Get ready to be stirred by the authentic emotion and music of Bret Mosley, performing for the first time on the up close and personal Discovery Stage at the Agnes Water Blues Roots & Rock Festival in February 2025.
Texas-born, NYC-made Bret Mosley is a singular artist who blends Americana, blues, and soulful folk into a uniquely potent sound that is introspective, raw, and emotional, Mosley’s stirring vocals, intricate lap slide guitar work, and stomping groove deliver deeply personal and poetic songwriting that explores the complexities of love, longing, belonging and the crux of the human adventure.
“My music career is the culmination of a fairly common path,”Bret jokes. “Before making that first record, I did the usual things: ranch hand, linebacker, fur trapper, ballet dancer, stockbroker, actor, computer programmer, Pilates instructor & art handler.”
An extraordinarily itinerant journey from a small desert town in Texas to New York’s indie music scene informs Mosley’s sound, which PopMatters described as, “…no more country than R&B, no more folk than rock.”
In July 2023, Mosley released his long-awaited album, Through the Fire. Seven years in the making, the 11-track album chronicles Mosley’s remarkable personal and musical evolution. Drawing inspiration from his harrowing first few years after immigrating from the US to Australia, Mosley’s lyrics resonate with authenticity, delving deep into themes of resilience, triumph, and the transformative power of love.
Bret says of the new album, “I am extremely proud of this project. I put, quite literally, thousands of hours into it…I make music to understand where and how I belong, to make sense of things…and to find a space where my heart can fit. I aimed to get it all inside this album…pretty sure I did.”
Don’t miss Bret Mosley in a very special debut performance on the #AgnesBluesFest Discovery Stage at 6.45pm Saturday 22 February 2025. This will be a deeply personal and poetic journey across experiences from one side of the world to the other.
#AgnesBluesFest 2025 Pre-NYE Tickets are currently on sale for $169pp, until 31 December 2024. RRP is $184pp from 1 January 2025, so get your tickets now at this final discounted price via www.agnesbluesandroots.com.au/tickets
Rocking out since 2008, the Agnes Blues, Roots & Rock Festival is a 3 Day Annual Event held in the Great Barrier Reef’s Sensational Deep South. Follow @AgnesBluesFest on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
The Agnes Blues, Roots & Rock Festival is supported by the Queensland Government through Tourism and Events Queensland and features on the It’s Live! in Queensland events calendar
Each and every year the #AgnesBluesFest is not only focused on delivering a fantastic live show for ticket holders, it also ensures a positive impact on the local community and environment. In 2025, profits will go directly to local community groups, including the Agnes Water SES, Discovery Coast Environment Group, local Lions Club and the annual community event established in 1992, the 1770 Festival, held every May.
