An evening with Nibs van der Spuy & Ant Cawthorn-Blazeby

 An evening with Nibs van der Spuy & Ant Cawthorn-Blazeby

KZNSA (Society of the arts) 166 Bulwer Rd, Bulwer, Durban, 4001

Friday 15 and Saturday 16 December 2023

Doors open at 5pm, show starts at 6pm

Bookings: Quicket and Door R150

Guitarist Nibs van der Spuy & violinist Ant Cawthorn-Blazeby from the legendary band ‘Landscape Prayers’, will be returning to Durban for two shows at the KZNSA (Society of the arts) on Friday 15 and Saturday 16 December.

After not playing together in over 20 years, they returned to the stage for some sellout shows around SA in 2023. They are happy to be ending off the year at the amazing KZNSA where some of their first shows were played over a quarter of a century ago.

The audience will be treated to their unique brand of eclectic music, from Celtic, folk, Irish jigs, African and classic Landscape Prayers songs.

Don’t miss out to see these virtuoso musicians.

Nibs van der Spuy & Ant Cawthorn-Blazeby

Nibs & Ant first started working together in early 1995, with acclaimed acoustic instrumental band Landscape Prayers, originally formed by Nibs in 1993. Both accomplished musicians from different musical backgrounds, they had seen each other perform in different circumstances and both had been interested in possibly working together.

1995 saw the beginning of a magical musical partnership that was to last for nearly a decade of intense continuous work. Together with Logan Byrne on bass and Bruce Baker on drums, their journey together encompassed thousands of kilometres of travel and touring, 4 critically acclaimed albums, 3 of which were SAMA nominees, 2 trips to Europe, many festival appearances, and a collaboration with Modena City Ramblers from Italy, in addition to other artistic collaborations.

After Landscape Prayers parted ways, both artists had successful careers in their own right, with Ant heading in more of a Celtic direction with neo-Celtic outfit Celtis, and various other collaborative projects along the way. He has worked and shared stages with artists such as Robin Auld, Steve Fataar, Brian Finch, Greg Georgiades, and Madala Kunene, to mention a few, as well as doing session work on many other recording projects.

Nibs has travelled all over the globe since then, releasing a number of internationally acclaimed solo albums, among them ‘Beautiful Feet’, ‘A Bird in the Hand’, ‘Natalia’ and his latest release, ‘Maiden of the river’. In addition, he has released 2 collaborative albums, one with Gito Baloi, ‘Sweet-thorn’, and ‘In the Shade of the Wild Fig’, with longtime friend, Guy Buttery.  Nibs continues to travel around the world as a successful solo artist and has been living half his time in Portugal for the last eight years. He has appeared with the likes of Ben Harper, Bonnie Rait, Taj Mahal, Gito Baloi, Piers Faccini, and Shawn Phillips.