This Song Is Yours

Our guest this week is Fanny Lumsden. A two-time ARIA, ten-time Golden Guitar and three-time AIR Award winner, the country singer and songwriter has built a career on doing things her way, from a regional sheep farm in NSW to the stage at Glastonbury. Last week she released Traditions, her fifth studio record, which explores what traditions mean across generations and how they shift for both the better and the worse. On today’s episode, Fanny joins us to talk about the personal nature of the album, how traditions have influenced her career, touring with Paul Kelly and how he came to feature on the record, and her introduction to songwriting.
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Our guest this week is Gretta Ray. The Australian folk pop artist has spent the better part of a decade building a devoted following through two studio albums, tours alongside Gang of Youths and Maisie Peters, and a breakthrough moment on triple J Unearthed with Drive. Two years ago, as she was preparing to move abroad to take the next step in her career, a heartbreaking medical condition stopped her in her tracks. What followed saw her navigating her health, the end of a long-term relationship, and a real questioning of her future in music. Out of that period came Heartsong, her third studio album, made alongside Matt Corby and Gab Strum at Rainbow Valley, a record about grief and resilience that sees Gretta return to a folkier side of her sound. On today’s episode, Gretta joins us back on the podcast to discuss the making of Heartsong, the process of turning her own trials and tribulations into songs, and what touring behind this record looks like.
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Our guest this week is Sampa the Great. The Botswana-raised artist emerged as one of Australian hip-hop’s most distinctive voices across The Return (2019) and As Above, So Below (2022), earning multiple ARIA Awards, two Australian Music Prizes, and a global fanbase that includes Zane Lowe, Annie Mac and Michelle Obama. Upon recently reconnecting with family, Sampa discovered that her blood uncle George Kunda, known as Groovy Joe, was a founding member of WITCH, Zambia’s legendary psychedelic rock band and pioneers of the 1970s Zamrock movement. That discovery became the creative spark for Nu Zamrock (Oct 30th), an electrifying record that sees Sampa rediscovering her roots through a bold new lens. On today’s episode, Sampa joins us to discuss discovering this musical history within her own heritage and how it reshaped her creative perspective, the influence of African music across modern music and the importance of recognising its contribution, and how a certain Australian mega pop star ended up on the record.
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Our guest this week is Lottie McLeod. The Meanjin/Brisbane-based singer and songwriter has built a devoted following quickly since releasing her first single in 2023, earning QMusic’s Emerging Artist of the Year for 2025 and releasing her debut EP Bug along the way. She returns this year with The Boathouse, a seven-track sophomore EP via ABC Music that draws comparisons to Phoebe Bridgers’ Stranger in the Alps. On today’s episode, Lottie joins us to talk about the making of The Boathouse, how working with producer Caleb Wright (Samia, Hippo Campus) came about, and what first inspired her to start writing her own music.
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Our guest this week is Azure Ryder. The Australian-Lebanese songwriter has spent the better part of a decade building a following through a run of EPs that showcase her gift for folk, americana and dream pop. In September she released Even Flowers Can Bruise, her long awaited debut record — a gorgeous album that highlights her keen eye for detail and a real willingness to go somewhere vulnerable as a songwriter. On today’s episode, Azure joins us to talk about how she settled on the sound of the record, the vulnerability in her songwriting and the healing process it can provide, and the family connection that brought her to the producer of the album.
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