Wearne album launch at Archies Creek
Nigel Wearne is playing at Archies Creek Hotel on November 25.
Singer-songwriter, Nigel Wearne is playing at Archies Creek Hotel on November 25, to support the release of his new album The Reckoning.
Self-produced, The Reckoning features Wearne on vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, Hammond organ and percussion, and an all-star cast of musicians: Danny McKenna on drums, Isaac Gunnoo on double-bass and some of Montreal’s hottest jazz cats. Aurélien Tomasi is on reeds; soprano, tenor, bass sax and clarinet, Jérôme Dupuis-Cloutier on trumpet, Blaise Margail and Alex Bouchard wielding the Trombone and Christian Leclerc on Tuba.
Special guest vocalist Lauren Housley features on duet, To The Edge.
It was late 2019, in a shapeless airport hotel room as the sun set on a Canadian tour. Nigel heard a piercing clarinet note that cracked open the night sky … somehow, he knew this would change everything.
A Frenchman living in Quebec, Aurélien Tomasi is a gifted composer, clarinettist and saxophonist. An instant connection was made. After reconnecting in New Orleans in January 2020, they got to work during lockdown and the rest is in the tape-reel.
Rollicking, rumbling, sneering and reflective, The Reckoning is an album of contrasts; a combined global effort with contributions taking place on three continents – Australia, Canada and the UK. \
Inhabiting the after-dark realms of blues, jazz and soul, The Reckoning is a full band explosion of songs, stories and musical mayhem.
All the while, Wearne's crooning, cutting, monolithic vocal keeps lyricism and poetry at the forefront. The new beginnings of a dedicated and shape-shifting artist.
The Reckoning has received early praise with the first three singles earning him a nomination for Best Blues Work at the Music Victoria Awards and a 4 STAR review in The Weekend Australian.
Critics have likened it to Van Morrison, Nick Cave, Tom Waits and CW Stoneking.
Fresh from touring the US in September and an Official Showcase at AmericanaFest in Nashville, this year he's toured the US three times, the UK twice and played a bunch of festivals including MerleFest (USA), Cambridge Folk Festival (UK), Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion (USA), Mile of Music Festival (USA) and Old Settler's Music Festival (USA).
Blending blues, jazz and Americana-noir, he sings of human frailty, grace and the cosmos. A deep thinker and truth speaker with a penchant for all things peculiar; songwriting that cuts to the bone.
Tickets and information at nigelwearne.com
