oz folk @ temperance | The Weeping Willows

The Weeping Willows

3 x CMAA ‘Golden Guitar’,2 xAustralian Folk Music and Music Victoria Award winners, TheWeeping Willows (Laura Coates and Andrew Wrigglesworth) are a couple of old souls,steeped in Bluegrass tradition and draped in Gothic Americana imagery.

They regale theiraudiences with storiesof sunshine and romance, God and The Devil, M**der and decay.Real music.

2017-2023sawThe Weeping Willows nominated for 14 x CMAA ‘Golden Guitar’ awards, 7 xAustralian Folk Music Awards (AFMAs), 4 x Country Music Channel (CMC) awards, 2 xNational Live Music Awards (NLMAs), performing an Official Showcase at AmericanaFest(USA) and appearing at Folk Alliance International (USA), Maverick Festival (UK), Port FairyFolk Festival,National Folk Festival,Queenscliff Music Festival, Out On The Weekend andtheAustralian Americana Music Honours.

In recent years they have supported Lukas Nelson &POTR (USA), Hayes Carll (USA), Iris DeMent (USA), Willie Watson (USA), Eilen Jewell (USA),Cory Branan (USA) and Kevin Welch (USA) and completed national and international tours insupport of their three LPs, including sophomore album,Before Darkness Comes A-Callin’,which received four-star reviews in Rolling Stone, The Australian and The Music.

A WeepingWillows performance, whether live on location or caught ontape will always delight.“...a mature, courageous and beguiling experience.”–No Depression (USA)

“...on the way to making some serious waves in Americana.”–AmericanaUK (UK)

“...stunning acoustic guitar work, heavenly harmonies, and a haunting melody rooted inAmerican Gothic.”–Pop Matters (USA)

★★★★–Rolling Stone, Rhythms Magazine, The Music and The Australian.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Temperance, 33 Bath Street, Leamington Spa, United Kingdom