# Grace Cummings

Grace Cummings is an Australian singer-songwriter and stage actor from Melbourne. She has released three studio albums: Refuge Cove (2019), Storm Queen (2022), and Ramona (2024). She is known for her unique singing voice, which has been described as "commanding and magnetic", powerful, and as having a "devastating force". Cummings' musical influences include Irish folk music, Townes Van Zandt, Bob Dylan, and Lucinda Williams.

## Career
### Music

Cummings began as a drummer, later becoming a self-taught guitar player. She was signed by Melbourne record label Flightless after founder Eric Moore attended one of her live shows. Flightless released her debut album, Refuge Cove, in 2019. The nine-track album blended acoustic folk and blues and featured Cummings playing acoustic guitar. It was launched at the Tote Hotel and toured, with Cummings supporting international artists including Weyes Blood, Evan Dando, and J Mascis. Cummings received a Music Victoria Awards nomination for Best Breakthrough Act in 2020.
In 2021, Cummings signed a worldwide deal with ATO Records. Her sophomore album, Storm Queen, was released in 2022. It was written and recorded during the COVID pandemic, and Cummings has stated this influenced the album's simplicity. It was self-produced and featured more instrumentation than her previous record, including accompaniment by the tambourine and fiddle. The lyrics explored themes such as destruction in the natural world and if there is a higher power.
Cummings released her third album, Ramona, in 2024. She worked with producer Jonathon Wilson and recorded the album in Wilson's Topanga Canyon studio In interviews, Cummings has stated she reached out to Wilson after hearing his work with Angel Olsen. The album is named after a character in Bob Dylan's song "To Ramona," and Cummings has described the work as "dramatic". Ramona features strings, horns, and piano. Harpist Mary Lattimore and multi-instrumentalist Drew Erikson contributed to the record.

### Acting

Cummings attended drama school and has performed in Australian theatre. In 2018, she appeared in a production of Prehistoric at the Meat Market in North Melbourne. The play centered on the Australian punk scene, and Cummings played live music as part of the show. She starred as Charlotte in a Melbourne Theatre Company production of Berlin in 2021. The role was as a German woman, and Cummings was the co-lead.

## Discography

List of albums with selected details :
| Title | Album Details |
| Refuge Cove | Released: 1 November 2019 Label: Flightless Format: Vinyl |
| Storm Queen | Released: 14 January 2022 Label: ATO Records Format: Vinyl, CD, digital download |
| Ramona | Released: 5 April 2024 Label: ATO Records Format: Vinyl, CD digital download |

## Awards and nominations
### APRA Music Awards

The APRA Music Awards were established by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) in 1982 to honour the achievements of songwriters and music composers, and to recognise their song writing skills, sales and airplay performance, by its members annually.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 2025 | "A Precious Thing" | Song of the Year | Shortlisted | |

### Australian Music Prize

The Australian Music Prize (the AMP) is an annual award of $50,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. They commenced in 2005.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
| 2024 | Ramona | Australian Music Prize | Nominated | |