Nigel Wearne – $15 Cover
Blues/ 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. Winner of the 2025 Telluride Blues Challenge at the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival in Colorado! 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. “Tailor made for fans of Tom Waits… with fire and brimstone lyrics that recall Nick Cave” – RHYTHMS MAGAZINE.
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Website: www.nigelwearne.com
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RECENT HIGHLIGHTS
2026 – 30A Songwriters Festival (USA), Folk Alliance OFFICIAL Showcase (USA), South Florida Folk & Acoustic Music Festival (USA)
2025 – Telluride Blues Challenge Winner (USA)
2025 – USA Winter & Summer (incl. Canada) Tours (x2)
2025 – 30A Songwriters Festival (USA), Clonakilty Guitar Festival (IRE), Blissfest (USA), Whare Flat Folk Festival (NZ), Woodford Folk Festival, Cygnet Folk Festival, Cobargo Folk Festival, National Celtic Festival, Dorrigo Folk & Bluegrass Festival
2024 – Hardly Strictly Bluegrass (USA), Philadelphia Folk Festival (USA), Blissfest (USA), Master Musicians Festival (USA), Port Fairy Folk Festival
2024 – USA Summer & Fall Tours (x2)
2024 – UK Winter Tour (x1)
2024 – UK Americana Music Week OFFICIAL Showcase
2024 – Your Roots Are Showing OFFICIAL Showcase (Ireland)
2023 – Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion (USA), MerleFest (USA), Old Settlers Music Festival (USA), Mile of Music (USA), Cambridge Folk Festival (UK)
2023 – USA Spring, Summer & Fall Tours (x3)
2023 – UK Winter & Summer Tours (x2)
Nigel’s had a huge couple of years touring in the US, performing at a bunch of festivals and venues since April 2023, including Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, MerleFest, Philadelphia Folk Festival, AmericanaFest, The Kennedy Center, The Bluebird Cafe, 30A Songwriters Festival, Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, Blissfest + more. He also just won the 2025 Telluride Blues Challenge at the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival in Colorado!