Robin Auld at die Boer Theatre Restaurant-Durbanville
11 December at 20:30
Tickets: R100
Bookings: 021 979 1911
Slide guitar, harmonica, African blues guitar stylings and soul vocals all feature in the fresh and vibrant roots sound of Robin Auld. An award winning artist with an international CV spanning twenty albums, he is a powerful and accomplished performer either solo acoustic or with an electric trio.
Born in Lusaka, Zambia to Scots parents, Robin's childhood was spent alternating between Southern Africa and Scotland; a journey reflected in the African and Celtic influences in his music. He learned to play the guitar by listening to Hendrix, Ry Cooder and Neil Young, also absorbing influences from the various guitarists of Southern Africa to make the contemporary mix of his music today.
He had several hits in South Africa with producer Kevin Shirley, who has worked with Led Zeppelin and Joe Bonnamassa amongst others, before embarking on the journey to take his music abroad. He has performed and recorded in New York, London, Glasgow and Nashville, opening for and performing with acts such as Lloyd Cole, Osibisa, Michelle Shocked, Jackson Brown, Seasick Steve and Mud Morganfield.
His latest album, “Fingers in my Pocket”, recorded in London in late 2010, is a collection of roots and blues songs…..Robin describes it as being a”walkin’, credit card, institutional failure, mean women and a sore head” kind of album.. African influences are never far away though, with a reggae song and even a Cape goema tune to pepper the mix!
More information is available at www.robinauld.co.za
"Sunkissed and generous of melody" - Whisperin'and hollerin' Ireland.
“A genuine and unaffected flowing together of cultural strands. " - Unpeeled UK.
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