The Weeping Willows, Laura Coates and Andrew Wrigglesworth, are a couple of old souls, steeped in Bluegrass tradition and draped in Gothic Americana imagery. They regale their audiences with stories of sunshine and romance, God and The Devil, murder and decay. Real music.
2015-2019 has seen The Weeping Willows nominated for 5 x CMAA ‘Golden Guitar’ awards, 4 x Country Music Channel (CMC) awards, Country 'Live Act of the Year' in this year's National Live Music Awards (NLMAs), APRA AMCOS Australian Independent Country Music Single of the Year, performing at AmericanaFest (USA), Folk Alliance International (USA), Maverick Festival (UK), Port Fairy Folk Festival, Queenscliff Music Festival, Out On The Weekend with Margo Price, Joshua Hedley and Courtney Marie Andrews and the Australian Americana Music Honours. In recent years they have supported Lukas Nelson & POTR (USA), Hayes Carll (USA), Iris DeMent (USA), Eilen Jewell (USA), Willie Watson (USA), Cory Branan (USA), Kevin Welch (USA), Tim Easton (USA), Hannah Aldridge (USA), Ben de la Cour (USA), Shane Nicholson and The Audreys and completed national and international tours in support of their sophomore album, Before Darkness Comes A-Callin’ (2016), which received four-star reviews in Rolling Stone, The Australian and The Music. A Weeping Willows performance, whether live on location or caught on tape will always delight.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️s - “Australian alt. country at its near-finest...” - Rolling Stone.
"If you enjoy a good ghost story, scary movie, and your acoustic music edged in black, you’ll enjoy The Weeping Willows." - Bluegrass Unlimited.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️s - “The oppressive weight and consequences of living and loving are laid bare with a surgeon’s precision in 10 songs filled with power and beauty.” - The Australian.
“Before Darkness Comes A-Callin’ is a mature, courageous and beguiling experience.” - No Depression.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️s - “...up there with the finest Americana music you’ll hear this year.” - The Music.
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