Monday 4th May, 2026 — 6pm
Table Bookings Essential: RSVP ST Clements +27 62 582 0980
Mondays @ Six at St Clements for some chill (and hot) May
vibes with Dave Phillips who will tell stories from his erstwhile Durban gig
days (Funky’s, Fozzi’s, Cattleman, etc) and share (guitar and vocals) a
selection of some of his favourite Leonard Cohen, Jim Croce, Tom Waits, Bruce
Springsteen, Simon & Garfunkel (plus-plus) numbers.
Dave Phillips was born and raised in Durban. He is a practising senior counsel advocate at the Durban Bar who played on the Durban music venue circuit from about 1980 to the mid-90s and “continued to play on other occasions thereafter…”. He says we can expect “easy listening” acoustic guitar and vocal tunes (covers only), the likes of Jim Croce, Simon & Garfunkel, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen, Doby Gray, David Gray and others.
He will intersperse the songs with reminiscences about his musical journey through Durban, those club-gig days and venues that some of us will likely remember.
It was the legendary Tony Fisher (who most recently, with David Fisher, Blarney and Son, did the fabulous Mondays at Six tribute evening to our late friend, Graham Linscott), who suggested Dave Phillips would be a fabulous choice for a Monday at Six. Happily, Dave said yes. You can follow (and hear) Dave Phillips on Facebook.
About Dave Phillips: Richard Haslop writes:
“When the very young Dave Phillips went to his first guitar lessons, his teacher, none other than ’60s Durban pop star Dickie Loader, told his parents to get him a decent guitar. Fortunately, they listened. They also sent him to law school, but for years, and despite the legal qualifications that would eventually lead him to a most successful career as senior counsel and acting judge, he made the kind of money playing residencies around the watering holes and eating establishments of Durban that other young professionals, without his musical skill, could only dream of. Guitars are still his abiding passion and he knows an awful lot about them.
"More importantly, though, he remains an extremely fine
singer and strong player who no longer plays often enough in public.
"That his unerring ear for melody and his ability to
put across great songs, whether they be in a folk, blues or acoustic-rock
style, so that they always sound fresh, continue to have broad appeal, is
obvious from the comments he receives for the performances he posts online from
time to time.”
When the donation box is passed around, generosity is requested
and a minimum of R50 per person.
Weather permitting, the performance will take place outdoors.
Bookings limited to diners in support of St Clements
restaurant and staff.
Single folk are welcome to book for one person and join a
table.
Be there in time to open your tab, order at the counter and
settle in before the scheduled 18h00 start. Please cancel if you book then
can’t make it.
St Clements is in Musgrave Road, Durban.
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