On Tuesday
(February 28), the Maritzburg Musicians Club will host the skilled musos of The
Gloucester Blues Project who have just completed their first album - Blackridge Sessions – a self-produced
record that showcases the band’s years in the rehearsal room and on stages
across South Africa.
The Gloucester
Blues Project plays regularly in KwaZulu-Natal and has performed with the likes
of Dan Patlansky, Southern Gypsey Queen and Josie Field. The band has
represented the blues at major South African festivals including the Splashy
Fen Music Festival, the International Blues Festival in Durban, the Royal Show
in Pietermaritzburg and a tour to Maun in Botswana entitled the Rockavango
Blues Tour as well as taking to the stage in a host of smaller music venues
across the province.
From renditions of
blues standards to more unclassifiable originals, the band’s emotionally
charged lyrics and poignant compositions appeal to a wide-ranging audience.
They draw influence from a multitude of musicians including early blues
pioneers like Muddy Waters and Robert Johnson, electric guitar gods Stevie Ray
Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix, and more rock-based outfits like Led Zeppelin and
AC/DC.
The group comprises
musical siblings Andrew and Ian Dickinson; songwriter, rhythm guitarist and
vocalist John Goodall, and bassist Mark McTaggart.
Musical nomad Joel
Karabo Elliott will also grace PMB with his travelling band Roots Grown Deep,
who use their music and friendly acceptance to spread the consciousness of
protecting Mother Nature. Roots Grown Deep’s 2016 double album entitled Grow Within And You Shall Not Go Without,
connects the landscapes of three rivers: the Limpopo of Southern Africa, the
Colorado of the Grand Canyon, and the Bluefields of Jamaica. Grow Within features the musical voices
of more than 20 South African and American artists, including Msaki, Nono
Nkoane, Naftali, Nkoto Malebye and Stompie Selibe. Both albums of the Grow
Within musical novel will be available for sale at the concert (R200 and R100
respectively).
The performance
takes place on February 28 at La Casa. Doors open at 19h00 and entrance is R50 (all
the money from the door goes to the bands). The home of the Maritzburg
Musicians Club, La Casa (formerly The Red Door) is situated in Quarry Road, off
Victoria Road, in Pietermaritzburg. Car guards on duty. More information from
Roger O’Neill on 083 230 6562
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