On 18 July 2025, a tribute concert for Piet Botha will celebrate what would have been his 70th birthday at The Daisy Jones Bar, featuring special performances and limited tickets available.
Category Archives: Updates
It Was 25 Years Ago This Week…
25 years ago this week Brian Currin met Piet Botha and Johnathan Martin and wrote a brief review for the SA Rock Digest.
The Blowtorch Poetry of Piet Botha
Piet Botha was a masterful poet and musician, whose honest and poignant lyrics delved into personal experiences and societal issues, enriching listeners’ lives.
Discography Updated
Improved navigation of Piet’s vast catalogue and also added a timeline of major releases.
Piet Botha & Jack Hammer on Spotify
The PietBotha.com discography pages have been updated with Spotify playlists for each album. Also added information for the three System Failure compilation albums released by Jack Hammer & Friends. These compilations include the unique non-album tracks “Michael John Connor”, “Motherless Child” (with Loandi Boersma on vocals), “Still You Stay” and “Daddy’s Home”.
Blues For Louise | 1001 South African Songs You Must Hear Before You Go Deaf
The song “Blues Vir Louise” by Piet Botha embodies classic blues with intense instrumentals and lyrics about a dangerous woman, evoking a lively, haunting energy in various live versions.
New Album from Jack Hammer Band: Second Chapter
“Second Chapter” by the Jack Hammer Band does what it says: without any pretences, the album blasts straight into the driving rock sound that has come to define the longest-standing South African rock band. You immediately find yourself at a Jack Hammer gig, with Duke steady behind the kit, Bean towering over his black bassContinue reading “New Album from Jack Hammer Band: Second Chapter”
Jack Hammer Band CD Launch LIVE at JARR Bar Pretoria
We are very proud to be launching our first album recorded since 2015 and since the loss of Piet Botha our leader and mentor for the past three decades. We dedicate this album to Hammer as our Second Chapter begins… – Jack Hammer Band.
25 Years Ago: Piet Botha released ‘n Suitcase Vol Winter
25 Years Ago: Piet Botha released ‘n Suitcase Vol Winter
A Piet Botha Tribute, 20th August 2021
The year was 1987 and Piet Botha had just brought out his first album. Little did he know that his path would one day cross with a wild-haired musician who, at this time, was still in his diapers. Jake Gunn was 18 when he heard Piet’s music for the first time. The album ‘Die Hits‘Continue reading “A Piet Botha Tribute, 20th August 2021”
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