Dave Starke & The Rosie Bruce Band

ABOUT

Come join us this December on the first Tuesday of the month, as False Bay Folk hosts their final show of the year!

Dave Starke and The Rosie Bruce Band will be there to end the year off with a musical bang. It is going to be another great evening of music not to be missed.

Doors open at 18:15

Music Starts at 19:30

Food and Drink available (CARD ONLY)

Venue Clovelly Golf Club

Please Arrive Early if you would like to eat

?Please note tickets are available at the door (cash only) - however tickets purchased at the door are subject to the seating available on the night. If you would like to preselect where to sit, we encourage you to book online.

DAVE STARKE

Dave Starke is a guitarist and singer-songwriter based in Eshowe, KwaZulu-Natal. His music is built upon poignant lyric writing with simple, sincere musical accompaniment.

Known for his engaging and intimate live shows, Dave writes and performs original music primarily in the Folk Music genre, with touches of Blues, Indie-Rock and Latin Jazz, with influences such as Leonard Cohen, Josh Ritter, Johnny Cash and Jackson Browne.

He describes his instrument as a fragile wooden box, strung and tensioned to near breaking point – fundamental, honest and often downright scary - it’s a good metaphor for the human experience.

Having started in the band scene in Cape Town in the late 90s, Dave gravitated towards songwriting and acoustic performance when he moved to KZN in the early 2000s. Based in rural Zululand, his social and geographical contexts have had a big impact on his writing performance style. Musically, Dave is a staunch minimalist known for his delicate guitar technique, warm baritone voice and judicious use of whistling. A graduate of UCT Drama School, Dave has also just recently completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Music and The Environment through the University of the Highlands and Islands (UK).

THE ROSIE BRUCE BAND

The Rosie Bruce Band blend acoustic guitar, bass, keyboards and vocal harmony into a set of original afro-country and folk songs. 

Rosie is a talented young singer who is accompanied by her father Cameron, a singer and songwriter who has been performing to audiences since the late 80’s and was a founding member of The Streaks. They are joined by Ian Cohen (of Bright Blue fame) on bass guitar and vocals. Ian is also an accomplished song writer, who’s songs feature in their setlist. Their newest addition is Ben Reid, Rosie’s cousin and supremely talented pianist. Ben adds a new touch of cape jazz to the bands sound as well as a beautiful fourth voice to the harmonies.

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