ARD MATTHEWS - UNPLUGGED - STORYTELLERS
Fri Jul 7, 18:00 - Fri Jul 7, 23:55
Chicky''s Yard
ABOUT
Iconic South African vocalist and song writer, Ard Matthews, will be coming to Port Elizabeth for an intimate STORYTELLERS style performance before embarking on a month long European show tour at the end of July this year, commencing in Monaco on the 29th of July, and ending in London on the 19th of August.Ard will be joined by talented Durban local musician Jude Kenrick, who will be performing drumming duties for the show.
The duo will be bringing a special mix of music, comprising of brand new material, as well as older favorites from Ard’s days as primary song-writer for Just Jinjer, along with some shared anecdotes of where he finds the inspiration for the music.
Over the course of the last decade and a half, Ard Matthews has been honing his craft and moving people the world over. As the front man of South African band Just Jinjer, his indelible lyrics and melody arrangements led the way to the incredible success of their debut album title ‘All Comes Round’, becoming one of the biggest selling rock genre albums of all time in South Africa, achieving double platinum status in it’s first year, with the follow up album “Something for now” reaching the same status a year later.
Ard released his debut solo album ‘First Offerings’ in the winter of 2012 to critical acclaim and shortly after teamed up with South African folk icon Vusi Mahlasela for Ard’s single ‘Umuntu’, as well as famed composer and performer Paul Hepker (Oscar winning movie Tsotsi, as well as composer for Deadliest Catch, Rendition, & Eye in the Sky soundtracks) for Jeff Buckley’s ‘Lover, You should have come over’. Ard is now playing regularly as a solo act, as well as still fronting the original Just Jinjer, both playing at well known festivals such as Oppikoppi and Rocking The Daisies, and other high profile venues.
Local talented musician, Alex Cavan, will be opening the performance, taking the stage with his unique acoustic style that has secured him regular performances at top venues around the Eastern Cape as well as gaining him critical acclaim on the popular televised talent show The Voice SA.
- VENUE : Chicky's Yard (Alabaster St, Baakens Valley)
- DATE : Friday 7 July
- R100 - Pre Sale
- R120 - At the Door
- CASH BAR available
- FOOD available
- No U18's
- R.O.A.R.
- DOORS OPEN 6pm
DIRECTIONS
ARD MATTHEWS - UNPLUGGED - STORYTELLERS
Chicky''s Yard
Alabaster St, South End, Port Elizabeth, 6001, South Africa
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