What do you get when you cross an English (but half Irish) singer-songwriter with a Scottish (but raised in the Netherlands) folk and blues singer?
Well if you’re lucky, what you get is UK-based Winter Wilson, who will be appearing at the Taproom of the Shedshaker Brewery in Castlemaine on Sunday January 28 from 5-7pm.
Fresh from a triumphant tour of Canada, Winter Wilson are known as one of the hardest-working duos on the European folk and blues scene.
Dave Wilson is now recognised as one of the UK’s very best contemporary folk songwriters, with his songs sung the world over and covered by such greats as Vin Garbutt. He’s also a fine guitarist, banjo player and singer.
Kip Winter “simply has a voice to die for” (John Roffee, Maverick Magazine). She also plays piano accordion, flute and guitar.
Together, the couple produce a unique sound, blending truly stunning harmonies with subtle, skillful musicianship.
So far so good, but to appreciate this duo, you really have to see them live.
Kip and Dave are a couple in life as well as on stage and it shows. “This isn’t an act; it’s a domestic,” says Kip. Indeed, it’s often worth seeing this pair for the hilarious bits in between the songs alone.
Having toured Australia twice before, Kip and Dave are delighted to be back on the road after an enforced layoff due to the pandemic, and thrilled to be back in Victoria.
Kip told us, “We’ve played a couple of festivals down here before, and the audiences have been wonderful, so we’re really looking forward to coming back.”
What better way to avoid thinking about going back to work? In the words of one of Dave’s songs, “To hell with Monday morning!”
