The Weeping Willows win TWO GOLDEN GUITAR AWARDS!

The Weeping Willows win TWO GOLDEN GUITAR AWARDS!

We're bowled over to have won TWO Golden Guitar Awards: Coca-Cola Australia 'Instrumental of the Year' for #SouthernGothic and 'Bluegrass Recording of the Year' for #BlackCrow! Once again, thanks so much to the CMAA - Country Music Association of Australia board, committee, members and judges, the Tamworth Regional Council and Destination Tamworth, Toyota Australia, Dobe Newton, Dan Biddle, Peter Ross and everyone involved in putting together the 50th Anniversary Awards' Ceremony. Congratulations to all the other nominees and winners, we were so honoured to be there with you. Enormous thanks to our wonderful engineers and good friends, Ryan Freeland and Roger Bergodaz for working their magic on our songs, to musicians Luke Moller, James Church and David Piltch, to Adam Dempsey for mastering, Lachlan Bryan, Allison Forbes, Kristy Cox, Allan & Marian Caswell and Geoff Bell for being the reason we were there at all. HUGE thanks also to our publicists, Stuart Coupe and Kaz Waters of Red Rebel Music for getting our music out to the world and to all the radio presenters who played it and to all the fans who bought it! And of course, many thanks to Graham Thompson from Compass Bros Records for taking us on this year and to our beautiful family and friends who have supported us and believed in us. Fantastic to see so many of you this week, catch you at #TCMF2023!

Photography thanks to Jon Wolfe.

The Weeping Willows to support Kevin Welch

The Weeping Willows to support Kevin Welch

It's been hard to keep these ones quiet...

We're immensely honoured to once again be supporting the incomparable Kevin Welch. A man who has inspired us beyond words. You simply do not want to miss him perform live. Not only are his songs timeless masterpieces, his presence will soothe your soul. Two shows only, book now!

Sat 7 May: Archies Creek Hall, Archies Creek, VIC

Sun 8 May: Burke & Wills Winery, Mia Mia, VIC

Tickets: www.theweepingwillows.com.au/gigs

Kevin Welch : Jason Rosewarne Photography.

The Weeping Willows : Ian Laidlaw Photography.

More Album Launch Tour Dates Announced

More Album Launch Tour Dates Announced

The Weeping Willows’ Album Launch Tour continues all through April-May, including new local and interstate dates just announced!

Fri 8 Apr: Tanswells Hotel, Beechworth, VIC*

Sat 9 Apr: Canberra Irish Club, Weston, ACT*

Sun 10 Apr: The Junkyard, Maitland, NSW

Tue 12 Apr: The BUg - Brisbane Unplugged Gigs - New Farm Bowls Club, Brisbane, QLD†

Thu 14 Apr: Oodies Cafe, Bundaberg, QLD‡

Sat 16 Apr: The Bellingen Brewing Co., NSW

Mon 18–Sun 24 Apr: Tamworth Country Music Festival, Tamworth, NSW

Tue 19 Apr: Capitol Theatre Tamworth, NSW§

Sat 23 Apr: Wauchope Arts, Wauchope, NSW‡

Sat 7 May: Archies Creek Hall, Archies Creek, VIC‖

Sun 8 May: Burke & Wills Winery, Mia Mia, VIC‖

Fri 13 May: Brungle Memorial Hall, Brungle, NSW*

Sat 14 May: Franks Wild Years, Thirroul, NSW*

Sat 21 May: Wheatsheaf Hotel, Thebarton, SA#

Sat 28 May: Storytellers at the Station - Casey Radio, Cranbourne, VIC^

Tickets: www.theweepingwillows.com.au/gigs

* With Riley Catherall / † With Lucas & Clark / ‡ With Michael Waugh / § With Brad Butcher /

‖ With Kevin Welch / # With Andy & Marta / ^ With Nia Robertson

The Weeping Willows at Folk Alliance International's 'Spotlight Week'

The Weeping Willows at Folk Alliance International's 'Spotlight Week'

Incredibly honoured to be one of 12 acts selected to perform on behalf of Sounds Australia for Folk Alliance International's 'Spotlight Week' – May 10-12 2022! We're joining good friends and faves Bobby Alu, Georgia State Line, Glenn Skuthorpe Music, Gretta Ziller, Joel Havea, Loren Ryan Music, Martha Marlow, Nancy Bates, Parvyn, Ruby Gill and We Mavericks plus 40 other acts from around the world!

'Spotlight Week' is a virtual presentation of artists in one-hour prerecorded showcases as part of the virtual programming for the 2022 Folk Alliance International Conference. To watch the showcases, you can either register for the conference or purchase public tickets (100% of public ticket fees support 'The Village Fund'). More info: www.folk.org/programs/conference/2022-spotlight-week