The 2015 Barleycorn music festival, powered by Paul Bothner Music, is just around the corner. Many of our friends from Paul Bothner Music will be playing at this years festival including MacStanley, the Steve Newman Trio and Albert Frost.
Date: Saturday 7 March 2015
Venue: The Baxter Theater
Time:19:00 – 23:00
Cost and Booking:
R100 Adults
R80 Students and pensioners
Tickets will be available from Computicket.
This year’s festival will be held on Saturday 7 March at The Baxter Theatre. Those familiar with the annual festival should note that the venue this year, is the Baxter Theatre, and not the Maynardville open air venue, as it traditionally was.
The Barleycorn’s principle function is to promote the best local, original music. Besides the weekly shows, the Barleycorn runs an annual songwriting competition as well as their annual music festival.
The Barleycorn is South Africa’s oldest folk music club, and was established in 1975. It was founded by a group of musicians who agreed to a regular jam session and to “learn from one another and consume beer”.
Over the past 40 years, the club has met almost every week to provide a platform for musicians to showcase their talents. The audience is warm and very supportive. In the beginning the music was primarily traditional folk, but over the years the club has become known for original local music.
