“vocal swagger of Van Morrison and dark spirituality and intelligence of Nick Cave” – 4 STARS | The Weekend Australian

“tailor made for fans of Tom Waits…with fire and brimstone lyrics that recall Nick Cave” – Rhythms Magazine

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 influence from Nick Cave, Tom Waits and Rickie Lee Jones. A deep thinker and truth speaker with a penchant for all things peculiar, he sings of human frailty, grace and the cosmos; songwriting that cuts to the bone.

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Nigel has toured Australia, New Zealand, the US, UK and Canada and he’s performed at a long list of music festivals, including MerleFest, AmericanaFest, Cambridge Folk Festival (UK), Adelaide Guitar Festival (Australia), Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, Mile of Music and Old Settler’s Music Festival. 

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 it debuted at #1 on Australia’s AMRAP Charts. His latest offering The Reckoning (released Nov 2023) received a nomination for Best Blues Work at the 2023 Music Victoria Awards, a 4-STAR review in The Weekend Australian and had two songs selected as finalists (top #10) in the International Songwriting Competition. Inhabiting the after-dark realms of blues, jazz, soul and rock ‘n roll; this is Americana-noir. 

“a bit of Waits, some Early James and C.W. Stoneking” – POST TO WIRE

“poignant and mysterious” – MAVERICK MAGAZINE UK

“an eruption of energy, rhythm and melody” – RHYTHMS MAGAZINE