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In The Shade Of The Wild Fig

by Nibs van der Spuy & Guy Buttery

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    After more than a decade of recording and performing together, internationally renowned guitarists Nibs van der Spuy and Guy Buttery have finally released their debut collaboration album. The album showcases their mutual interest and deep love for World Music and various folk movements featuring numerous instruments such as the cuatro, mbira, tampura, sitar and various acoustic guitars.
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    “… a demonstration of how their individual and quite distinct finger-style techniques fit each other like the proverbial glove.” – Rolling Stone Magazine (4 stars)

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Trambicosa 03:34
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up to my neck in trouble up to my neck in strife up to my neck in misery for most of my life i've been a fool and you know what a fool can do you came around when I needed you now I'm up to my neck in you up to my neck in pleasure up to my neck in pain up to my neck on a railroad track waitin' for the trains to come on through oh, you knew my time was due you came around and you pulled me through now I'm up to my neck in you up to my neck in whiskey up to my neck in wine up to my neck in wishing that this life wasn't mine what can I do oh, what can I do you did what no one else would do now I'm up to my neck in you
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Guru 02:56
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Pai 03:06

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Recorded on the 7th & 8th November 2011 at Peace of Eden Music Studios, Knysna, Western Cape, South Africa - www.edenmultimedia.co.za

Recorded, engineered and mastered by Howard Butcher

Produced by Guy Buttery, Nibs van der Spuy and Howard Butcher

www.guybuttery.co.za
www.nibs.co.za

Artwork and Photography by Greg Lomas - www.greglomasphotography.co.za

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released February 3, 2012

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Nibs van der Spuy - acoustic guitar, vocals, cuatro, percussion
Guy Buttery - acoustic guitar, ebow, mbira, sitar, percussion
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Tracks 1, 7 & 10 written by Guy Buttery [Published by Half 4 Howie]. Tracks 2, 4, 6, 8 & 9 written by Nibs vd Spuy [Published by Greenhouse Music Publishing]. Track 3 written by A. Young, M. Young, B.Scott [Published by J. Albert & Son Pty Ltd. / Arranged by Mark Kozelek]. Track 5 written by Ralph Towner [Published by Distant Hills Music ASCAP]


IN MEMORY OF SYD KITCHEN

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