NEW SINGLE "WE ARE HERE"



Folk singers once travelled from town to town, telling stories about heroic acts and horrific crimes. In an age before mass media, folkies sang the news. Michael Waugh is here, queer and spreading the news. His new single ‘We Are Here’ is a modern folk classic. It’s anthemic, rousing – and like those folk songs from another time, it sings the praises of heroes. What is exciting is that these heroes are all gay pioneers – men whose stories were often hidden in shadows, or hiding in the light. “I want to celebrate those gay men through history – many of whom risked their lives – so that I can stand here today, wearing my rainbow elastic-panelled Blundstone boots, and speak my truth.”


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“Over the course of three previous albums Michael Waugh has established himself as one of Australia's finest songwriters. With The Cast he ups the bar even further and then leaps over it. This album is right up there with the Swans 2005 Premiership team in terms of class, ability, character, depth, emotional content and sheer breathtaking displays of talent. I don't offer higher praise.”
Stuart Coupe – author, music commentator and radio presenter


“Over the course of three previous albums Michael Waugh has established himself as one of Australia's finest songwriters. With The Cast he ups the bar even further and then leaps over it. This album is right up there with the Swans 2005 Premiership team in terms of class, ability, character, depth, emotional content and sheer breathtaking displays of talent. I don't offer higher praise.”
Stuart Coupe – author, music commentator and radio presenter


“Michael Waugh is the guy everyone needs as a friend. A great listener and interpreter of life in song. I see the pictures he sings about while laughing and crying at the same time. A gifted story teller.”
Felicity Urquhart


“Michael Waugh inhabits the characters and places in his songs with accuracy and sensitivity. Experiencing his new record, made me feel like I’d encountered something that had genuinely made me a better, more empathetic person.”
Josh Cunningham – The Waifs


“Another fantastic and deeply insightful album from Michael Waugh. So honest, so real you feel as a listener you’ve known him your whole life. It’s amazing how his songs can be so personal and yet so universal.”
Nick Wolfe – The Wolfe Brothers


“I’m a fan ever since hiding in the corner at a gig a couple of years ago.”

Beccy Cole








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