Christie Lamb
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Christie Lamb

Christie Lamb is one of the biggest names in Australian country music and on the back of her debut album, All She Wrote, Lamb has been touring around the country. Having launched the disc at Tamworth this year, she is set to make her mark on Geelong as part of the country line up at Motor City Music Festival over the Labour Day weekend. Speaking ahead of her performance alongside JR Reyne, McAlister Kemp, James Blundell and Amber Lawrence, to name but just a few, she is excited.
The Tamworth music festival draws thousands of people each year and for Lamb to play for the first time with her debut record out was quite an experience as she relates. “This was the first year that we got to take the whole band up the whole time and play all band shows. Previously we’ve down little acoustic spots, but to launch as a band this time around was great. The album is quite country rock so to play it as it is on the record and not stripped back at all was fantastic. To see people up singing the songs, not even a year after we’d released it, was something really special. It was a lot of fun and I can’t wait to get back up there next year.”
Trying to get the album out to as many people as possible, Lamb is set to tour throughout the next few months. The majority of All She Wrote was written on a trip to Nashville (country music capital of the world) and has been winning hearts and accolades all over the world. The success of the record, is something that you can’t pre-empt as Lamb explains. “You ever know what is going to happen. I put out an EP before this, and they did well on radio but you can never expect what is going to happen. The first single went to #1, the whole album went to #2 on the ARIA charts behind Troy and Adam, which was quite an honour. It’s been a whirlwind time so far and having released the fifth single just recently, we are starting to think about the next release.”
Usually writing when inspiration occurs, the song writing spark ignited when Lamb went to Nashville. “When I was in Nashville, to be honest, there was some doubt as to what would happen if I didn’t get inspired. The city and the people you meet are very inspiring. Song writing is a professional trade over there and it’s a 9-5 profession. They are so tuned in with what they do and I want to get back there as soon as possible.”
Recorded in Brisbane, the album is a stunning set of country tunes. The decision to record in Oz lead to a more organic process due to there not being time constraints as opposed to recording in the US. With more writing trips planned for later this year, the follow up to All She Wrote may still be a little while away, but it’s definitely worth waiting for.
As previously mentioned, Lamb is part of the country line up of Motor City Music Festival and can’t wait to take to the stage over the Labour Day Weekend. “It’s going to be awesome to get up on stage in Geelong. There is such a high calibre of country artists playing and to be amongst that is fantastic. See you there!”
When&Where: Motor City Music Festival, Geelong – March 6,7 & 8
By Tex Miller