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#41 Roberto Hemmero – Mastering Your Craft

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#41 Roberto Hemmero - Mastering Your Craft

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The Fourty-First episode of the Great Deep Podcast Series features Roberto Hemmero. Continue reading #41 Roberto Hemmero – Mastering Your Craft

Posted on November 12, 2011November 12, 2011 by Ryan — 1 Comment

Five reasons I would invite Roberto Hemmero to dinner

We often get asked at gigs (mostly by white people) where Roberto comes from. The answers are wide and varied.

Rob, Berto, brother, bass ou, bruin ou… whatever you want to call him, seems to have mystifying power over our audiences. Continue reading Five reasons I would invite Roberto Hemmero to dinner

Posted on July 28, 2011August 8, 2011 by Ryan — Leave a comment

Cape Town shows

Last year’s Cape tour was an incredible experience for me personally. We performed in a packed-out 25m² café of wine drinkers. We opened for Plush at the Assembly to hundreds of young boozers. We performed a supper-theatre show for an audience where the average age was 65. And we set up on a verandah in Paarl and performed for a group of orphaned children. Six nights out of seven, and Rudi made it through alive.

That seems a lifetime ago. Continue reading Cape Town shows

Posted on September 1, 2010July 22, 2016 by Ryan — Leave a comment

Behind the Song: Hide Away

It’s not often that I get to just sit and play guitar, but on this particular Saturday afternoon, I was strumming the chords that would become this song when Tam walked into the room and started singing spontaneously.

I remember we’d both been pretty busy and it was nice to just be at home, with no agenda for the day. Tam walked in, heard the chords and said, Continue reading Behind the Song: Hide Away

Posted on June 28, 2010July 15, 2010 by admin — 1 Comment

Newsreader

It’s a new week, and time for a new round of funnies.

If you don’t know how it works, it’s simple: look at the pic, think of something funny, post it in the comment box below.

Continue reading Newsreader

Posted on June 7, 2010July 16, 2011 by Ryan — 5 Comments

Royal Rock 2010

So there we were. Five against 5000. A freezing cold Friday night in Maritzburg. Continue reading Royal Rock 2010

Posted on May 21, 2010July 7, 2010 by Ryan — 2 Comments

Planning for the Hexagon Theatre

We had a meeting on Saturday. It was scheduled for 8am. Yes, yes, I know, that’s not very rock ‘n roll. I even baked muffins. Seriously. Burnt them a bit, but insisted that on principle the rest of the band eat them. They politely, if uncomfortably, consumed my first attempt at chocolate muffins.

By 8.40am, we’re ready to begin. In attendance are Rudi, Roberto, Rachel Grace and yours truly. Apologies from Tam, who has work commitments, while Jon, we assume, is still slumbering in CT. Continue reading Planning for the Hexagon Theatre

Posted on May 20, 2010July 7, 2010 by admin — 4 Comments

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