Fanny Lumsden

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Fanny Lumsden
Birth nameMargaret Edwina Lumsden [1]
Born (1986-12-18) December 18, 1986 (age 37)
Tallimba, New South Wales, Australia [2]
Genres Country
Years active2011-present
Spouse(s)
Dan Freeman
​
(m. 2016)​
Website www.fannylumsden.net

Margaret Edwina Lumsden, [1] (born December 18, 1986) professionally known as Fanny Lumsden, is an Australian country music singer and songwriter. [3] She has released 4 albums and 3 EPs.

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Biography

Early life and education

Lumsden was born in Tallimba, a tiny town in central New South Wales, Australia, 600 kilometers from the nearest city. She is the oldest of four children and grew up on a wool and cropping farm. [1] Her parents paid for a decade of piano lessons when she was a child. [1] She grew up riding horses and helping on the farm. [4] She studied rural science at the University of New England in Armidale. [2] While in university, she began writing songs, inspired by Kate Miller-Heidke, Laura Marling, and Josh Pyke. [1] Her friends gave her the nickname "Fanny" while she was in university, after a character in The Faraway Tree . [2] [1] She graduated in 2010 after writing a thesis on wool and sustainability in high fashion. [1] She then moved into a shared house in Surry Hills, New South Wales, near Sydney, her first experience living in a city, where she worked part-time as a wool broker and formed a band. [4] [1]

Career

Lumsden's band was at first named Fanny Lumsden and the Glorious Whores, but she changed it to Fanny Lumsden and the Thrillseekers to be radio-friendly. [1]

In August 2012, Fanny Lumsden and the Thrillseekers released Autumn Lawn EP proceeded by the single "Firing Line".

Lumsden's debut album, Small Town Big Shot, was released in September 2015 and funded by crowdfunding. [1] It was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Country Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 2016. [5] The album produced two singles, "Soapbox" and "Land of Gold". Lumsden also won the CMC New OZ Music artist of the Year award.[ citation needed ]

In 2017, Lumsden won her first Golden Guitar for New Talent of the Year. [6]

In November 2017, she was nominated for another three Golden Guitars, for the 2018 awards. [7]

Her second album Real Class Act was released in September 2017. The album won Best Country Album at the AIR Awards of 2018 and was nominated for Best Country Album at the ARIA Music Awards of 2018.

On 13 March 2020, Lumsden released her third studio album titled Fallow . [8] The songs are written about life struggles and are more focused on Fanny's feelings rather than her observations. [1] The album debuted at number 10 on the ARIA Charts. [9] It won the ARIA Award for Best Country Album in 2020, [10] 5 CMAA Golden Guitar Awards (including Album of the Year) in 2021, [11] and the AIR Award for Best Country Album. [12]

Hey Dawn was released on 4 August 2023. [13]

Personal life

In 2012, Lumsden began dating Dan Stanley Freeman, who plays bass in Lumsden's band; they married in 2016. They have two sons and live outside Tooma, New South Wales. Their house narrowly escaped being incinerated in the 2019–20 Australian bushfire season. [1]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[9]
Small Town Big Shot—
Real Class Act
  • Released: 22 September 2017 (Australia) [15]
  • Label: Red Dirt Road Records (RDRR003D)
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
23
Fallow 10
Hey Dawn
  • Released: 4 August 2023
  • Label: Cooking Vinyl Australia (CVCD133/)CVLP133)
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming, vinyl
10

EPs

List of EPs
TitleEP details
Autumn Lawn
(Fanny Lumsden and the Thrillseekers)
  • Released: 28 August 2012 [16]
  • Label: MGM (FANNY001)
  • Format: CD
Live at the Great
  • Released: 21 November 2021 (Australia)
  • Label: Cooking Vinyl Australia
  • Format: digital

Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
AIR Awards of 2018 Real Class ActBest Country AlbumWon [17]
AIR Awards of 2021 FallowIndependent Album of the YearNominated [18] [19]
Best Independent Country Album or EPWon
APRA Music Awards of 2022 "Dig"Most Performed Country SongNominated [20]
ARIA Music Awards of 2016 Small Town Big Shot Best Country Album Nominated
ARIA Music Awards of 2018 Real Class ActNominated
ARIA Music Awards of 2020 FallowWon [21]
2023 ARIA Music Awards Hey DawnWon [22] [23]
Australian Music Prize - 2020FallowAlbum of the YearNominated [24]
2021 Australian Women in Music Awards Fanny LumsdenLive Production Touring AwardNominated [25]
2017 Golden Guitars"Land of Gold"Qantaslink New Talent of the YearWon [26] [27] [28]
2018 Golden GuitarsReal Class ActAlt. Country Album of the YearNominated [7]
herselfFemale Artist of the YearNominated
"Roll On"Heritage Song of the YearNominated
2019 Golden Guitars"Elastic Waistband"Video Clip of the YearWon
2020 Golden Guitars"Real Men Don't Cry (War on Pride)"Video Clip of the YearWon
2021 Golden Guitars FallowCountry Album of the YearWon [29]
FallowAlt. Country Album of the YearWon
herself for FallowFemale Artist of the YearWon
"Fierce"Single of the YearWon
"Mountain Song/This Too Shall Pass"Video of the YearWon
"Fierce"APRA Song of the YearNominated
"These Days"Heritage Song of the YearNominated
2022 Golden Guitars(unknown)(unknown)Nominated [30]
2024 Golden Guitars"You'll be Fine" (directed by Anna Phillips)Video of the YearPending [31] [32]
Hey DawnAlt. Country Album of the YearPending
"Ugly Flowers"Heritage Song of the YearPending
herselfFemale Artist of the YearPending
National Live Music Awards of 2017 Fanny LumsdenLive Country or Folk Act of the YearNominated [33] [34]
National Live Music Awards of 2018 Fanny LumsdenLive Country or Folk Act of the YearNominated [35] [36]
2019 Tamworth Songwriters Awards"When Your Light Burns" by Chloe Styler and Fanny LumsdenAlt Country Song of the YearWon [37]

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