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.
Nigel has played some of the world’s most prestigious music festivals, including MerleFest, Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, Cambridge FolkFestival (UK) and AmericanaFest. His sophomore album, Black Crow garnered wide critical acclaim including a 4-STAR review in Rolling Stone and debuted at #1 on Australia’s AMRAP Charts. His latest offering The Reckoning (released Nov 2023) received a nomination forBest Blues Work at the 2023 Music Victoria Awards and a 4-STAR review in The Weekend Australian. 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.
“a bit of Waits, some Early James and C.W. Stoneking” – POST TO WIRE
“poignant and mysterious” – MAVERICK MAGAZINE UK
“vocal swagger of Van Morrison and dark spirituality and intelligence
of Nick Cave” 4 STARS – THE WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN
“an eruption of energy, rhythm and melody” – RHYTHMS MAGAZINE
