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Grim Fawkner & Alana Jagt
Ararat Live Presents
Alana Jagt
Alana Jagt’s dynamic rasp soars over her blend of stormy folk-rock noir that’s refreshing yet somehow familiar, it’s the sound of a thousand lonely AM radios one Sunday afternoon but exactly where and when is a mystery. Live she performs powerful, vocal-led solo affairs; playful trio shows; and with her six piece twin guitar rock band.
Born and raised on South Australia’s Iron Triangle, Jagt cut her teeth as a teen playing keys and singing harmonies in her parents’ ramshackle blues band. At seventeen she skipped to the capital and established a song-writing outlet as one half of folk-duo Buffalo Boyfriend. But the songs quickly outgrew the folk harmony outlet, and with the 2017 release of her solo debut Wilderness, Jagt steadily built a dedicated audience in her own right–one that has followed her from beloved little Adelaide venues like the Grace Emily to performances at Adelaide Guitar Festival, and supporting artists the likes of Abbe May (nationally, 2018) Mick Thomas (nationally, 2019), Paul Dempsey and Kasey Chambers.
In early 2019 Alana released her next single ‘Imagining Life’ and has since enjoyed support slots with acts as diverse as Moju, Thelma Plum, Ella Hooper, Henry Wagons, Paul Dempsey and Archie Roach, as well as performing at acclaimed Australian festivals including Porchland, Dashville Skyline and being selected as a showcasing artist at BIGSOUND.
In 2020/21 Alana has been working on the finishing touches to her debut full length release, due 2022.
Grim Fawkner
Grim Fawkner Band are a Victorian alternative indie rock band from Bendigo/Melbourne, and are the big stage outfit of folk/roots acoustic songwriter Grim Fawkner.
From gritty, lusty blues to bouncy pop pieces, death ballads to love songs, there are no stones unturned in a set list, and Grim’s voice ropes it all together and anchors what might seem a disparate medley if it were any other frontman.
Grim is a Cole Clark endorsed artist, and has toured and performed with artists such as Marcus King Band (USA), Kasey Chambers, & The Waifs. He has played on stages at Byron Bay Bluesfest, Queenscliff Music Festival, Whare Flat Folk Festival (NZ), and Cygnet Folk Festival.
Together, the band will be recording and releasing their first single in 2022, an infectiously soulful body mover called “Can’t Deny”.
“The Withered Grapevine”, an album Grim recorded with Kasey Chambers between tour dates, can be streamed here:
grimfawkner.bandcamp.com
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