“...an impressive dynamic” Sounds of South, DE
“Simply wow!” Die Rheinpfalz, DE
“...an undoubted masterclass in music delivery and songwriting” Fatea Magazine, UK
“I may be a pastor, but these two took me to church” Pr. Sloan, Inspire, DE
UPCOMING
SHOWS
Europe:
Heart of Silver
Album Launch Tour
23 Jan - München, DE
Auferstehungskirche TICKETS/INFO
24 Jan - Rankweil, AT
Altes Kino TICKETS/INFO
25 Jan - Olten, CH
Mokka-Rubin TICKETS/INFO
28 Jan - Stuttgart, DE
Cafe Galao TICKETS/INFO (free)
29 Jan - Kaiserslautern, DE
Salon Schmitt TICKETS/INFO
30 Jan - Schwalbach am Taunus, DE
Cowhide House Concert TICKETS/INFO
31 Jan - Hanau, DE
Ellis | Ajoki Hanau TICKETS/INFO
1 Feb - Marburg, DE
Q Marburg TICKETS/INFO
2 Feb - Bergneustadt, DE
Schauspielhaus Bergneustadt TICKETS/INFO
4 Feb - Hannover, DE
Hölderlin Eins TICKETS/INFO
5 Feb - Lübeck, DE
Tonfink TICKETS/INFO
6 Feb - Berlin, DE
Artliners TICKETS/INFO
7 Feb - Magdeburg, DE
Volksbad Buckau TICKETS/INFO
8 Feb - Jena, DE
Fiddler’s Green TICKETS/INFO
9 Feb - Zwickau, DE
Kulturzentrum St Barbara TICKETS/INFO
10 Feb - Chemnitz, DE
Inspire, Chemnitz TICKETS/INFO
12 Feb - Wien, AT
Clash Wien TICKETS/INFO
14 Feb - Offenburg, DE
Spitalkeller TICKETS/INFO
15 Feb - Kreuzlingen, CH
Kult-X TICKETS/INFO
Australia:
28 February - 2 March
Cobargo Folk Festival, NSW AU
Album Launch
feat. Rachel Johnston & Trent Arkleysmith
Cobargo Showgrounds - Tickets and info HERE
7 - 10 MARCH
Burke and Wills Festival, VIC AU
Album Launch
feat. Rachel Johnston & Trent Arkleysmith
Private property, Mia Mia - Tickets and info HERE
14 - 16 MARCH
Blue Mountains Music Festival, NSW AU
Album Launch
Katoomba NSW - Tickets and info HERE
21 - 23 MARCH
Yackandandah Folk Festival, VIC AU
Album Launch
Yackandandah, VIC - Tickets and info HERE
25 - 27 April
St Albans Folk Festival, NSW AU
Album Launch
feat. Rachel Johnston & Trent Arkleysmith
St Albans NSW - Tickets and info HERE
22-25 August
Shrewsbury Folk Festival, UK
Album Launch
Shrewsbury - Tickets and info HERE
More UK and NZ dates to come…
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About
We mavericks
Musical twins and mavericks besides, they pack emotional punches but bring songs to heal the scars.
Real-life troubadours and masters in the art of connection; Victoria Vigenser (NZ) and Lindsay Martin (AU) interweave soulful vocals, effortless strings and driving rhythms to form a singular musical voice. Their sound is equal parts contemp-folk, alt-country and acoustic-pop, but no words capture their unbelievable musical kinship, or the deeply heartfelt way they relate to their audiences.
“He has a familiar soft folk tenor. She has a strong ringing tone with muscle behind a clear crystalline voice… The violin cries for her and the harmony vocals are divine… We Mavericks are a serendipitous pairing…”
13th Floor, NZ
We Mavericks have been on a steep rise to countless festival billings and shows at home and abroad, twice nominated “Te Kaipuoro Taketake Toa | Best Folk Artist” in the Aotearoa (New Zealand) Music Awards, twice nominated “Best Contemporary Duo/Group/Ensemble” in the Australian Folk Music Awards, selection as Spotlight Showcase Artists at Folk Alliance International and are recipients of Australia’s Troubadour Foundation Award.
