Back and Forth with ... Angie McMahon
Photography Paige Clark
We ask one of our favourite songstresses all the questions you never knew you wanted answered.
BYO: Festivals or stand-alone concerts?
Angie: Concerts.
BYO: Sydney or Melbourne?
Angie: Melbourne
BYO: Swimming or hiking?
Angie: That’s hard. I like swimming as often as possible — it’s like meditating — but I’d like to go hiking every now and then to see something new and beautiful. I don’t think I’m good at hiking.
BYO: Summer or winter?
Angie: Autumn
BYO: Country or city?
Angie: This is so black and white I love both and now I’m stressed ahh probably country.
BYO: Recording or performing?
Angie: Recording, but I think my answer changes depending on my state.
BYO: Guitar or singing?
Angie: Singing.
BYO: Albums or singles?
Angie: Albums
BYO: Tradition or innovation?
Angie: Innovation, but I love some old school things. I like balancing this one!
BYO: Travelling by air or by land?
Angie: Land! No airports.
BYO: Guilty Pleasure you indulge in?
Angie: Ice cream in the morning, ice cream in the bath. Bad TV. Bad TV and ice cream in the bath.
BYO: Name your top 3 musical inspirations?
Angie: I can’t, but 3 of them are Mia Dyson, Adrianne Lenker and Justin Vernon.
BYO: After a gig, what do you do? How do you celebrate?
Angie: Pack up lots of stuff and load the car and unload the car, hugs and food and sleep.
BYO: What would you do if you won a million dollars tomorrow?
Angie: Invest? What do smart people do with money? Maybe buy somewhere to live, and a car, and donate some.
BYO: Favourite childhood memory?
Angie: Being cold and playing board games at a farm house with my family and dogs.
