LUCY WISE

After winning Best Folk Work at the 2023 Music Victoria Awards for her album, Into The Blue, singer-songwriter Lucy Wise returns to The Wes to launch her new EP: Yearning.Lucy’s natural singing and warm stage presence have captivated audiences across Australia, NZ, the US and the UK. Her distinctive vocal sound and instrumental backing draw on acoustic, traditional folk, roots and pop musical influences. Lucy describes in rich detail what it’s like to live in the world at this particular time, weaving a strong sense of place into her music.This EP explores yearning in its many forms. How it shows up when we lose someone, when we're not loved back, when we're dreaming of our future, or at the end of a relationship. Yearning has frequented Lucy's songs, and traditional folk songs Lucy grew up singing. Perhaps yearning is always somewhere deep in us - even during moments of joy, a part of us longs for that joy to last, or to come back.By the flickering candle lights on tables, and the 86 tram rattling by, Lucy will share these songs. She'll also reveal brand new ones written over the summer, joined by her band.Starting off the night will be the spellbinding Pia Nesvara. Arm-in-arm with her flamenco guitar, Pia brings flavours of her Chilean roots in a blend of gutsy vocals, hard-hitting rhythms and brazen lyrics to create her ‘moody soul meets singer-songwriter’ sound.