said Fanny.
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Honing her gift for vibrant songwriting, Fanny took inspiration from the road when writing the crowd funded sophomore album, ‘Real Class Act’, due out September 22nd. The rollicking and romping new lead single, ‘Roll On’, tells the story of life on the road as Fanny amassed over 80,000 kms while touring in her 1978 pop-top Millard Caravan over the last 12 months of shows.
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“Roll on is unapologetically, a driving song and an account of the past 80,000km that we have clocked (however I wrote it at the 60,000km mark, as is evident in the song.) It was actually the last song I wrote for the record, right before we went into the studio”, said Fanny.
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Fanny made the decision to stick to the independent route and will be releasing the successfully crowd funded, sophomore album on her and her husband Dan Stanley Freeman’s own record label, Red Dirt Road Records in September.
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Produced by the multi award winner Matt Fell at Love HZ studios in Sydney, who also produced their debut record, ‘Real Class Act’ is comprised Fanny’s own songs and features some of Australia’s finest musicians.
Joining Fanny Lumsden and The Thrillseekers on the road will be Newcastle based Americana chanteuse Melody Moko, along with local artists and workshops for community groups and schools hosted by Fanny.
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‘Roll On’ is OUT NOW
‘Real Class Act’ Available for Pre-Order NOW
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Fanny Lumsden
With Special Guest Melody Moko
2017 Country Halls Dates and National Tour Dates
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FRI SEPT 22 – SCHOOL OF ARTS HALL – BURREN JUNCTION, NSW
SAT SEPT 23 – MULLALEY HALL – MULLALEY, NSW
FRI SEPT 29 – TULLAMORE MEMORIAL HALL – TULLAMORE, NSW
SAT SEPT 30 – MARRA COMMUNITY HALL – MARRA, NSW
FRI OCT 6 – RANKIN SPRINGS MEMORIAL HALL – RANKINS SPRINGS, NSW
SAT OCT 7 – HATFIELD HALL – HATFIELD, NSW
FRI OCT 13 – OSBORNES FLAT HALL – OSBORNES FLAT, VIC
FRI OCT 20 * – WHARF HOTEL – WYNYARD, TAS
SUN OCT 22 * – ST JOHNS CRAFT BEER BAR – LAUNCESTON, TAS
WED OCT 25 * – SHEFFIELD TOWN HALL – SHEFFIELD, TAS
FRI NOV 3 – GIANT DWARF – REDFERN, NSW
SAT NOV 4 – EURONGILLY HALL – EURONGILLY, NSW
SAT NOV 11 – GREENTHORPE WAR MEMORIAL HALL – MONUMENT, NSW
FRI NOV 24 – LACMALAC SOLDIERS MEMORIAL HALL – LACMALAC, NSW
SAT NOV 25 – BOWNA HALL – MULLENGANDRA, NSW
THUR NOV 30 – LEFTYS OLD TIME MUSIC HALL – BRISBANE, QLD
FRI DEC 1 – CLOVASS MCKEES HILL HALL – MCKEES HILL, NSW
FRI JAN 19 – BEN LOMOND WAR MEMORIAL HALL – BEN LOMOND, NSW
THUR JAN 25 – LONGYARD HOTEL – TAMWORTH, NSW
SAT FEB 3 – TUMBLONG HALL – TUMBLONG, NSW
FRI FEB 9 – NEERIM MEMORIAL HALL – NEERIM, VIC
SAT FEB 10 – SPOTTED MALLARD – BRUNSWICK, VIC
FRI FEB 16 – SAVERNAKE HALL – SAVERNAKE, NSW
SAT FEB 17 – UNGARIE HALL – UNGARIE, NSW
FRI MAR 2 – ANDAMOOKA COMMMUNITY HALL – ANDAMOOKA, SA
SAT MAR 3 – WHEATSHEAF HOTEL – ADELAIDE, SA
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UPCOMING FESTIVAL APPEARANCES
SAT JULY 29 – JULY 30 – BROADBEACH COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL, QLD
FRI AUG 25 – AUG 27 – GYMPIE MUSIC MUSTER, QLD
TUES SEPT 5 – SEPT 8 – BIGSOUND BRISBANE, QLD
SAT OCT 14 – OUT ON THE WEEKEND, VIC
FRI NOV 10 – MAJORS CREEK FESTIVAL, NSW
FRI FEB 23 – FEB 24 – SILVERTON SUNSETS MUSIC FESTIVAL, NSW
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TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
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