(Above: The Mottled
Crew: Christopher Bester, Craig Martens &
Ant Cawthorne-Blazeby)
The Music in the Hills (MiTH) Team’s next event takes place on August 28, 2024.
Arguably the KZN Midlands’ best-loved music venue, Music in The Hills (MiTH) is an opportunity for beginners, professionals, and passionate music fans to share the joy of music at The Knoll Historic Guest Farm.
MiTH takes place every second Wednesday at The Knoll Historic Guest Farm, Knoll Drive, Hilton. Doors open at 18h00 and the music will kick off at 19h00. Entrance is R50 at the door. Food and soft drinks are available for sale. A cash bar is available
20h45: The Mottled
Crew
The Mottled Crew is a trio of highly experienced musicians who have performed together in outfits such as The Bandits, The Hairy Legged Lentil Eaters, and The South Jersey Pom Poms.
Fiddler extraordinaire, Ant Cawthorne-Blazeby, has played on the international stage with critically-acclaimed group Landscape Prayers, and is highly sought-after for his innovative improvisation on the violin. Christopher Bester is a highly skilled multi-instrumentalist with bass, Dobro, mandolin, slide guitar, and several other surprises up his sleeve. Craig Martens is a singer and guitarist, as well as a founding member of The Bandits and The Mottled Crew along with Ant and Chris.
All three are bluegrass enthusiasts and have played in The
Mottled Crew since Splashy Fen 2010 when the band formed for the festival. They
had so much fun and the performance went so well that they continued it by
doing barn dances, corporate performances, weddings, festivals, parties, and
any other excuse for a hoedown.
19h45: Dave Starke
Dave Starke is a guitarist and singer-songwriter based in
Eshowe, South Africa. His music is built upon poignant lyric writing with
simple, sincere musical accompaniment.
Known for his engaging and intimate live shows, Dave writes
and performs original music primarily in the Folk Music genre, with touches of
Blues, Indie-Rock and Latin Jazz, with influences such as Leonard Cohen, Josh
Ritter, Johnny Cash and Jackson Browne.
19h00: Grace Botha
Grace Botha is a singer who enjoys the stage and shares her renditions of well-known songs as well as originals, usually accompanying herself on piano or guitar. She studied jazz formally at Howard College, and amalgamates her love for jazz, pop, folk and soul in her performances.
Botha
enjoys singing with local musicians and regularly sings at weddings, local
restaurants, and events.
Visit www.mith.co.za for more details and directions. Musicians can contact mithbookings@gmail.com for slots.
For more information contact 082 331 7271
Entrance: R50 - cash or zapper at the door
The Knoll Historic Guest Farm
DIRECTIONS TO MiTH: Take the N3 to Hilton, take the Hilton
turnoff and go South into the Village (away from Hilton College). Travel 5,2km
along Hilton Avenue (past two sets of traffic lights and Crossways Pub) and
keep going straight as Hilton Avenue turns into Dennis Shepstone Drive. At the
5,2km mark, Knoll Drive will be on your right – the entrance to MiTH is the
*second* entrance on your left into The Knoll Historic Guest Farm
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