Dear Reader

Dear Reader, a beautiful folk band fronted by Cheri MacNei, and Darryl Torr. They take their new name  from Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre. They were formerly known as Harris Tweed. Their music remindes me of the great open sky, of sitting around a camp fire with your friends, of freedom. My favourite song is called Bend. It resonates. Listen to it here on Soundcloud:
http://soundcloud.com/themanofrennes/04-bend/

 http://www.myspace.com/dearreadermusic

http://www.dearreadermusic.com/

Ben, Lyrics

If you do not bend, you will eventually break
Unless you make the wind stop blowing your way
We were like two kids blowing on each other with two straws
Only I was willing to stop and listen to yours

You say you do not want me because I want too much
And I almost let you patronize me one last time
But I don't want too much, I just want more than you've got
So the lack is not with either, we are merely a different size

Don't forget regret, it is a waste of an emotion
And acceptance is the key to peace, do not try to defy her
No, I'm not sad we met and slept together in the same bed
I bent, I curved, I lent, I learnt, I'm stronger

You did not do me wrong, in fact you did me right
To let me go, although I felt so broken
For you did not see the heart of me, perhaps you were too lazy
And though I tried I could not gain the heart of you either

So now it's done and I am glad that I will find another man
Though you will always be the first I tasted
And I will harness all this pain and let it bear me far away
I would not let this happening be wasted

If you do not bend you will eventually break
Unless you make the wind stop blowing away
And we were like two kids blowing on each other with two straws
Only I was willing to stop and listen to yours

The Barleycorn Music Festival

I love folk festivals. I went to this one recently. Maybe I'll get to play at one, one of these days :)

The awesome sounds of The Bone Collectors.

the soulful Matt Roux

the folky Jasper Dick.

The sexy Black South Easter

and

And my absolute favorite of the day, The Stremes.

Mist on the beach

So the other day i went walking and i took some pics of the beach. i Love waking up early before everybody  else.

My Pics from the Flamjangled Tea Party

 I went to the Flanjangled Tea Party! These a some pics.

 This is me driving to the party!

 This is a beautiful girl i always take photos of on the sly.

 this is one of the dancefloors!

 this is some of the chill out spaces...

 there were loads of hoola hoops for us to play with...

 this is one of the bartenders..

 tequila guy.

 my beautiful friend Caitlin.

my other beautiful friend, Cle :)

I'm gigging

You've probably noticed I've been busy, i mean not blogging, as much. i've started gigging again, i took a 3 month break to focus on my work. now that Autumn is here, i feel like playing again, for some reason. So I played a commercial gig at Ferryman's last week, at the V&A Waterfront, and then I played last night at Boo Radley's in Cape Town. What a beautiful space, and the acoustics were amazing! I loved every minute of it. A friend of mine is doing the Firefly Sundowner Sessions, showcasing original artists and musicians in Cape Town. I love it.

My Band Pics - Waldarf Fair