MiTH 23 October 2024

INFO: 082 331 7271

ENT RANCE: R50.00 - Cash or Zapper at the Door

VENUE: The Knoll His toric Guest Farm

8:40pm: Erin Fourie

Erin Fo urie is a Midlands-based musician who first began working the KZN music sce ne in 2003. Her love of music was cultivated from a young age, and she bega n playing guitar at 13 in her high school music club. With an Honours in Dr ama and Performance Studies from UKZN Pietermaritzburg, and later working a d hoc for the Hexagon Theatre, Erin was afforded the opportunity to perform in several musical productions and many dinner theatre music shows at the Hexagon Theatre and the Hexagon Dive under the direction of Peter Mitchell. She was a regular entertainer at Hebron Haven Hotel for 15 years, as well as at private functions, restaurants, pubs, and music clubs. Further afield her achievements include being a top 10 Idols contestant in 2011 and playi ng Sister Berthe in the Durban Playhouse's 2016 production of The Sound of Music. Erin’s style is rooted in acoustic folk, pulling the songs she likes to play from many genres, and she can often be found playing at the Karklo of Farmer’s Market.

7:40pm: Andrew Versfeld

Andrew B Versfeld is a multi-instrumentalist well versed in piano, guitar, drums, and clarinet. He has dabbled in many genres but has ultimately settl ed on blues and folk. Over the past 15 years, he has played in various band s and collaborated with various artists.

He began his career in Howick, busking and playing at various flea markets. Then he moved to the Drakensberg, where he became a regular pianist for Dragon Peaks Restaurant, playing gentle blues and soulful jazz while patrons dined. While there, he became a founding member of the Mountain Music Club.

From humb le beginnings to touring around Kwa-Zulu Natal, Andrew eventually moved bac k to Howick to set up a studio where he currently produces albums, composes film scores and runs a YouTube channel.
Andrew’s piano playing has be en described as warm and relaxed blues with a little bit of spicy jazz. He loves George Gerswhin, Burt Bacharach, Ray Charles, and Billy Joel.
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7pm: Alan Strang

Alan returns solo to the MiTH stag e after an absence of a couple of years. He will bring along a miscellany o f songs which are dear to him: some old, some new, but invariably melodious .

Being a native of Scotland, he was strongly influenced by Sco ttish, Celtic, and pop and rock genres. As a long-term resident of South Af rica, his musical taste has broadened considerably, helped by involvement w ith the Buskers and TJs Folk Clubs in Johannesburg (and by regular attendan ce at MiTH of course!).

From this, many collaborations resulted , with appearances at festivals, including Four Winds in PE, Barleycorn in Cape Town and many of the early events at Splashy Fen.

Alan was lucky enough to record many CDs and DVDs with the Waldorf String Band, ini tially as a backing vocalist, but in its latter years, as a fully-fledged b and member. He recorded his first and only solo album, “Reflections of a Dr eamer”, 30 years ago, on cassette tape (remember those?). You can find this and the Waldorf String Band recordings on iTunes and YouTube.

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 This email ad dress is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for slots.

KNOW BEFOR E YOU GO: MiTH takes place every second Wednesday at The Knoll Historic Gue st Farm, Knoll Drive, Hilton. Doors open at 6pm and the music will kick off at 7pm. Entrance is R50 at the door. Food and soft drinks are available fo r sale. A cash bar is available.

DIRECTIONS TO MiTH: Take the N 3 to Hilton, take the Hilton turnoff and go South into the Village (away fr om Hilton College). Travel 5,2km along Hilton Avenue (past two sets of traf fic lights and Crossways Pub) and keep going straight as Hilton Avenue turn s into Dennis Shepstone Drive. At the 5,2km mark, Knoll Drive will be on yo ur right – the entrance to MiTH is the *second* entrance on your left into The Knoll Historic Guest Farm.