We Mavericks
(Australia/New Zealand)
"Two classy musicians coming together in perfect harmony." - Fatea Magazine 2024
"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 at this year's Southwell Festival!) Go see!" - Keith Donnelly
Masters in the art of connection, Australian duo, We Mavericks, interweave soulful 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 penchant for turning cliches into meaningful metaphors combines beautifully with Martin’s otherworldly ability to pull a hundred emotions from one 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
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. 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 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. They are playing six festivals in 2025, and bookings are well underway for 2026. They are building up their fan base and mailing list here in the UK
They have a new album out, Heart of Silver, to go with their debut album, Grief’s a Gardener.
"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.
“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
Current UK tour: July to mid-Sept
and then
2026 - Sept to Oct
Dates booking now...
2025
3-6 July
Gate to Southwell Festival
Sat 19th July
Stainsby Festival, Derbyshire.
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
Wed 2 Sep
Spalding Folk
Thur 3 Sep
Runnymede Folk
Sat 5 Sep
Nettleham Village Hall
Tue 8 Sep
Cutty Wren Folk, Redvar
Wed 9 Sep
Cottingham Live
Sun 13 Sep
Readifolk, Reading
Tue 15 Sep
Dartford Folk
Wed 23 Sep
Dorking Folk Club
Mon 28 Sep
Glenfarg Folk Club
Wed 30 Sep
Irvine Folk Club
Thur 1 Oct
Crail Folk Club
Sat 3 Oct
Saltburn Folk
Sat 10 Oct
Canopy Theatre Beccles