Reworked record ready for the road

FOLLOWING its launch tour in 2020, country artist Fanny Lumsden and her band The Pack will be bringing their Fallow album out on the road one last time.

The final leg of the Deep in the Fallow tour will kickstart at the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute on Friday, 1 July, where Lumdsen will play a different spin on the album’s songs.

“We’ll be bringing people the album through its Fallow + Variations counterpart, which is a re-recorded version of the album that offers a bit of a different take,” Lumsden said.

“This album’s almost two years old now so these newer versions will be something fresh and exciting, and we’ll also showcase brand new material I’m working on literally right now.

“It’s a whole new show.”

Since its 2020 release, Fallow has won numerous awards including the ARIA’s and AIR’s top country album and five golden guitars from the Country Music Association of Australia.

Lumsden said Fallow + Variations reinvents the original songs with “wacky choices” like uilleann pipe and marching band instrumentation.

Having previously toured the album at the Mechanic’s Institute in early 2021, Lumsden said she’s looking forward to using Ballarat as her launching point celebrate the album.

“It was just such a fun time bringing Fallow round one there. We didn’t get enough in, really, both for the set list and actually getting to spend time there,” she said.

“I remember last year though was such an upper of energy. The people were amazing and it was a bit of a surprise.

“I’m excited to get back there and connect with everyone again because it’s about the feedback of hearing their stories and their lives. We’re just providing the soundtrack for it.”

New Zealand singer-songwriter Jenny Mitchell will open for Lumsden throughout the tour.

For tickets, visit bit.ly/3NNVEIQ.