Nigel Wearne with James Daniels Duo and Erik Berta

Nigel Wearne

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, Wearne is 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 Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, MerleFest, Philadelphia Folk Festival, Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, Adelaide Guitar Festival (Australia) and the Cambridge Folk Festival (UK). 

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’ received back-to-back nominations for Best Blues Work at the 2023 & 2024 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.

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. “Tailor made for fans of Tom Waits… with fire and brimstone lyrics that recall Nick Cave” – Rhythms Magazine. “Poignant and mysterious” – Maverick Magazine UK. “Vocal swagger of Van Morrison and dark spirituality and intelligence of Nick Cave” 4 STARS – The Weekend Australian.  

www.nigelwearne.com 

www.facebook.com/nigelwearnemusicwww.instagram.com/nigelwearne

www.youtube.com/nigelwearne

https://open.spotify.com/artist/46borjrmKCaBVcb2SMBNHe

https://music.apple.com/us/artist/nigel-wearne/561843931 

James Daniels  Duo

James Daniels is an indie folk singer songwriter from the small town of Perkiomenville, PA. Backed by an everchanging rotation of local and regional talent James shows his eclectic love for folk & Blues music he learned from growing up at the Legendary Philadelphia Folk Festival.

https://jamesdanielsband.bandcamp.com/track/bridgeport

Erik Berta

Erik started playing guitar at the age of 12.  When he was 15 he went to his first open mic held in a church.  He played Sympathy for the Devil’ as his first public performance singing and playing guitar. As soon as he was done, a bat flew into the church through an open window.  Everyone freaked out and the open mic was over.  He took it as a sign.  Erik has played in many original bands in the Philadelphia area and beyond over the last 30 years.  Erik has written several albums of original music and still enjoys attending open mics, with or without bats.