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Fanny Lumsden Dominates 2021 Golden Guitar Awards

25 January 2021 | 9:54 am | Staff Writer

Check out all of the winners.

Fanny Lumsden has emerged as the big winner from Saturday's Golden Guitar Awards, taking home five gongs including Album Of The Year for Fallow.

As well as the Album Of The Year win, the Tooma artist left the Tamworth Regional Entertainment Conference Centre (TRECC) with the awards for Alt Country Album Of The Year, Female Artist Of The Year, CMT Video Of The Year (Mountain Song/This Too Shall Pass) and Apple Music Single Of The Year (Fierce).

Local favourites The McClymonts and Luke O'Shea picked up two awards each and now have 15 and 13 Golden Guitar wins respectively, while Travis Collins picked up Male Artist Of The Year and Melody Moko was named New Talent Of The Year.


Meanwhile, Melbourne-founded group The Bushwackers were inducted into the Australasian Country Music Roll of Renown to coincide with their 50th anniversary, while John Williamson also celebrated the same milestone with a live performance. 

Watch the full ceremony below.

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“Tamworth is the place that annually embraces the emerging, supports the established, and celebrates the long-standing careers of country music artists in Australia," Chairman of the Country Music Association of Australia, Dan Biddle, said.

"Despite the COVID climate we have all lived through in 2020, there was no exception to this tonight!

“We are proud to be a part of this resilient and growing industry, and on behalf of the board of the Country Music Association of Australia, I would like to congratulate all the winners, and everyone involved in the delivery of the 49th Toyota Golden Guitar Awards.”

Album Of The Year

Fanny Lumsden - Fallow

Alt Country Album Of The Year

Fanny Lumsden - Fallow

Contemporary Country Album Of The Year

The McClymonts - Mayhem To Madness

Traditional Country Album Of The Year

Luke O'Shea - There In The Ochre

Male Artist Of The Year

Travis Collins

Female Artist Of The Year

Fanny Lumsden

Country Music Capital News Group Or Duo Of The Year

The McClymonts

Vocal Collaboration Of The Year

Amber Lawrence, Aleyce Simmonds, Kirsty Lee Akers, Dianna Corcoran - True Blue

Bush Ballad Of The Year

Dean Perrett - Six Decks To Darwin

Heritage Song Of The Year

Luke O'Shea & Kevin Bennett - Happy Australia Day

Coca-Cola Instrumental Of The Year

The Weeping Willows - Prelude

Bluegrass Recording Of The Year

Kristy Cox - Finger Picking Good

New Talent Of The Year

Melody Moko

APRA AMCOS Song Of The Year

Shane Nicholson - The High Price Of Surviving

CMT Video Of The Year

Fanny Lumsden - Mountain Song/This Too Shall Pass

Apple Music Single Of The Year

Fanny Lumsden - Fierce

Top Selling Album Of The Year

Keith Urban - The Speed Of Now Part One