Lucy Kammermann Awarded Young Performer Grant.
Fiddle player Lucy Kammermann has been announced the 2026 recipient of the Australasian Bluegrass and Old Time Music Association (ABOTMA) Young Performer Grant. Lucy was also named as the 2026 Youth Award Winner at the Tamworth Golden Fiddle Awards. Lucy said her wins have been amazing.
Many of my fiddling and Bluegrass heroes have received these awards and I’m excited to be following in their footsteps, Lucy Kammermann.
Lucy Kammermann’s love for folk music began at a young age. Lucy has deeply absorbed the music, traditions and techniques of the folk world since attending the Adelaide Scottish Fiddle Club from age 10.
From her beginnings in the Scottish and Irish scene, she also branched into Bluegrass-style performance with Andrew Clermont’s Supper Club, and has spent the last decade performing and teaching at a variety of music festivals across South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.
Over the past year and a half, Lucy has devoted herself to Bluegrass, performing both traditional and new-styles with Brisbane band The Borough and more than holding her own with those talented musicians.
While there are similarities with the Celtic scene in terms of the community surrounding the music, Bluegrass offers a unique opportunity for individuals to showcase their solos while also coordinating with others when they offer theirs – Lucy Kammermann.
Although only 23 years old, Lucy confidently plays a hard-driving fiddle, featuring imaginative solos and rock-solid backup, all with superb tone, timing and intonation that would’ve pleased Bill Monroe. She clearly enjoys playing, and makes it look effortless. There’s little doubt, Lucy has a great career ahead of her.
Read more about the ABOTMA Young Performer Grant and previous winners on the Mountaingrass website.
