Our new playlist of the best new Americana we’ve heard over the last month is out later today exclusively for AUK supporters which includes new tracks by The Decemberists, Jason McNiff, Seasick Steve, Ana Egge and Jim Lauderdale among others – basically we trawl through the best Americana we’ve heard recently so you don’t have to Our giveaway this month for supporters is a pair of tickets to see 2x ARIA and 9x Golden Guitar award-winning Australian singer-songwriter Fanny Lumsden and her band The Prawn Stars who are back in the UK for selected shows later this month and in August. From the humble beginnings of the Country Halls Tour in 3 remote halls in the Riverina, Australia in 2012, Fanny and her small (mostly family) team have put on full band, full production shows of original live music in over 250 halls across Australia and New Zealand ever since, raising funds for communities and raising the roof of halls off the regular touring circuit, with their all-in-community-night-out.
Alongside her band The Prawn Stars, Fanny has “established herself as one of the genre’s most esteemed performers” (The Australian), and debuted in the UK in 2023 at none other than Glastonbury. 2024 saw April’s triumphant headline tour of the UK and Ireland, prompting Fanny and the band to make a swift return for more shows this July and August. Here are the dates:
July 25 – BERWICK-UPON-TWEED – Berwick Rugby Club
July 26 – BALQUHIDDER – Balquhidder Village Hall
July 27 – CARRBRIDGE – Carrbridge Village Hall
July 28 – MALLAIG – Mallaig Village Hall
July 30 – GLASGOW – Classic Grand
Aug 1 – MANCHESTER – Night & Day Café
Aug 2 – YORKSHIRE – Underneath The Stars
Aug 6 – BRISTOL – Exchange
Aug 7 – BIRMINGHAM – Hare &Hounds
Aug 8 – LONDON – The Lexington
Tickets are available via her official website here.
You can become an AUK supporter for as little as £2 a month for which princely sum you will receive a monthly exclusive supporters playlist along with being entered into our monthly prize draw.
