Andrew Swift on his Lucky Stars and big, meaningful year

As the saying goes, luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. Three-time Golden Guitar winner Andrew Swift has named his latest album Lucky Stars, and it’s his document of the last few years in his life, which have been full of personal and professional opportunity – and the album itself is testament to the ‘preparation’ part of the equation.Swift is an accomplished and astute songwriter who also loves live performance, honing his sound and his instinct on the road to ensure he presents his audience with an album that is not only memorable but clear in its communication. The themes of the album are set with opening track ‘Nothing Better’, and consolidated throughout.Swift is currently on the road and has shows and festivals booked through until March next year (dates below) and no doubt beyond. He’s also recently been to Canada, as he’s signed with a Canadian management company. In this interview we talk about that decision, as well as the newest Swift: his daughter, Valentine, for whom he and partner Simone Sordello wrote and recorded a song that appears on the album. Given everything going on in his life, Swift might be forgiven for not having time to be aware of all the good things in life, but it’s clear in this conversation that he means what he says in the album title: he counts his lucky stars. And he also takes them on the road, and into songs, for others to enjoy.SEE ANDREW SWIFT LIVE21st November - St Andrews Hotel - St Andrews VIC22nd November - Bellarine Estate - Bellarine VIC23rd November - Kindred Bandroom - Footscray VIC24th January - Blazes Showroom - Tamworth Country Music Festival NSW5th February - Mt Gambier Bowls Club - Mt Gambier SA6th February - Wheatsheaf Hotel - Adelaide SA7th February - Quorn Hall - Quorn SA8th February - Murray Delta Juke Joint - Goolwa SA14th February - Boyup Brook Country Music Muster - Boyup Brook WA28th March - Echuca Country Music Festival - Echuca VICTickets on sale now and available via www.andrewswift.com.auListen to Lucky Stars on Apple MusicListen to Lucky Stars on SpotifyFor more Sunburnt Country Music:InstagramFacebook YouTubewebsite Substack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.