The Warehouse Townsville
Karl S. Williams & Sally Wiggins
Wissalea & The Walnuts, Billie Rose and Silky Oak.
The Warehouse Bandroom (Townsville, QLD)
Saturday, 6 September 2025 7:00 pm
Karl S. Williams and Sally Wiggins make music that is steeped in delta blues, gospel and old-time folk, with poetic sensibilities that call to mind the classic singer-songwriters of yesteryear. With a voice that sounds about a thousand years old, Karl moves between guitar, piano and banjo while Sally holds it down on the kit with rhythms drawing from fife and drum music, New Orleans clave and her wealth of jazz and Afro influences. Karl proudly traces his bloodlines to the Badtjala and Dharug people of Australia’s First Nations. This deep connection to the landscape of his homeland pervades his work and infuses it with a spirituality that is older than time.
Karl has been releasing music since 2013, including the award-winning album ‘Lifeblood’ (2020). His debut album ‘Heartwood’ (2013) was described by Noel Mengel in The Courier Mail as “So good it may even save your life.” Sally is a reputable percussionist who has been playing drums for over 25 years and was noted by Dom Famularo in America’s Modern Drummer Magazine
(2015) as one of “the finest drummers and drum instructors in the world.”
Sally and Karl have been playing music together since 2023, including some notable shows opening for The Whitlams, Ash Grunwald, Steve Smyth, and The Cruel Sea. Together they create music that veers effortlessly from acoustic intimacy to fuzzed-out garage blues. They have recently recorded their debut release at Frying Pan Studios inside MONA in Hobart, Tasmania with Chris Townend (Portishead, Silverchair) which will be released over the second half of 2025. They are excited to share this new material with live audiences.
This very special Townsville event will feature performances from local acts Wissalea & The Walnuts, Billie Rose and Silky Oak.
Karl has been releasing music since 2013, including the award-winning album ‘Lifeblood’ (2020). His debut album ‘Heartwood’ (2013) was described by Noel Mengel in The Courier Mail as “So good it may even save your life.” Sally is a reputable percussionist who has been playing drums for over 25 years and was noted by Dom Famularo in America’s Modern Drummer Magazine
(2015) as one of “the finest drummers and drum instructors in the world.”
Sally and Karl have been playing music together since 2023, including some notable shows opening for The Whitlams, Ash Grunwald, Steve Smyth, and The Cruel Sea. Together they create music that veers effortlessly from acoustic intimacy to fuzzed-out garage blues. They have recently recorded their debut release at Frying Pan Studios inside MONA in Hobart, Tasmania with Chris Townend (Portishead, Silverchair) which will be released over the second half of 2025. They are excited to share this new material with live audiences.
This very special Townsville event will feature performances from local acts Wissalea & The Walnuts, Billie Rose and Silky Oak.