Jumping straight ahead to Saturday! (You don’t want to hear about Friday – large lunch at The Drunken Clam involving our crew, The John’s, Valiant Swart, Levinia, and a visit from the Akkedis Band; many games – golf, pickup sticks, scrabble, 30 seconds; band viewing at the festival grounds; strawberry lips, crackers, mushrooms, tins of …
Morning 1. Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed! Lots to do! Merchandise and branding were at the top of the list, so off to the festival grounds we went. We checked in at the gate and received our wristbands (musicians got silver, so I was very disappointed to get blue – they know I’m their boss – I …
Shivering with cold, eyes still crusty with sleep, we set off for sunnier climes on Wednesday the 24th of May. Musicians, Blues Society members and all varieties of friends, family and fans started descending on Ponta Malongane from Cape Town, Natal and Gauteng… Even one from China! (here’s looking at you, Michael!) Some wise folk …
