Fingers in My Pocket – Robin Auld

5 February, 2011 at 9:16 am in Garden Route News

Fingers in My Pocket – Robin Auld

Robin Auld at the Kalahari Restaurant and Theatre

Meet Robin Auld at the Kalahari Restaurant and Theatre on Sunday 6 February at 14:00 and experience an afternoon of South African musical excellence performed by an international star.

Auld is on tour in South Africa to promote his latest album, “Fingers in my pocket”.  An eclectic mix of blues and roots songs, it was recorded in London in late 2010 and  features the talents of long time collaborator and world beat drummer Barry van Zyl.

Auld now based in the UK he has released 12 albums

Slide guitar, harmonica, African blues guitar stylings and soul vocals all feature in the fresh and vibrant sound of award winning songwriter Robin Auld. Familiar to South Africans through early hits such as “All of woman”, “Love Kills”  and “Baby you been good”, Auld’s music has evolved from the pop sound of his early recordings into the contemporary mix of blues, African and Celtic influences that make up his sound today.  Now based in the UK he has released 12 albums,  performing and recording in New York, London, Nashville and Cape Town, steadily building up his profile on the blues/roots circuit with trips home to South Africa to promote new albums.

Auld describes his new Album described as ‘yer basic got them walkin’, credit card, institutional failure, mean women and a sore head blues again

While the lyrical themes are certainly blues-based, the African influences are never far away…there is a reggae tune and even a Cape goema song to pepper the mix. Auld describes the new album as “yer basic got them walkin’, credit card, institutional failure, mean women and a sore head blues again” type of album!
Along with songs from “Fingers in my pocket”, Auld will be playing acoustic versions of his SA hits in a show that will enthuse and uplift…an afternoon of South African musical excellence not to be missed!