Cape Town-based musicians Darren Digby Peens and Rouchelle Hubsch previously known as Diesel Vanilla will be performing in the Eastern Cape over Easter.
The duo who have now re-branded themselves as Digby and the Lullaby, flew off to New York in October last year after forging a relationship with American producer Kieran Kelly.
“We sent Kieran a link to one of our songs, “For Now”, on YouTube and he took a liking to our music,” says Darren.
The duo spent a month in Kelly’s Queens-based studio, The Buddy Project, to record what they say is their dream-come-true debut album. While in New York they performed shows at Googies inManhattan. Plus they performed a charity show for One Home Many Hopes, an organisation that rescues orphaned and abandoned girls inKenya.
“Our trip to the States has not only given us a great record but also put us in touch with the right people in the industry. Our music is getting into the right hands,” says Darren.
Digby and the Lullaby’s sound has been described as sublime, ethereal alternative indie folk – think Neal Young’s Harvest mixed with a little Norah Jones and a touch of Seventies!
The duo are aiming to have their first single out in April, and to launch their album in June.
They will be performing four shows in the Eastern Cape over Easter from 7-10 April 2012. They aim to take us on a magic carpet ride, weaving songs and stories from their recent recording trip to New York.
They will be at the Savoy Theatre in Port Elizabeth on the 7th, 9th and 10th of March and at Five Elements Restaurant in St Francis Bay on 8 March. All shows start at 8pm. Tickets are available on Computicket for the PE shows.
For bookings for the show at Five Elements, St Francis Bay, phone: Charles on042 294 0868 . Tickets R80.00
