KEITH CATTELL AND FRIENDS 26 MAY @ COTTAGE CLUB Keith Cattell : Guitar and vocals Caity Cattell: Harmony vocals Pete van Heerden: Acoustic guitar James Hall: Violin Reini Adelbert: Fretless bass and slide guitars This talented line-up will be playing a set of Keith’s songs. They are typically ballads or reflections on life, love and tragedy. Keith and Pete are old musical collaborators, whose friendship dates back to the late 1970s. Caity joins her dad on harmony vocals for several of the songs in the set and leads the vocals on a few numbers. They are joined on violin by James Hall, who has accompanied them before, and Reini Adelbert, who will be accompanying them for the first time. The wonderfully creative James and Reini bring a special quality of atmosphere to the songs. This group will entertain you for the evening and leave you with enduring musical and
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Andrew James & The Steady Tiger Andrew James and James Kaye:The duo attracting attention after they posted a video of a live performance on YouTube in 2011. They then went on to record with producer Aron Turest-Swartz (Of Freshly Ground Fame) and began to feature alongside heavy weights such as Ard Matthews, Steve Newman, Farryl Purkiss and GuyButteryin festivals such as the Cape Town Folk Festival & Rocking The Daisies.It is difficult to explain how a guitarist and a drummer (not even half a rock band really) can create music so deeply layered and sonically diverse but this is surely the reason why they were featured in South Africa’s first publication of Rolling Stone and have gathered such a devout following in Cape Town. “Andrew James folky debut is filled with guitar sounds reminiscent of early Ry Cooder…” - Rolling Stone “Sliding country-blues grooves and world-aware rhythms are delivered with Tony Cox – 12 May @7 pm at the Cottage Club. The legendary Tony Cox returns to one of his favourite venues in South Africa this May and brings you his inimitable guitar playing, his humour, his stories; what more needs to be said…be there… see www.tonycox.co.za “Tony Cox is considered to be one of South Africa’s finest musical exports. Blessed with an enviable array of guitar skills this multiple award-winning guitarist is just as affable and friendly off-stage as he is on. Along with his six-string prowess, Cox delivers up a mix of his laconic humour with a fair dose of story-telling; taking any listener on an aural journey that is at once new and simply unforgettable. Born in Zimbabwe, Cox began to seriously hone his own musical style when his family moved to South Africa in the late 60′s. Here the young guitarist absorbed a wide array of The Lentil Collective at the Cottage Club – 17 March 2012 @ 7pm The Lentil Collective are a three-piece folk and folktronica band from Cape Town, South Africa. Chris Davidson, Die Baard van die Baai, brings his experienced voice and acoustic guitar. The Devonian Nick Jones’ wide array of stringed toys and pedals, including guitar, mandolin and violin, keep things interesting and unexpected while the fat-string fanatic Stephan Willemse’s bass guitar glues it together. Their music is reputed to make moonshine beans sprout and moonlight bushes quiver. They can be found online at www.facebook.com/thelentilcollective They would love you to join them for a few licks, chords and tales Booking essential – contact us or phone 0217855052. Download demo for free! – http://www.last.fm/music/The+Lentil+Collective/The+Cottage+Club+Demo+Sessions http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMaTER1M16Q http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_QMTIZK_Nk Heather Mac- WITHIN An Intimate Acoustic Performance at THE COTTAGE CLUB Saturday, 10thMarch 2012 @ 7pm Heather Mac has had an illustrious music career spanning over two decades, starting in South Africain the 80’s with rock band, Ella Mental, through the misty hills of Ireland, the sunny side of LA and the glacial lakeof Montreux. Since her return to SA in the early ’90s she has been honing the songs that feature on her new album. After a busy 2011, with the launch of her first solo album, a successful run at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown and dozens of performances around the country, Mac is back in thePeninsula, kicking off her 2012 programme with a performance at the Cottage Club. .She will be accompanied by guitarist and co-producer, Mark Harris and joined by her daughter Amber, who is a talent to February 25 : Bill Knight with James Hall. Bill Knight opens the Cottage Club’s year with a smaakie of his Kaape Mengsel – Songs of Local legend, including a Preview of his current Work ( almost ready to launch) “Old Dogs – New Tricks”. He will be joined on-stage by James Hall, Violin Virtuoso, who will also delight us with his mastery of Classical, Celtic, Balkan and Russian Folk-Tunes. See him playing at the Cottage Club previously with Pete Van Heerden and Thistle do on youtube http://youtu.be/vWMBL_CRMVE Booking essential phone 021 7855052 or contact us Whats up 2012 Booking essential for all shows -phone 021 7855052 or contact us 12 May – Tony Cox, 26 May – Keith Cattell & Friends, 02 June – Shannon Hope, 09 June – Bill Knight at the Suntouched inn – Napier, 16 June – Pete Van Heerden & Pals, 07 July – Bill Knight, 21 July – Jenny Eaves, opening Mary Anne Constable, 11 August – Jack Mantis & Domenico Benigno 25 August – For Folk Sake 08 September – Natasha Meister 20 October – Laurie Levine, 27 October- Roger Lucey – music evening, 12 & 24 Nov – TBA 08 Dec – Koos Kombuis. More to come… Booking essential phone 021 7855052 or contact us 
Laurie Levine is a singer-songwriter carving out an original niche in contemporary folk music. Her exciting blend of American roots music and the ‘Nu-Folk’ sound has earned her critical acclaim and a growing audience. She is joined on stage by the dynamic multi-instrumentalist Lize Wiid, whose main instruments are keyboard and accordion. Her haunting backing vocals enhance the hypnotic quality of Laurie’s songs, and her accordion playing creates a rich sound reminiscent of French music. |
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