Bruce Watson

Bruce Watson is an icon and longtime favourite of the Australian folk scene.

His performances are joyful and thoroughly engaging, with witty lyrics and energetic presentation. He is a masterful craftsman of songs, be they evocative and heart wrenching, or side-splittingly funny.

Bruce has appeared at more than 200 folk festivals as well as innumerable folk clubs and other venues across Australia, New Zealand, and undertook his first successful tour of the UK in 2019 – just beating the pandemic! He has received a stack of prestigious songwriting awards and had his songs covered by Eric Bogle, Joe (Shaddap You Face) Dolce, and a host of other Australian and international performers.

Bruce has produced eight albums of original songs and is often heard on the radio waves across Australia. He appears on more than 20 compilation albums, alongside artists such as Eric Bogle, Roy Bailey, Danny Spooner, and Keith Potger (ex-Seekers). He has been a support act for Vin Garbutt, Jez Lowe, Les Barker, Martyn Wyndham-Read, Dan McKinnon (Canada) and John McCutcheon (US), and shared the stage with Tom Paxton.

Eric Bogle has described him as “the best songwriter I have seen in a long time.” Melbourne folk institution The Boite says he is “an Australian folk hero!”

Bruce Watson is a brilliant Australian singer-songwriter. He really is the complete package: great serious songs, hilarious funny songs and has a great line in patter. I can’t recommend him highly enough – Keith Donnolly

Check out Bruce Watson – Songwriter and folk performer for more info.

Supported by John Mosedale

Floor Singers booked to perform on the night: Tim Philpot and Arkatus Duo

Your resident artist and organiser is Matt Beeson