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      • New Album, out now 

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        "Jackdaws fly over old oak trees, where minstrels fear to tread. The green grass of home is cold underfoot and the mountain will tremble overhead..."

         

        'The Riding Light'

         

         

         

         

         

         

        Hit the link, hear the music

        The Riding Light

         

         

         

         

        "I can see by the way you're sweatin', you gave it your all...."

        Harry Manx

         

         

        The long-awaited 3rd album is out now on all platforms and available at select record stores around WA.

        Launched at Nannup Music Festival In March 2023 and Played to a capacity crowd over 3 days, the album has now taken flight.

        July saw the second launch of the album in Broome Western Australia to a sold-out room at the Broome Convention Centre and featuring the band who recorded on the album.

         Recorded over 3 years, the collection of works is an embodiment of stories in song... The sea is the canvas and the road, the mountain the backdrop and the destination. Both featuring metaphorically throughout the journey of the album.

        History and legend feature throughout, with tales of Celtic lore going back 500 years, to the colonial injustice of Australian settlement and the story of Australia's first proclaimed 'Outlaw' - 'Ben hall', the second single released from the album.

        So much more here to tell, but best you have a listen for yourselves!

        Available via hard copy ( message us ) and all the streaming services you connect with...

         

                                   ~~~ Ben Hall ~~~

         

         

         

         

         

        The second single from The Riding Light ; 'Ben Hall', is now out and has been made into film, by the renowned filmmaker- Mark Jones.

        Click the link to watch it on YouTube 

        SOLD OUT

        An evening in 'Old Broome...' Featuring Phoebe Corke on Violin

         

        "Woven stories from a stormy Celtic coastline, all the way to the blood-red dirt of the Kimberley..."

         

        Live at the 'Old Sail Makers Shed'

        Aug 18, 2024.

        Special guest- Adele Oliver

        Tickets through Humanitix- Click the pic.

         

         

        'Barret's Privateers'

        Filmed live at the album launch of 'The Riding Light'.
        Featuring; Wil Thomas, Dave Mann, Phoebe Corke, Bex Youdale, TanyaRansom, Arnhem Hunter, Albert Gray, Tilly Kay...

        The Stan Rogers true tale of yore. Taking it away from its original format here and giving it a nod towards 'Weddings Parties Anything' circa, 'The Old Melbourne Hotel' back in the day...

        Excerts from Nannup Music fest 2025

        Excerts From Nannup Festival. Click the image above!

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        'Shipwreck'

        A tribute to Chris Bailey, with a reworking of his song 'Shipwreck'

        Live at the 'Riding Light' album launch.

        Discography

        Wil Thomas Music

        Fishermans Bend - 2011 Provenance - 2016 The Riding Light - 2023

        Fisherman's Bend 2016
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        Link To the albums on Apple music
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        ~ Biography ~

        Wil Thomas is a journeyman and a storyteller, a laconic troubadour and the kind of artist you yearn to have at your campfire…

        Thomas' quest for the ‘story in song’ is passionate and single-minded. His sophomore album ; ‘Provenance’ was nominated for an Australian music prize, while 2023 has seen the release of his 3rd album ‘The Riding Light’. Debuting at the acclaimed Nannup Music Festival in March and launching in Broome in August, along with the film clip to the second single from the album, Ben Hall. With his tales of Bush Rangers and modern-day political gangsters, Thomas sings of redemption, love and revolution. Weaving stories from a stormy Celtic coastline all the way to the blood-red dirt of the Kimberley. Drawing from a melting pot of influences, from Dylan Thomas to Led Zeppelin, he has worked with artists including Shane Howard, The Pigram Brothers, Missy Higgins and John Butler and epitomises all there is to love about raw, and relevant Australian music…

         

        Northwest Festival August 2021 'Tanya Ransom'

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        Hear the sound...
        Wil Thomas music...
         

      • Upcoming Shows

        2025

        24th August ~ Wil Thomas & Phoebe Corke 'An evening in old Broome'

        'The old Sail Makers shed' Broome, WA

        28th May ~ Camp Fire Songs. Solo, with guests

        Divers Tavern. Broome WA

        28th Feb ~ 3rd March Wil Thomas & The Riding Light

        Nannup Music Festival, Nannup, WA

        23 Feb ~ Wil Thomas, Phoebe Corke, The Nomadics

        Live in The Chapel, Witchcliffe, WA

        22 Feb ~ Wil Thomas, Phoebe Corke, The Nomadics

        Bridgetown Pottery, Bridgetown, W.A.

