Nigel Wearne

Nigel Wearne

Woodford, Victoria, Australia

Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and banjo picker, 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, Cambridge Folk Festival (UK), AmericanaFest and Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion. His latest album The Reckoning received a nomination for Best 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. “Vocal swagger of Van Morrison and dark spirituality and intelligence of Nick Cave.” 4 Stars  – The Weekend Australian.