Nigel Wearne

Americana

Nigel Wearne saunters after dark in the music of the night, blending blues, jazz and Americana-noir. Hailing from Gunditjmara country in the deep south of Australia, he's a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist with diverse influences such as Nick Cave, Tom Waits and Rickie Lee Jones. A deep thinker and truth seeker with a penchant for all things peculiar, he sings of human frailty, grace and the cosmos; songwriting that cuts to the bone. Nigel has toured Australia, New Zealand, the US, UK and Canada and he's performed at a long list of music festivals, including MerleFest (USA), Old Settler’s Music Festival (USA), UK Americana Music Week (UK), Port Fairy Folk Festival (AUS) and the Adelaide Guitar Festival (AUS). His sophomore album, Black Crow garnered wide critical acclaim including a 4-STAR review in Rolling Stone, a nomination for Best Country Album at the Music Victoria Awards and debuted at #1 on Australia’s AMRAP Charts. Singer-songwriter, luthier, poet and gleaner; Wearne paints lyrical pictures with “the narrative-fuelled prose of Paul Kelly” – BEAT MAGAZINE. "Intoxicating New Orleans-tinged Americana… a bit of Waits, some Early James and C.W Stoneking" – POST TO WIRE “An eruption of energy, rhythm and melody” – RHYTHMS MAGAZINE “Poignant and mysterious” – MAVERICK MAGAZINE UK

Artist Performances

 Thursday August 3rd from 2:40 PM - 3:30 PM at
Friday August 4th from 7:25 PM - 8:15 PM at
Saturday August 5th from 12:25 PM - 1:15 PM at
Saturday August 5th from 7:10 PM - 8:00 PM at
Sunday August 6th from 3:10 PM - 4:00 PM at