Willie Watson live in concert.
ON TOUR

Willie Watson

18
critic concert reviews
folk

How good are they LIVE?

Live Rating  

75
%
Based on 
18
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
73
%
Based on 
5
critic concert
reviews

Real Live Certified  

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Critics Consensus

Based on 18 concert reviews, the critics consensus is that Willie Watson is rated as an enjoyable live performer, with some notable strengths. Willie Watson concert reviews describe live shows and performances as confident.

How long are their concerts?

How long are Willie Watson concerts? Willie Watson concerts usually last an hour and 20 minutes.

How much to book?

On tour

Artpark Mainstage Theater, Lewistown, United States (September 21)

Artist Info

Genre
folk
Origin
(9/23/1979)
Bio
Willie Watson (born September 23, 1979) is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, and banjo player born in Watkins Glen, New York, who was a founding member of Old Crow Medicine Show.
Has Performed With
Joshua Hedley
Artist Website

Critic Concert Reviews

Americana (UK)

February 1, 2025
%
Willie Watson’s appearance at London’s legendary 100 Club on a chilly Saturday night marked the end of a short tour to the UK which began in Hackney with an AMAUK showcase the day he flew in from Los Angeles and included a performance at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections.

Country Standard Time (USA)

December 9, 2024
%
Watson's no rookie

Nippertown (USA)

July 24, 2024
%
Thin with disheveled hair and attempted goatee, Willie Watson enthralled a sold-out crowd on a rainy Tuesday night at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs. Known as much for his covers of iconic folksongs of the last century as he is for his own material, he opened with three new originals including “Slim and The Devil,”

Country Standard Time (USA)

October 31, 2017
%
Great Scott Boston, Boston

The Music (Australia)

March 16, 2017
%
She's a bubbly, confident performer who nailed her songs with a professional approach, but one senses she's still peeling back her artistic layers and refining her craft.

The Music (Australia)

July 14, 2016
%
Their namesake and lead vocalist has one of those grainy, ragged voices similar to The Felice Brothers and a freewheeling sound akin to The Band.

The 13th Floor (New Zealand)

July 8, 2016
%
It was a dark and stormy night…but that didn’t keep the music lovers away from Auckland’s Tuning Fork as Joshua Hedley and Willie Watson each brought their distinctive takes on what can loosely be called Americana to New Zealand.

Past critic reviews published in

God Is In The TV Zine (UK), Parklife DC (USA), God Is In The TV Zine (UK), mxdwn.com (USA), No Depression (USA) and more

Image Credit

Michael B [] via Wikimedia Commons

Latest Release

Willie Watson (13 September 2024)