The multi-award-winning americana duo, The Weeping Willows are returning to the UK for their fourth summer tour having appeared at Knutsford Music Festival, Beardy Folk Festival and Maverick Festival in recent years.
The Weeping Willows are Laura Coates and Andrew Wrigglesworth, a couple of old souls steeped in bluegrass tradition and americana imagery. They regale their audiences with stories of sunshine and romance, God and The Devil, murder and decay. The duo, who hail from Melbourne, Australia, have been nominated for many awards in Australia and have performed showcases at both Nashville’s AmericanaFest and Folk Alliance International. Their latest album, “You Reap What You Sow” (2022), was reviewed favourably on these pages, with reviewer Ljubinko Zivkovic complimenting the Weeping Willows on “their impressive dual vocal lines” and “the musicianship and timeless quality of the songs”.
You can see a performance below of The Weeping Willows performing ‘Black Crow’ from their Australian Folk Music Awards Showcase at the 2023 National Folk Festival.
The tour dates are listed below; details and tickets can be found here.
The Weeping Willows 2025 tour dates:
Wed 2 July: Biddulph Up In Arms – St. Lawrence’s Church, Biddulph, UK†
Thu 3 July: Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham, UK‡
Fri 4–Sun 6 July: Maverick Festival – Travelling Medicine Show Stage, Easton Farm Park, Woodbridge, UK
Sun 6 July: The Reindeer, Norwich, UK^
Tue 8 July: The Oxted Sessions – The Ginistry, Oxted, UK§
Wed 9 July: What’s Cookin’ – Leytonstone Social Club, London, UK‖
Thu 10 July: Rise @ Bluebird, Acomb/York, UK¶
Fri 11 July: Old Parcels Office, Scarborough, UK#
Sun 13 July: Cluny 2, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKΔ
Tue 15 July: The Chapel at The Angel Microbrewery, Nottingham, UK‡
Wed 16 July: The Greystones, Sheffield, UKΔ
Thu 17 July: Grateful Fred’s Bijou Sessions – Southport Bijou Cinema, Southport, UK#
Fri 18 July: Gullivers, Manchester, UK♠
Sat 19 July: Black Dyke Mills, Bradford, UK♥
Mon 21 July: The Jenny Lind Inn, Hastings, UK♦
Tue 22 July: Kingsmead House Concerts, High Wycombe, UK♦
Wed 23 July: The Old Warehouse, Kingsbridge, UK
Thu 24 July: Hen & Chicken, Bristol, UK♣
* With Tom Klingl / † With A Different Thread / ‡ With Banjo Jen / ^ With Lisa Redford & The Gillies / § Supporting Chris Murphy / ‖ Supporting Kelley Mickwee & Chris Murphy / ¶ With Rich Hardcastle / # Supporting Max De Bernardi & Veronica Sbergia / Δ With Dan Webster & Emily Lawler / ♠ Supporting Mark Radcliffe & David Boardman / ♥ With Pete Lambert / ♦ With Tomorrow Bird / ♣ With BOWEN
