Category: Music

10 July, 2020

From The Vaults: Jack Hammer at the Whammy Bar, 11th November 1999

This was when I first met Piet Botha and Johnathan Martin (that is the correct spelling for Johnathan, I found out years later!). Piet often used to say that I put them on the internet before they even knew what the internet was!
— Brian Currin, 10th July 2020

from SA Rock Digest, Issue #39, 21st November 1999

Whammy Bar 11 November 1999

Piet Botha’s famed blues-rock band is releasing a retrospective of their 4 albums on a new compilation CD early in December. Titled simply “Anthology” this CD will include 4 or 5 new songs plus a new re-recording of the classic ‘Fort Lauderdale’ alongside tracks from all 4 previous albums.

Those of you who were lucky enough to see Piet Botha on his recent “Skopgraaf” tour would have heard a couple of the new tracks, including ‘April’.

Piet Botha, Jonathan Martin and Tertius du Plessis wowed the enthusiastic audience at the Whammy Bar in Cape Town recently. Their set included Piet Botha solo songs, Jack Hammer tracks and some covers including a stunning version of Zeppelin’s ‘Tangerine’ and Bob Dylan’s ‘All Along The Watchtower’.

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Please also see: South African Rock Legends: Piet Botha and Jack Hammer

12 September, 2019

Piet Botha – The Road (Documentary)

Piet Botha – The Road

Review:

Piet Botha: The Road Review – Kobus Kolver

10 February, 2015

Otterlake Easter Festival 2015 3-5 April

Moonshine productions in association with STRAB presents:

Otterlake Easter Festival 2015

3–5 April

Gauteng’s premier music festival The Otterlake Easter festival is back and bigger than ever this coming Easter!

Enjoy 3 days of live music, performed by South-Africa’s top artists, in the serene bush-veld surroundings of Kameelfontein, north east of Roodeplaat Dam, less than 40kms from Pretoria’s center. Come and swim in our lake or pool, fish, camp, laugh and experience the magic for the long-weekend! The festival is ‘kiddie friendly’- children’s play area with jumping castles etc. and swimming pool. Free entrance for children under 12 (bring ID’s). Not only will you enjoy an experience of a lifetime; you’ll be contributing to a very worthy cause, as proceeds of ticket sales will be donated to Unite Against Poaching and help protect our country’s precious rhinos.

For the thirsty the festival has two main bars and a beer garden, for the hungry there will be a variety of tasty food stalls. Weekend Camping, clean toilets and hot shower facilities available. Other facilities include a mobile ATM, curio stalls and wood for sale.

An extra highlight on Saturday eve will be Otterlake’s Easter Fire Celebration – a 10 meter high bonfire, an old European tradition, which symbolizes the bringing of people in from the darkness and into the light.

Weekend Tickets are only R370 on-line (includes camping), limited weekend tickets will be available at the gate at R400. Day passes available at R150.

Live music starts daily from 12h00 until 24h00 Friday to Sunday.

Gates for the event will open daily from 10h00.

Day visitors also welcome.

This year’s lineup includes:

Piet Botha, Francois van Coke, The Black Cat Bones, Akkedis (CPT), Tidal Waves, Jaco vd Merwe (Bittereinder), Naming James, The Fake Leather Blues Band, Gareth Wilson, Meesh-Mash, Avade (KZN), Feed The Wolf, Bacchus Nel, Crystal Park, Hoot ‘n Anny Band, Pedro Barbosa, Mountain Thief, The Pirates, Hardball, Monkeys in Boots, Yaki Naude, Tuin, Donovan Bourne, Franco Jamneck…more to be announced!

FESTIVAL CONDITIONS:

♬ Strictly No Cooler-boxes in music arena area

♬ No glasses or bottles in music arena

♬ No Drugs

♬ No Weapons

♬ No Pets

♬ No Bad Attitudes

♬ Right of Admission Reserved

https://www.facebook.com/OtterlakeEasterFestival

27 October, 2014

A Few Grains Of Sand available on iTunes

Lyzyrd Kyngs – A Few Grains Of Sand

6 August, 2013

Freygang, Piet Botha & Akkedis: Das Lied von der Käuflichkeit des Menschen

Recorded in the winter of 2013 in Knysna at Peace Of Eden recording Studio’s, South Africa. All proceeds from the song will be donated to Anti-Fracking, Wiki Leaks.