You don’t earn a couple of Queensland Music Award nominations unless you’re a special musician. A QMA finalist in 2016 and 2018, when Sian Evans releases music you need to pay attention. Her new single “Thorns,” nominated in the folk category at this year’s awards, is a gorgeous acoustic track with a moving message.
“Thorns is a folk song. It’s also a love song,” Sian explained. “It’s no secret songwriting is a powerful tool for expression and healing pain, but metaphorically ‘Thorns’ definitely depicts how anything worthwhile has elements of both beauty and pain, and that’s just how life is. Take the good with the bad. It’s not going to be comfortable all of the time. Or even half the time.”
Sian will play a few shows next month to celebrate the release of “Thorns.” Catch her at the following venues.
1 September 2018 – Maleny Music Festival, Sunshine Coast (10am – Maleny Lane, 12.30pm – Platypus Lounge)
2 September 2018 – The Junk Bar, Brisbane
8 September 2018 – Open Bar, Melbourne
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