We Mavericks
(Australia / New Zealand)
"Two classy musicians coming together in perfect harmony." - Fatea Magazine 2024
“WOW! Their sound is exquisite. Beautiful intricate melodies with a strong powerful rhythm. Both Lindsay and Victoria have a great sense of humour and engage the audience from the get-go.” – Mark Hadlett, Saltburn, 2026
FINALISTS IN THE AUSTRALIAN FOLK AWARDS
BEST DUO CATEGORY, 2025
"We Mavericks. all harmonies and humour,are the discovery of the [Folk East] festival." - Rock 'N Reel
With rave reviews from a string of UK festivals in 2025 (Southwell, Stainsby, Warwick, Wickham, Folk East, Shrewsbury and Kelso) We Mavericks are rising fast.
"The audience didn't so much applaud as erupt from the first number to the last!!" - Martin Lovett (Canopy Theatre)
Audiences are loving them. They have done a 20 date tour in 2026 and will be back for a summer of festivals and gigs in 2027.They are quickly building their fan base and mailing list here in the UK.
"I caught We Mavericks at 2025's Southwell Festival. They were easily the best thing I saw all weekend. (And there were some pretty awsome acts on!) Go see!" - Keith Donnelly
Masters in the art of connection, We Mavericks, interweave soaringl vocals, effortless strings and driving rhythms into dynamic originals with roots firmly in folk. With rave reviews across the UK, Europe, Australia and NZ it’s no wonder they have become international festival favourites. Vigenser’s meaningful songs combine beautifully with Martin’s otherworldly ability to pull a hundred emotions from a set of strings. Expect laughter, tears, and soul-stirring songs with a worldly appeal.
“Simply wow!” Die Rheinpfalz, DE
“...an impressive dynamic” Sounds of South, DE
“...an undoubted masterclass in music delivery and songwriting” Fatea Magazine, UK
Here's a short live set from Australia's National Folk festival
"Perhaps my favourite on the day was We Mavericks. I caught them in soundcheck and was impressed with their harmonies. To say their show was delightful is an understatement." - Tony Bell (Folk East festival)
Victoria Vigenser and Lindsay Martin. Vic (she) plays driving guitar and takes most of the vocal leads with a voice that's strong and raunchy, or sweet and tender when it needs to be. Lindsey (he) plays virtuoso mandolin and fiddle, sings mostly harmonies with a voice that's soft and true. The instruments are joyous. Vic’s guitar holds the driving rhythm while Lindsay’s fiddle and mandolin soar in and out, dazzling, sweet, or intricate. 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 part of their well-crafted arrangements.
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.
They have a new album out for 2026, Heart of Silver, to go with their debut album, Grief’s a Gardener, and they are working on their third for 2027.
"The glorious harmonies and touching melodies of We Mavericks… Together they craft exquisite folk music.” - Ambient Light, New Zealand.
“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.”
- 13th Floor, New Zealand 2022
A 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 Australian Folk Music Awards - Best Contemporary Duo/Group/Ensemble - 2021
- Nominated again for Artist of the Year in the Australian Folk Music Awards, Duo/Group/Ensemble category 2024
- Finalists in the Australian Folk Awards 2025 - Best Duo category
2027
Tour booking now July to September 2027
2 - 4 July 2027
Gate to Southwell Festival
Tue 20 July 2027
Folk at the Corner House, Surbiton, Surrey
Wed 21 July 2027
Chequers Folk Club, Gt Kingshill, Bucks
Thu 26 Aug 2027
Bromsgrove Folk Club
Thu 2 Sep 2027
Ebeneezer's Crewe
Fri 3 Sep 2027 - Phoenix FC, Poynton
Sun 5 Sep 2027
Forest of Dean FC, Chepstow,
Tue 7 Sep 2027 - Costa Autumn Festival, Somerset
Wed 15 Sep 2027
Carrington Triangle Folk, Nottingham
Thu 16 Sep 2027 Greystones, Sheffield
Thu 23 Sep 2027
Black Swan Folk, York.
Fri 24 Sep 2027 - Everyman, Saxmundham
Sun 26 Sep 2027 - Folk on the Moor, Wotter
Mon 27 Sep 2027 St Mary's Arts, Colchester
Tue 28 Sep 2027
Hoy at Anchor Folk, Southend
Fri 1st Oct 2027
Beehive Folk, Harthill Nr Sheffield.