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SUMMARY:Nigel Wearne in Concert and Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Nigel Wearne saunters after dark in the music of the night\, bl
 ending blues\, jazz and Americana-noir. Hailing from Gunditjmara country i
 n the deep south of Australia\, he’s a guitarist and multi-instrumentali
 st with diverse influences such as Nick Cave\, Tom Waits and Rickie Lee Jo
 nes.\n\nNigel has played some of the world’s most prestigious music fest
 ivals\, including Hardly Strictly Bluegrass\, MerleFest\, Philadelphia Fol
 k Festival\, 30A Songwriters Festival\, Bristol Rhythm &amp\; Roots Reunio
 n and the Cambridge Folk Festival (UK). \n\nHis sophomore album\, ‘Black
  Crow’ garnered wide critical acclaim including a 4-STAR review in Rolli
 ng Stone\, a nomination for Best Country Album at the Music Victoria Award
 s and it debuted at #1 on Australia’s AMRAP Charts. His 2023 album\, ‘
 The Reckoning’ received back-to-back nominations for Best Blues Work at 
 the 2023 &amp\; 2024 Music Victoria Awards and a 4-STAR review in The Aust
 ralian. 2025 marked a return to his roots as a folk songwriter with his la
 test album ‘The Lone Reckoning’. A raw\, emotive\, stripped back rendi
 tion of his 2023 award-nominated album ‘The Reckoning’. \n\nA deep thi
 nker and truth seeker with a penchant for all things peculiar\, he sings o
 f human frailty\, grace and the cosmos\; songwriting that cuts to the bone
 . “Tailor made for fans of Tom Waits… with fire and brimstone lyrics t
 hat recall Nick Cave” – Rhythms Magazine. “Poignant and mysterious
 ” – Maverick Magazine UK. “Vocal swagger of Van Morrison and dark sp
 irituality and intelligence of Nick Cave” 4 STARS – The Australian. 
  
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CATEGORIES:Live Performances & Music
LOCATION:The Loft\, 2029 Monkton Road\, Monkton\, MD\, 21111\, United State
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