We Mavericks
(Australia/NewZealand)
Touring 2025 -
July to September and
2026 - September to October
"Two classy musicians coming together in perfect harmony."
- Fatea Magazine 2024
I had the pleasure and the privilege of attending We Mavericks show at the Beehive Folk Club in Harthill Village Hall (near Sheffield) in early October. It was the final show of their 2024 UK tour and they played to a capacity crowd of around 100 people. My goodness what a show!
They are great on Youtube, but even better live.
Before you read the rest, here's a short live set from Australia's National Folk festival
We Mavericks are a duo from Australia, Victoria Vigenser and Lindsay Martin. Vic (she) plays driving guitar and takes most of the vocal leads. Lindsey (he) plays mandolin and fiddle, sings mostly harmonies. The instruments are joyous. Vic’s guitar holds the rhythm while Lindsay’s fiddle and mandolin soar in and out, dazzling, sweet, or intricate. I find it hard to believe that Lindsay only has five fingers on each hand because some of those notes trip by so fast you can hardly take them in, but it’s not show for show’s sake. It all ties blends into well-crafted arrangements.
The singing is utterly magnificent. Vic’s voice is strong and raunchy, yet sweet and clear where it needs to be. Lindsay’s voice is softer, but true – a perfect instrument for creating dynamic vocal blends.
And dynamic is really the word for this duo. Their energetic arrangements soar with full-throated abandon and then pull back with a restrained delicacy that lets the song shine through.
And the songs matter. Songs shaded from dark to light through the emotional spectrum, written individually or together. Thrown into the mix is the occasional traditional song, beautifully arranged in their own style.
Audiences loved them on their first UK tour in 2024. Four people turned up to their last show in Harthill because they’d seen We Mavericks in York the night before and wanted more, more, more. They are already building up their fan base and mailing list here in the UK, and their next two tours are already booking.
They’ll be available in July, August and September in 2025 for festivals clubs, and venues. They have a new album out, Heart of Silver, to go with their current album, Grief’s a Gardener. They'll be saupporting the tours with social media and a publicist.
"The glorious harmonies and touching melodies of We Mavericks…Together they craft exquisite folk music, evoking spirits originating from Appalachia to Alba” - Ambient Light, New Zealand 2022,
“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, New Zealand 2022
A certain trademark tightness and their gritty, evocative performances have seen them on a steep and fast rise to the big stages in both home countries, coupled witrh a welter of awards nominations.
- Spotlight Showcase Artist - Folk Alliance International 2022
- Nominated “Te Kaipuoro Taketake Toa | Best Folk Artist” 2022 Aotearoa (New Zealand) Music Awards
- Nominated “Best Contemporary Duo/Group/Ensemble” 2021 Australian Folk Music Awards
- Nominated again for Artist of the Year in the Australian Folk Music Awards, Duo/Group/Ensemble category 2024
Upcoming UK tour: July to mid-September 2025.
Dates booking now...
2025
3-6 July
Gate to Southwell Festival
Thu 24th July
Black Swan Folk Club,
Peaseholm Green,
York
25-27 July
Warwick Folk Festival
Sat 2nd Aug
Wickham Festival
Thu 21 Aug
Lyceum Folk Club of Newport
Crindau Constitutional Club 45 Malpas Rd Newport, Wales NP20 5 PJ
Fri-Sat 22-23 Aug
Shrewsbury Folk Festival.
Tue 26 Aug
Hoy at Anchor Folk
The Estuary Club, 1386 London Rd, Southend-on-Sea SS9 2UJ
Thur 4 Sept
Greystones,
Greystones Road, Sheffield, S11 7BS
Sat 6 Sept
Cappuccino Concerts
(11.00 a.m.) Wighton Centre, Dundee Central Library, DD1 1DB
Sun 7 Sept
Kelso Folk Fest
(Lunchtime)
Cross Keys Hotel, The Square, Kelso TD5 7HL
Thur 11 Sept
Bromsgrove FC
Catshill Social Club,
B61 0JJ
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2026
Tue 15 Sep
Dartford Folk TBC
Wed 23 Sep
Dorking Folk Club
Mon 28 Seo
Glenfarg Folk Club
Wed 30 Sep
Irvine Folk Club
Thur 1 Oct
Crail Folk Club