Grace Cummings
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About
A near-lifelong musician, Cummings got her start as a drummer in a series of high school bands whose repertoire largely consisted of AC/DC and Jimi Hendrix covers. As she began writing songs of her own, she mined inspiration from artists like seminal Australian singer/songwriter Paul Kelly, Bob Dylan, and Spiritualized frontman J Spaceman, as well as from the traditional Irish folk music her father often played at home. “Irish melodies are some of my favorites; they go to such dark and dramatic places,” she says. Soon after striking out as a solo artist in the late 2010s, Cummings landed a deal with Flightless Records (a Melbourne-based record label founded by former King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard drummer Eric Moore). Over the years, Cummings has matched her idiosyncratic musicality with a deliberately spontaneous approach to songwriting. “I don’t really do that thing where I lock myself away and sit down at a table like, ‘Right, let’s write a song now,’” she says. “If I feel like I have something I want to write, I just get it all out in the moment.” And in the studio, Cummings remained wholly committed to following her deepest and most immediate instinct. “I’m not precious at all about recording; it just doesn’t make sense to me,” she says. “I am who I am and I sound how I sound, and I’m not really interested in going in like some kind of magician to try to make it sound any different.”
Upcoming events
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Grace Cummings @ Billsville House ConcertsBillsville House ConcertsSun Sep 20 2026 00:00View event
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Fort Desolation Fest 2026 @ Cougar Ridge ResortCougar Ridge ResortThu Sep 24 2026 00:00View event
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OffBeat Music Festival 2026 @ OffBeat Music Festival 2026OffBeat Music Festival 2026Fri Oct 02 2026 17:00View event
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Grace Cummings @ Marktplein+zaal&cafe De ZwerverMarktplein+zaal&cafe De ZwerverMon Nov 16 2026 00:00View event
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