“Oh bury me beneath the willows, under the weeping willow tree” - Traditional.

Andrew Wrigglesworth and Laura Coates are a couple of old souls, steeped in bluegrass tradition and draped in gothic Americana imagery.  That kind of description might make them sound like some carefully contrived concept-act but there’s something truly different about The Weeping Willows: they really mean it.

Just like their old-timey forefathers, Laura and Andrew see themselves as simply contributors.  They are cogs in the wheel; part of a long music tradition that emerged years before their own existence and will survive them by hook or by crook.  The old songs they sing are plucked from the canon, the new ones they write are simply added to the book.  The origin of each track is almost irrelevant, as all are performed with an authenticity and vibrancy befitting this most dignified and welcoming genre.  A Weeping Willows performance, whether live on location or caught on tape will always delight.  

Some might call Andrew a virtuoso but he doesn’t see himself that way.  To him, the acoustic guitar (or sometimes the dobro) is just that object that hangs permanently from his shoulders (perhaps it’s really held up by his fingertips?  Or maybe it actually is a part of his body?)  Regardless, he plays it with purpose and authority and it wraps itself around his and Laura’s vocals with warmth and affection, never saying too much or too little.  

Laura, for her part, stays as busy as a post-war housewife; complementing her partner’s skill with a voice that ranges from sugar-sweet to evangelically piercing, whilst regularly adding a little accordion, lap steel or even flute on the side.  She’s in possession of a calm self-assurance, her stoic stage presence the perfect foil for Andrew’s thinly veiled neurosis as they regale their audience with stories of sunshine and romance, God and The Devil, murder and decay.  Real music.  

To answer your question, yes: Andrew and Laura are an item.  Theirs is an uncommon and intoxicating mix of love affair and musical union.  In fact, by the standards of the world from which they appear to have emerged, they are living in sin.  But that’s not so bad.  There mightn’t be a ring, but there’s chemistry aplenty – think Cash and Carter, Sinatra (Nancy) and Hazlewood or even Kristofferson and Coolidge.  Is her name tattooed on the inside of his upper arm?  It wouldn’t come as a surprise. 

With their first official album release due this year, it’s likely we’ll see a fair bit more of The Weeping Willows.  But it seems as though they’d hardly care if we didn’t.  Andrew and Laura would be doing this anyway – writing, singing, harmonising.  And meaning every word of it.  Lucky for us, they’ve chosen to share.  Now we need to listen.
 
~Lachlan Bryan.

Gretta Ziller is a critically acclaimed, classically trained Australian Americana artist whose diverse sound blends rock, blues, and folk. With two Golden Guitar nominations and nearly 800K Spotify streams for her single “5,4,3,2,1,” Gretta has released three albums, including the celebrated “All These Walls.” Known for her powerful vocals and authentic storytelling, she’s embarking on a 52-week co-writing challenge in 2024, as well as working on an anniversary re-recording of some of her works to celebrate marking a decade of her impactful musical journey.

Singer, songwriter and band leader of 'The Rough N' Tumble', radio programmer/host of 'Three Chords and The Truth'.

Warm beats and Violin.
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Debut single 'EMPTY TIN' co-produced with Syd Green & film clip directed by Astro Keneda 
YOUTUBE-   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3j7DSWUgtE
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Empty Tin is the much anticipated first single release from Nicole Brophy's latest album. With natural onstage charisma, bangin' guitar skills and come-hither-smokey vocals it's not hard to understand why she was kidnapped by Kate Miller Heidke's band for a few years! Lucky for us Nicole is now bottling that "whiskey soaked" voice into some darn tasty brew that deserves to be heard and shared.

This catchy as hell single drives along with vintage guitar sounds and cheeky 60‘s backing vocals as it lays down the hard truth that comes from pure frustration. Empty Tin is a single that speaks to all that crave so much more from life...and love.

Nicole Brophy has a voice and style compared to the likes of PJ Harvey, Lucinda Williams & La Roux. ​Stylistically it fits somewhere between gritty rock, alt-country hoedowns and moody, bluesy numbers brought together by a raw charismatic rockin’ earthy voice and boundless energy. She has an undeniable presence on stage always moving, engaging the crowd, playing acoustic or electric guitar and just driving her passion into her songs.
Growing up on the South Coast of NSW and travelling across Australia and overseas Nicole has performed to thousands at some of Australia's biggest music festivals as front woman of her previous band Dirty Lucy or as guitarist/backing vocalist in the Kate Miller-Heidke touring band.
In previous band Dirty Lucy, their highly acclaimed debut album Dark Green was released in 2003 to rave reviews and were invited to perform at SXSW & Shepherds Bush Empire in London. The follow up album Music, People Cities, Lights & Darkness was released in 2006 while touring relentlessly to every corner of the country for over 4 years solid.

Nicole is currently completing the finishing touches on her latest album recorded in a farmhouse in the Southern Highlands of NSW co-produced by Syd Green.

"Nicole Brophy has a voice possessing everything that is good about country singing, with the grunt and raunch of the great female rock tradition thrown in for good measure” Rolling Stone

"Nicole has a voice that fits somewhere between Ricki Lee Jones, La Roux & Beth Orton. Her Alannah Myles-style whiskey molasses voice simultaneously welcomes a crowd with a bear hug and slaps a shot in front of them to signal the start of an adventure". Radar

For all bookings and enquiries please contact management: nicolebrophy@gmail.com

Claire Hardman is an award-winning DJ/producer hailing from Australia, based out of
Stockholm and plays a driving selection of hard-hitting techno. She has been a staple on the Stockholm circuit for several years as well playing at global festivals like Amsterdam Dance Event & inMusic Festival Croatia. She has released on labels such as Mercurial Tones, Oscuro, Mavic and Natura Viva Black as well as her own imprint HARDMAN. 
She is distinguished by her disarming stage presence, unmistakable charisma and relentless style techno.

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