WaltSin

Walt Sin is an Australian multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter — a theatrical mourner, a raging sermoniser, a very drunk nuisance. Raised on hymns and running on bass, he builds songs from broken things, moving through folk, roots, blues, funk and hillbilly rock.

"As the lingering corpse flower stinks sweetest after years spent rotting, so does the nectar darken with time. So can a song brew in the shadows."

Sin has filled hundreds of slots on the Australian festival circuit — as drummer for funk-roots outfit Fat Picnic (Splendour in the Grass, Woodford Folk Festival), and as frontman of indie-folk ensemble Gentle Persons Club, leading narrative-rich sets from sticky-carpeted corners to big stages. He continues with Jesse Morris & The Shakedown on percussion for select regional appearances.

A global unravelling brought him back to Coffs Harbour, where he built a recording studio from the ground up. His songs weave broken things together — a snapped lap steel string, a hungover kick drum — reaching now toward EDM and live drum & bass. From sleeping under a church pew to an alleyway beside the bar: this is his sobering confession.

WaltSin on an armchair in subtropical bush, guitar in hand, with a knife on the stump beside him — warm amber tones

WaltSin mowing the lawn in a hat and underpants — a film photograph

He also does this.

The Music

WaltSin — Originals

From the Archive — Gentle Persons Club

While WaltSin's debut recordings take shape, here's where it all began —

All We Need EP — Gentle Persons Club

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WaltSin — first single coming soon

Live

Sat 28 June 2026

Woopi Brewing Co

Woolgoolga NSW · 5–8pm · Free entry

Winter Solstice — with Felicity Lawless & Band (WaltSin on percussion)
Thu 10 July 2026

Stef & Co

319–321 Harbour Dr, Coffs Harbour · From 6:30pm · Free entry

Supporting Boss Stomp
Sat 11 July 2026

NAIDOC Week — 50 Years Deadly Celebration

Bush Tucker Garden, Sandy Beach Reserve, Woolgoolga · 9:30am–2pm · Free

Highlights

Jun 2026

Winter Solstice — Woopi Brewing Co, Woolgoolga

With Felicity Lawless & Band
Feb 2026

Urunga Originals — Urunga Riverfront Stage

First WaltSin performance
Oct 2025

Next Gen Makers Exhibition Launch

Saltwater Freshwater Arts Alliance
Mar 2025

Recipe Single Launch Tour

Jesse Morris & The Shakedown — percussion

Press & Booking

Genre

Folk · Blues · Bluegrass · Roots · Funk · Hillbilly Rock
Live Looping · Singer-Songwriter

Based

Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia — 2026

Festival Credits

Splendour in the Grass · Woodford Folk Festival
Townsville Folk Festival · Wallaby Creek Festival

Past Projects

Fat Picnic (drums) · Gentle Persons Club (frontman)
Jesse Morris & The Shakedown (percussion)

Instruments

Acoustic / Electric / Slide Guitars · Lap Steel
Foot Percussion · Ukulele · Harmonica · Congas · Drums
Live Looping (in development)

APRA

Bradley John Garnett · Member No. 418902

Tech Requirements

Contact for current rider

Bookings & Media

[email protected] Email to Book

Press Photos

WaltSin colour portrait — looking directly at camera, seated in armchair in bush setting

Portrait — Colour

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WaltSin in the field — armchair in subtropical bush, knife on stump, guitar in hand. Warm amber tones.

In the Field — Colour

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WaltSin in the field — black and white portrait, seated in armchair in dark subtropical bush, playing white guitar

In the Field — B&W

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Contact

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"He won't bite. Probably."