        16th Feb ~ Wil Thomas & Dave Mann

        Sundowner in the Park. Cowaramup, WA

        Feb 6th~ Wil Thomas & Phoebe Corke

        Freo For a Frack Free Kimberley

        Feb 2nd ~ Wil Thomas & Phoebe Corke

        Hybrid Warehouse, Fremantle WA

        Jan 26 ~ Solo ~Denmark Hotel, Denmark, WA
        Jan 12 ~ Solo ~ Settlers Tavern, Margaret River WA

        2024

        Dec 31 Denmark Hotel, Denmark WA

        September 11- Stories in Song- Divers Camp Broome WA

        August 18- With Phoebe Corke-Old sail makers Shed Broome ****SOLD OUT***

        January 21 ~ Settlers Tavern Margaret River- solo

        2nd February ~ Clancys Fremantle/ Dave Mann Collective+ Wil Thomas

        3rd February Settlers Tavern - Dave Mann Collective+ Wil Thomas

        4th Feb Clancys Dunsborough -Dave Mann Collective+ Wil Thomas

        9th Feb Gatsby Skyline- Dave Mann Collective+ Wil Thomas

        10th Feb- Frothcraft Bunbury- Dave Mann Collective+ Wil Thomas

        14th February- Honky Tonk Blues Bar Fremantle WA- Solo

        18th February - Brewhouse Margaret River - Solo

        24 The Marri Tree, Witchcliffe - Double headline- Wil Thomas & Dave Mann

        25th- The River Margaret River- Solo

        10th March Duke of George Femantle ( details pending)

        5-7 April - Fairbridge festival 'Wil Thomas & the Riding Light'

        2023

        November 19th~ Circle of Trees festival, Denmark W.A.

        November 10, 12, 13~ Bridgetown Blues festival, with full band.

        November 5th ~ Fremantle Folk Festival- Special Guest Phoebe Corke

        November 1st~ Songwriters Cafe, Moore and Moore building, Fremantle W.A.

        October 28 ~ Lyric Laneway Maylands, W.A.

        September 26th- October 8th Residency @ 'Lake Argyle Resort Kununurra'

        September 4th Guest speaker 'Lil Vocal' at 'Lil Local' Broome, W.A.

        July 29 ~The Riding Light Album Launch Broome Convention Centre

        July 13~ Solo @ the Courthouse, Broome W.A.

        January 12~ Rodneys Bait and tackle, Perth W.A

        January 15~ The River, Margaret River, W.A. With Tanya Ransom

        February 5th Brewhouse Margaret river

        February 11th - Denmark Arts house Denmark W.A with Tanya Ransom

        February 16th ~ Kidogo Art House, Fremantle, W.A

        February 19~ The River, Margaret River

        February 26~ Settlers Tavern Margaret River

        March 3,4,5~ Nannup Music Festival Nannup, W.A. 'Riding Light ' album Launch

        March 18 Frothcraft Bunbury, W.A. With Tanya Ransom

        March 19~ Clancy's Dunsborough with Tanya Ransom

        March 25th~ With The Nomadics, Tanya Ransom. Bridgetown, W.A

        UK

        26 August ~ Newport Boat club Pembrokeshire, Wales

        AUS

        20 September ~ Mangrove Hotel Broome, W.A

        23 September ~ Mangrove Hotel Broome, W.A

        29 Sepembet ~ Budha Sanctuary Broome, W.A

        ( With Guy Ghouse & Gina Willimas)

        4th October~ Solo mangrove Hotel, Broome W.A

        6th October ~ Matsos Broome. With Tanya ransom

        11~ 13 October ~ 'Strings attached' guitar festival, Margaret River

        14th October- Froth craft Bunbury ~ Duo with Tanya ransom

        16th October - The River, Margaret River ~ Special Guest Dave Mann

      • Photos, gigs, musings....

        Sights and sounds from the road

        Missy Higgins Broome. Night 1 Missy Higgins, Allan Pigram, Wil Thomas
        Missy Higgins Gig Broome
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      • ~~~~~~~~~~REVIEWS~~~~~~~~~~~

        "Loved every song on 'Provenance.' Its clear we share the same influences..!"

        ROB HIRST~ 'MIDNIGHT OIL'

         

         

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        'Bloodwood'

        Wil Thomas & Guy Ghouse, 'Nannup Main stage'

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        "Nothing's changed. Im sick of it. Aren't you sick of it? I didn't write this song for nothing, you know!"

        Paul Boon on the 'Yidaki', With the maestro, Shane Howard and special guest, Allan Pigram, Wil Thomas ~ 'Solid Rock'

      • Love to hear from you

        Contact and booking

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        rusticwil@gmail.com

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