Although the duo describe themselves as a folk act, the singles from brand new album “Heart of Silver” have been picked up by the country music scene in Australia- "All This Noise" featured on Country Music TV, "Hold Me" featured on ABC Country's GRASSROOTS and title track “Heart of Silver” enjoyed the spotlight on ABC’s premier country program, Saturday Night Country with Beccy Cole. They are currently touring across the UK, Europe and Australia to wide acclaim.
“...an undoubted masterclass in music delivery and songwriting from two classy musicians coming together in perfect harmony.”
- Fatea Magazine, UK
“… the glorious harmonies and touching melodies of We Mavericks…Together they craft exquisite folk music, evoking spirits originating from Appalachia to Alba”
- Ambient Light, NZ
Lindsay Martin
Hailing from the Riverina of NSW, Lindsay Martin is best known for his particularly sensitive and unique violin accompaniment and work as a recording engineer/producer. Though classically trained from the age of seven, he has developed an uncanny ability to make his instruments sing in any genre. As an acclaimed career musician since his teens, he has many strings to his bow and many projects to his name: He’s also a multi-instrumentalist, former closet vocalist, trout hunter, unintentional hair model and medieval archer. Though recognised widely as an excellent instrumentalist, his songwriting/arrangement and vocal ability never had an outlet until We Mavericks was born. When he’s not playing, you’re most likely to find him at home making bread, mixing tracks or concocting something delicious over a fire.
Victoria Vigenser
Born in Auckland NZ and raised on the water, Victoria Vigenser started with a childhood affinity for opera, but found rural folk festivals in her teens and never looked back. Celebrated for a seemingly effortless lyrical dexterity and foot-stomping sense of rhythm, she performs with a conviction that tugs at heartstrings. Though a 21st-century wordsmith. she has a deep love for traditional song from many cultures, rooted in her childhood kapahaka (Maori) and later introduction to Celtic traditional song. It wasn’t until her collaboration with Lindsay that she threw off the cables and dirt of her beloved backstage world and truly stepped up to the mic. Having relocated to Australia to follow her muse, she’s now most often spotted wandering around with a fishing rod in the NSW sun, singing strange things, without any shoes on.
Festival highlights date order
2024 Bromyard Folk Festival, UK
2024 Illawarra Folk Festival, NSW
2023 Bundanoon Folk Festival, NSW
2023 Maleny Music Festival, QLD
2023 Tablelands Folk Festival, Yungaburra, FNQ
2023 Nanga Music Festival, Dwellingup, WA
2023 Folk By The Sea Festival, Kiama, NSW
2023 Irish and Celtic Music Festival, Yass, NSW
2023 Sydney Folk Festival, NSW
2023 Clarence Valley Camp Oven Festival
2023 National Folk Festival, Canberra, ACT
2023 Highlands Fest, Bong Bong, NSW
2023 Auckland Folk Festival, Auckland, NZ
2023 Newstead LIVE Music Festival, Newstead, VIC
2023 Cygnet Folk Festival, Cygnet, TAS
2022 Dorrigo Folk and Bluegrass Festival, Dorrigo, NSW
2022 Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival, Illawarra, NSW
2022 Sydney Folk Festival, Sydney, NSW
2022 Palm Creek Folk Festival, Townsville, QLD
2022 Cobargo Folk Festival, Cobargo, NSW
2022 Tilba Festival, Tilba Tilba, NSW
2022 Riverside Vibes Festival, Albury, NSW
2022 Burke & Wills Music Festival, Mia Mia, VIC
2021 Burke & Wills Music Festival, Mia Mia, VIC
2020 Newstead Live Festival, Newstead VIC
2019 Wellington Folk Festival, NZ
2019 Folk By The Sea Festival, Kiama, NSW
2019 Maleny Music Festival , Maleny, QLD
2019 The Spiegeltent, Wollongong, NSW
2018 Major’s Creek Music Festival, NSW
2018 Kangaroo Valley Folk Festival, Illawarra, NSW
2018 Nanga Music Festival, Perth, WA
