Latinando, Matt Gardiner and John Wood at MiTH

MiTH 09th February 2022
ALL COVID-19 PROTOCOLS OBSERVED
INFO: 082 331 7271
ENTRANCE: R50.00 – Cash or Zapper at the Door
VENUE: The Knoll Historic Guest Farm

9pm: Latinando

Steven Ellery has been enthusiastically contributing low end sounds to the rhythm sections of musical ensembles for 10 years. His love for simple yet tasteful bass lines plays an important supporting role in the Latinando setup – and he brings his unique funk-qwela-rock style to the Latin sound. For Bolivian musician Kéch (Eufronio) Sánchez, folk music is a way of life. He moved from Bolivia to Switzerland for 26 years and then to South Africa for the last 20 years. He’s thrilled to be part of Latinando. The lady with no frets and endless notes – Julie Ainscow on violin has embraced a different style of music – coming from classical symphony to smooth melodies. From Blues to Jazz to Reggae to Rock and now Latino – John Ainscow on drums has played in many cover and original bands over the years in JHB, CPT and Fort Lauderdale USA. Latinando’s youngest member, Todd has loved music since day one and at the age of 7 expressed an interest in instruments but took to percussion with a huge love of rhythm. In Latinando, he contributes a precise, simple and effective rhythm.

8pm: Matt Gardiner

Matt is a young musician, singer, songwriter and producer born and bred in Pietermaritzburg – but already deeply embedded in local music. It has always been a dream of his to turn his passion for music into his career. He began by partaking in musical productions at his school, Maritzburg College, and has since moved on to being an opening act for the likes of Matthew Mole, Prime Circle, Desmond and the Tutus, Josh Wantie, Majozi, Shortstraw, Mi Casa, December Streets, Just Jinjer and Arno Carstens. He describes his music as acoustically written and transformed into a uniquely different pop sound with electronic production, and deep and melodic basslines. His influences include Ed Sheeran, Matthew Mole, Jeremy Loops, Jon Bellion, Dean Lewis and Dan+Shay

7pm: John Wood

John Wood, originally from PMB, currently lives in Durban where he typically perform solo/acoustic acts under the name JeffBurnsBridges. In his PMB days he was the lead vocalist with the band Disporter. Between Disporter and JeffBurnsBridges, Wood has performed at venues such as MiTH, Red Door, and Cliffy’s in Pietermaritzburg; The Winston, Amsterdam and Jack Rabbits in Durban; and at music festivals such as the Pecanwood Festival. Although Wood largely performs covers, he often mixes in a few original songs with his style being influenced by bands such as Say Anything, YouMeAtSix, Thrice, Rise Against and A Day To Remember, all toned down to fit a single acoustic guitar.

ABOUT MiTH: Arguably the KZN Midlands’ best-loved music venue, Music in The Hills (MiTH) is an opportunity for beginners, professionals, and passionate music fans to share the joy of music at The Knoll Historic Guest Farm. Visit www.mith.co.za for more details and directions. Musicians can contact mithbookings@gmail.com for slots.

KNOW BEFORE YOU GO: MiTH takes place every second Wednesday at The Knoll Historic Guest Farm, Knoll Drive, Hilton. Doors open at 6pm and the music will kick off at 7pm. Entrance is R50 at the door. Bring your own booze. Food and soft drinks are available for sale.

DIRECTIONS TO MiTH: Take the N3 to Hilton, take the Hilton turnoff and go South into the Village (away from Hilton College). Travel 5,2km along Hilton Avenue (past two sets of traffic lights and Crossways Pub) and keep going straight as Hilton Avenue turns into Dennis Shepstone Drive. At the 5,2km mark, Knoll Drive will be on your right – the entrance to MiTH is the *second* entrance on your left into The Knoll Historic Guest Farm.