Cormac Slattery, Rhiannon & Vince, Imagine Peace Live @ MiTH

MiTH brings another evening of live music to The Knoll Historic Guest Farm, where the Midlands comes together for a proper night out. For just R50, you can catch a hand-picked mix of local and national musicians and performers, with genres, styles and surprises changing from fortnight to fortnight. Grab something good to eat, order a drink, find a spot and settle in. MiTH isn’t a concert where everyone listens and then goes home. It’s a night of discovering new music, bumping into old friends, meeting new ones and enjoying the wonderfully unpredictable business of live performance. Come curious. Come hungry. Come thirsty. *Most of all, come listen.*

Venue: The Knoll Historic Guest Farm

Entrance: R50.00 (cash or Zapper at the door)

Info: 082 331 7271

*8:30pm – Imagine Peace*

In what is becoming something of an annual tradition, Clive Willows has curated a new programme, this time around the theme of imagining peace. He has once again pulled in his friends, Brian Bedingfield, Ilan Lax, and for the first time on the MiTH stage, Cal Bray. In this world of conflict and division, they invite you to imagine peace through the words of Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, John Lennon, Bill Withers, Grateful Dead, Michael Jackson, Sting and more.

*7:30pm – Rhiannon & Vince*

Rhiannon and Vince are a father-daughter duo from Howick, KZN. They have been performing at MiTH for many years, starting when Rhiannon was a teenager, and they continue to share a tradition of familial connection through their music. Known for putting a unique spin on both old and new tunes, they have recently added a few original songs to their repertoire. Expect originals and covers in the traditional Celtic theme – Donoughmore by Rose Cousins, Out on the Mira and Maid of Culmore (traditional) and others that didn’t quite make it into their Black Velvet Band show. Rhiannon wows on lead vocals and plays guitar, while Vince impresses on piano, harmonica, cajón, and penny whistle.

*7pm – Cormac Slattery*

Part-time coffee shop owner, part-time musician, full-time husband and dad, Cormac Slattery is happiest with a guitar in his hands, a good song to sing and absolutely no obligation to stick to one particular genre. Based in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands and running Mac’s Café in the Central Drakensberg, Cormac’s musical tastes wander happily all over the place.

His acoustic set might move from the anthemic sounds of Imagine Dragons and Coldplay to the unmistakable songs of The Cranberries and Radiohead, with a little Tracy Chapman thrown in – and perhaps even a nod to his Irish roots with The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem. There may be some Tina Turner too, because sometimes a great song is simply a great song. He’s looking forward to dusting off the guitar, stepping away from the coffee machine for an evening, and sharing a handful of favourites at MiTH.

*ABOUT MiTH*

Food and cash bar available on site. The KZN Midlands’ favourite live music venue, MiTH is a platform for beginners, professionals and music lovers to celebrate the joy of live performance. Hosted every second Wednesday at The Knoll Historic Guest Farm, Hilton.

*DIRECTIONS TO MiTH*

Take the N3 to Hilton. Turn into Hilton Village and drive 5.2 km along Hilton Avenue, which becomes Dennis Shepstone Drive. Look for Knoll Drive on your right – the entrance to MiTH is the second left into The Knoll Historic Guest Farm. Info: 082 331 7271, www.mith.co.za or mithbookings@gmail.com