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Date: 4 February – 28 February
Time: 20h00
Duration: 90 minutes with a 15 minute interval
Venue: On-Broadway Theatre
Cost: R85 per person
Folk-rock is a genre of music incorporating elements of rock music and folk music epitomised by tight harmonies and distortion-free guitar with free-flowing drums and bass. Its overall influence on music generally has often been vastly underestimated and as such music-lovers world wide may not quite realise its true value. Many top Rock Bands have paid homage to folk-rock because of its roots in folk music (stemming from the middle ages) and the rock music of the 60's.
In FOLK ROCK HEROES, the latest all-new show from musical director Mike McCullagh (60 Something, Myths and Legends, Rockin' the Rainbow and Country Classics amongst others), Mike pays tribute to some of these artists along with those who started the trend in the 60's.
Utilizing Cape Town's top young talent, the audience is taken on a musical journey through the history of folk-rock from the 60's to the 90's, and in true Mike McCullagh style are invited to sing, dance or participate any way they like in this highly energised tribute show. Typical folk-rock heroes like Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Jim Croce, Neil Young, Crosby, Stills and Nash, The Byrds, The Mamas and the Papas, Simon and Garfunkel, The Turtles, Steeleye Span, The Strawbs, Jethro Tull and The Dubliners amongst others are featured along with Rock Legends who always included folk-rock in their repertoire and on their albums, like The Beatles, The Eagles, U2 and Creedence Clearwater Revival.
The all-star cast is ably led by Mike himself on drums and percussion, Riaan Cornelius, Lucy Holgate and Kevin Abbott on lead vocals and guitars whilst Neil Peyton features on bass and Lorenzo Bastiaan on the lead guitar.
For music-lovers and party-goers alike, FOLK ROCK HEROES offers patrons a look at a genre of music that laid many a strong foundation for modern rock and should not be missed.
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