Just three years ago, Fanny Lumsden had an on-stage moment that’s near-impossible to beat. When her last LP, Hey Dawn , collected the prize for best country album at the 2023 ARIA Awards , it was the late Queen of Country, Dolly Parton , who announced the winner . “Dolly Parton said my name,” Lumsden reminisced in a post on Substack , published in July of this year. “Not only was this the high point of my career so far but maybe one of my life.”

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A high point, yes, but Lumsden has many more highlights to come.

Today (Oct. 30), the Australian singer, songwriter and bandleader invites us in for Traditions, her fifth studio album. On it, Lumsden explores the value and meaning that can come from our traditions, and how they shape us. Some ought to be reconciled or resolved.…