Will Varley & Dave Hause in Melbourne

Will Varley is an English singer-songwriter who plays acoustic folk and folk-punk. His best-known work includes the song “King for a King” and the albums As the Crow Flies, Postcards from Ursa Minor and Kingsdown Sundown. In 2011, he promoted his debut album Advert Soundtracks on a self-organised walking tour along England’s south coast, carrying his guitar between performances. In 2015, he joined Frank Turner’s UK tour supporting Positive Songs for Negative People and performed at Alexandra Palace.

Dave Hause is an American singer-songwriter, born in 1978 and raised in Philadelphia, who plays punk-rooted folk and heartland rock. He first became known as the frontman of The Loved Ones, whose albums include Keep Your Heart, before establishing a solo catalog with Resolutions, Devour and Bury Me in Philly. The 2011 Revival Tour featured Hause in an acoustic songwriter lineup with Chuck Ragan, Dan Andriano and Brian Fallon. He subsequently opened for Social Distortion and The Gaslight Anthem, then built his own headline tours around solo and full-band performances. Full-band concerts feature Hause on guitar and vocals with The Mermaid. His brother Tim Hause has also been a touring and recording partner in The Mermaid.