MiTH 12 Feb

MiTH – 26 February 2025

Music in the Hills, Upcoming Events
At The Knoll Historic Guest Farm Entrance: R50.00 (Cash or Zapper at the Door) Info: 082 331 7271 8:45 PM – What We Are What We Are is a Midlands-based band that delivers a rich fusion of reggae, folk, and soul, weaving together sassy grooves, roots rhythms, and acoustic melodies with a streak of lyrical…
Simon & Garfunkel at Horse Shoe Bend

Cenral Park Revisited – Simon & Garfunkel at Horse Shoe Bend!

Upcoming Events
This show has sold out at in Tala Valley, Hilton and Howick – and now it’s traveling up the R103 to Horse Shoe Bend! 20 March | Horse Shoe Bend, R103 R150 show ticket ⏰ Arrive 5:30 PM – order from the show menu Show starts at 7 PM Booking essential: Call/WhatsApp 082 331 7271…
patlansky buttery

Strings attached: Patlansky and Buttery rock the Schlesinger

Reviews
Every once in a while, music gives you a transcendent experience. Something rare and precious—something to reminisce about in your old age. That’s what Dan Patlansky and Guy Buttery’s show (a joint production by The Mill Sessions and Michaelhouse School’s Schlesinger Theatre) this last Sunday was for me. I need to start by saying that…
Paddy

Paddy’s Shamrock & Roll!

Upcoming Events
A grand Irish night is coming to Woodstone, Howick! Join Charlie MacWebster, Grace Ní Bhotha, and Ruairí Ó’Engelbrecht for an unforgettable evening of music, laughter, and pure Irish spirit! We’ll be bringing you the very best of traditional Irish tunes, plus legendary hits from the likes of U2, The Corrs, and The Cranberries. So whether…

The Voice – an original composition

Charles Webster Music
“The Voice” (video below) is an original composition about the need for people to find their voices, their words, and express themselves in the world. This cellphone recording was taken at a performance at Crossways Pub in Hilton, KZN, South Africa. (Words and music: Charles Webster. Video credit: Michelle Driman Fouche.) WhatsApp Video 2023-07-19 at…

For all have sinned

Poetry
Who are you? Who, who, who, who? Who d’you wanna be, and who has been that – anywhere? Too many people take second best Second best is the worst outcome except for all the rest.   What d’you seek… Faultless, transcendent, mysterious maternal mayhem? What impossible dream do you demand from others and hate most…

Music to my Mouth… Midlands Elemental’s “Taste of Fire”

Reviews
Well, everyone knows I’m a music lover, but not everyone knows how much I love good food. I don’t claim to be a foodie of the callibre of my dear friend and singing partner Tanya Nicolson who is the other half of Blackbird, but Tanya is known to tell our audiences that we have to…

Worth Joining Joni & the Joans

Reviews
As a rule of thumb, I measure the quality of a show by the extent that it moves me to emotion. By that measure, the opening night of Joni & the Joans at La Popote was a triumph. Others seem to agree because the show will be back at La Popote on the 20th of…

Diamond of a Show

Publicity, Upcoming Events
What’s on in KwaZulu-Natal? Kath McClelland, Charles Webster, and Paul Spence will be performing their hit show, Diamond is Forever, which celebrates Neil Diamond’s greatest hits, at Crossways in Hilton on April 22 at 7 pm. Tickets are R150. Dinner options are available from 6 pm and there is a cash bar. Booking is essential.…