ONE of South Africa’s most seasoned and respected musicians, Brian Finch, will showcase 40 years of song when he treats Durban audiences to one show only on Monday 23 December at The Barnyard Theatre in Gateway.
The legendary country-rock musician, who has been performing professionally since 1968, had his first regular gigs at the old Al Fresco, the Lonsdale and Four Seasons in Durban. After performing in these Durban venues in the late 1960s, Finch made a name for himself at the Troubadour and Nite Beat venues in Johannesburg, while also taking part in folk festivals that were enormously popular at the time.
Career highs, he said, were being a support act for Richie Havens in Cape Town, meeting Cat Stevens, and having Durban’s Dave Marks believe in him enough to co-produce (with the great Mutt Lange) his first album, Bringing Back the Good Times, which was released in 1974.
A self-taught guitarist and harmonica player, Finch owns four guitars – a Dobro, a Fender Strat, an Ovation and a Takamine acoustic.
Brian is currently working on his 11th solo album, and will perform his favourites and fan favourites from his 10 albums, as well as new material with Dan Chiorboli on percussion, Anton Cawthorn-Blazeby on violin and Wayne Coughlan on steel guitar. He has also managed to obtain his entire CD collection, spanning 40 years of music in the industry, which will be available on the night.
Tickets are R100 each. The theatre will open at 6.30pm and the show will start at 8pm.
For bookings, contact 031 566 3045.
