"The best kept secret of the Dandenongs" - Washington Irving
The Weeping Willows (Laura Coates and Andrew Wrigglesworth) are a couple of old souls, steeped in Bluegrass tradition and draped in Gothic Americana imagery. They regale their audiences with stories of sunshine and romance, God and The Devil, murder and decay.
That kind of description might make them sound like some carefully contrived concept-act but there’s something truly different about The Weeping Willows: they really mean it… A Weeping Willows performance, whether live on location or caught on tape will always delight.
They are 3 x CMAA ‘Golden Guitar’, Australian Folk Music and Music Victoria award winners.
The music of Benoit is melodic and reflective, with soulful lyrics. Benoit provokes his audience to consider another perspective and think deeply about the everyday things of life.
In relating to the human condition and the issues of the day, Benoit seeks to present another narrative, one full of beauty, love and life.