“I’m just about to head up to Byron Bay and see Angus and I’ve been over to New York and London for press,” she said.

“There’s been a bit of bouncing around to do but I’ve had a week off which is nice.”

Julia’s first stop on her By The Horns solo album tour is the Theatre Royal in Castlemaine.

“I guess it was about a year ago that Angus and I did a pretty big tour that went to the regional places,” she said.

“I think Ballarat was the closest we got (to Bendigo or Castlemaine) and our uncle Steve was drumming for us.

“It was a pretty loose night. The whole crowd ending up chanting for uncle Steve and there was a cool little jukebox we played with all night.”

Julia is eager to see what excitable crowds await her in the regional pubs, clubs and theatres this time around.

Julia said some shows stuck out more than others.

“I tend to remember gigs by experience so if nothing dramatic happened then I might not remember,” she said.

She recalls a night in Wollongong when a hotel gig got extra interesting.

“Someone came up on stage and this girl was super pissed,” she said.

“She was trying to dirty dance Angus during Paper Aeroplane, which was wierd because it was so quiet.

“It was funny for about 20 seconds but the it was awkward because we’re not good at being agressive.

“Angus and I were trying to say ‘dance over there’ but she wouldn’t and the venue manager had to help her off stage.”

Smaller venues with a good energy and nice crowds are exactly what Julia is looking for.

The tour is to promote her latest solo album By the Horns, it is her second solo album.

Despite being released in May, Julia has avoided reading reviews or articles about it.

“I don’t really know how it has been received, I specifically request not to know because it keeps me in the headspace of my shows,” she said.

But the 28-year-old needn’t worry with the album debuting at number 11 in Australia.

The album features a number of cover and collaborations with other musicians including musicians from The National, Bon Iver, and Elysian Fields.

“It’s just one of those fortunate things that happens with touring a lot,” Julia said.

“It was a case of being at a festival and being backstage and chatting and getting a connection.”

The collaborations for By the Horns also gave Julia a chance to be introduced to a different world of music.

“It’s a case of them being such pros. They wanted to make the record sound the way I wanted it to sound,” she said.

“(The album) is about love. I like to see how different people and situations bring out those qualities of love.

“The songwriting comes back to the person being totally consumed with the beauty of love.”

- Julia Stone plays at the Theatre Royal in Castlemaine on Thursday, September 6. Tickets on 5472 1196.