“A poet turned musician - or, perhaps, the opposite, Christian Wethered is a delicate, slow-burning artist who explores life through his lens, with subtle songwriting and poetic lyrics.” - NME / Dublin Gazette
— James Hendicott (NME / Dublin Gazette)
“Mon Petit Jardin operates in a much more intimate, contained world. There are also touches of Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen and Jeff Buckley, as Wethered explores a world that straddles both stark vulnerability and grandeur'” - Lucy O'Toole
— Hotpress
Christian Wethered
Christian Wethered [pron. wether-red’] is a songwriter and poet based in Dublin. His debut album, ‘Mon Petit Jardin’, featured in Hot Press' top folk albums of 2021. His songs have been broadcast on RTÉ.
He has performed at Electric Picnic, Ireland Music Week and First Fortnight, as well as Hot Press’ Y&E and The Ruby Sessions. He has also played the Main Stage at Beyond the Pale Festival, and has supported artists including Hayden Thorpe (Wild Beasts) and Paddy Casey, as well as headlining a Selective Memory show at Bello Bar.
Alongside his music, he writes about music and poetry for The Line of Best Fit, Totally Dublin, The Journal of Music, Poetry Wales, The Belfield Review and PN Review, and is the Folk Columnist for The Goo.
In 2023, the video for his single 'La Madeleine' (by Darn Skippy Productions) won Best Music Video at the Dublin International Short Film and Music Festival, and was selected for the Prague Short Film Festival.
His new album, ‘From the Balustrade’, is due in 2026.
