Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson
Hey hey, look at this… it’s been a good while and finally I have something to post again.
Well, truth be told I’ve had something to post for a long time, but the Billabong Pro, magazine deadlines and general laziness got in the way of doing it any sooner.
So here we go, enjoy a song I’ve been digging lately… it’s an old classic, very fun, and if you don’t know Jethro Tull, shame on you.
Try catch the lyrics (as always…).
Guy Buttery put on some great performances at this year's Grahamstown Festival
Wow, I am the worst at regular blogging. In short, I went up to Grahamstown for a wedding, didn’t realise it was Festival until I was very nearby, and ended up turning my weekend visit into a two week stay that included five days in the Transkei. Madness. A Sound Interest lingered in the back of my mind all the while, but was obviously not enough of a priority what with all the other radness happening all around me!
Friday night at Sound Kiln 2010
So, Grahamstown festival rocked face as well. I started my visit off with a night at the Sound Kiln, which really went off – the highlight of the night, for me, was the performance by Jam Jar, fronted by Paul Stubbs. Those guys are really good and you should check them out if you get a chance.
Keith, Mackers & Mini at the Burdock wedding
The wedding was sick as well, and I have uploaded a couple shots to Facebook for those interested. The whole thing happened out at Nduna Lodge near Salem, and was a really awesome traditional Celtic affair, with no religion coming in to get in the way – a short, intimate ceremony followed by a long reception. Cool people, lots to drink, and another cameo appearance from ‘Big Words Are Totally Rad’.
Upon my return to Grahamstown I had the good pleasure of watching Guy Buttery while solidly hungover and not a little nauseous. Still enjoyed the show, though – so much so that I then saw him again a few nights later playing along with Nibs van der Spuy and Steve Newman at a one-off gig called ’18 Strings’. These guys are really amazing – Nibs has such a good voice for folk music and mixes in some very South African rhythms to create awesome, authentic local surf-folk that is in no way derivative of other guys doing similar stuff. You should really see him play. Guy Buttery is just amazing on the guitar, absolutely rocking out in his mid-20′s with many years of honing his skills. Guy is a seriously talented guitarist and well deserving of the awards and accolades he’s already received. And Steve Newman? Man… I’m not even going to write about the guy. Such a legend. I don’t need to tell you anything about how amazing he is on his array of guitars. Nothing short of uttery mastery of audible art.
One of many that went unridden
I then found myself in the Transkei for five days, staying at Jungle Monkey in Port St Johns. Epic place, some good waves right out the front, but I wasn’t going to surf there by myself… A great road trip to an awesome place, though, with some very good company. Check them out if you’re in the area. Great live music from Mike, Ashley and the crew… good reggae stuff and sort of ‘reggaefied’ covers of some classics. Kickin’ rad!
So there’s the trip report in brief. I have some song posts lined up now, and gonna get back on it shortly. Yeh.
