A HEY DAWN / WHEN I DIE SPECIAL with FANNY LUMSDEN.

“This song has a muse.” So states Fanny Lumsden as she recounts the incredible story behind WHEN I DIE, and the inspiration for its lyrics.

The muse in question is a big, bearded lumberjack and bushy called Brett. This song is about his meticulously planned celebration for his own wake, which involves a hillside with an 'awesome view' (as he calls it), a bonfire of an old truck, live music from Fanny to serenade him out of this world - and his ashes getting shot out of shotguns (BYO) during golden hour!

Fanny explains, “Brett bailed me up at the pub one day to ask me how much I would charge to perform at his wake. I nominated an outrageous fee and a down payment of a cow and 2 loads of wood. He rocked up a few months later with the first load of wood and let’s just say it has taken off since then! The song is really about sticking to your guns and being true to who you are both in life and in death. I wrote it sitting around a campfire on my own on the Nullarbor Plain.

This episode is an excerpt from Fanny's DEEP IN THE FALLOW series and features an interview with BRETT and Fanny's co-host Andrew Gott from Tracks of our Queers fame.

Order Fanny's new album here https://www.fannylumsden.net/heydawn

EPISODE CREDITS

Written & Presented by Fanny Lumsden

Co-host and story production Andrew Gott

Edit, Mix & Production by Dan Stanley Freeman

Technical Assistance and Final Mix by Bryce Halliday

Featuring excerpts from Fallow & Variations produced by Matt Fell

and When I Die from our new album Hey Dawn out August 4th

Welcome to Deep in the Fallow, where we are going dig a little deeper into the themes and ideas from the songs of our album FALLOW

Today we are talking about song three PEED IN THE POOL from our album fallow. This is basically a ‘warts-n-all’ song. It’s about how we always try and hide the ‘weird’ things about ourselves but really they are the things that make us the most us.

Written & Produced by Fanny Lumsden

Co-produced by Dan Stanley Freeman & Andrew Gott

Editing and Sound Design - Dan Stanley Freeman

Final Mix - Transducer Audio (Corey Marie Green)

Theme Music - Benjamin Corbett

A big thank you to our guests and contributors Michaela from Bundaberg, Anna from Joanna, Sarah from Canberra, Jennifer from Armidale, Erika from Deniliquin, Lucinda & Sam from Yarrawonga, Jenny from Tooma

Welcome to Episode 2 of Deep in the Fallow.

Today we explore 'This Too Shall Pass' which was a bit of a tone-setter for the album when it was released as a double single with 'Mountain Song' back in February 2020. The song is inspired by the passing of time, and we’ve interviewed two people with very different perspectives on this concept. Both are from my local community in the Upper Murray region, which is located on the western side of the Snowy Mountains on the border of NSW and Victoria.

Welcome to Deep in the Fallow, where we are going to dig a little deeper into the themes and ideas from the songs of our album Fallow. We will look into what it is about the mountains, why people pee in the pools, what being a grown up means and who decides who wins tidy towns of the year. There will be special guests, bird sounds, feelings and facts. Very glad you could join us, so let's get into it.

Written & Produced by Fanny Lumsden

Co-produced by Lucinda Lumsden, Dan Stanley Freeman & Andrew Gott

David Lumsden - Advisor

Editing and Sound Design - Dan Stanley Freeman

Final Mix - Bryce Halliday

Theme Music - Benjamin Corbett

A big thank you to our guests Honor Auchinleck, Uncle John Casey & Lorna Casey