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KwaZulu-Natal: White Mountain Folk Festival 2009
From Wednesday, 23 September 2009
To Sunday, 27 September 2009
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White Mountain Folk Festival 2008

 

Love acoustic music?  Then this one's for you!  This annual fest is held in the beautiful central Drakensberg area (near Giant's Castle). 


Coinciding with Heritage Day and the start of the school holidays, the festival offers acoustic performances by well-known and up-and-coming South African artists. For festival goers, there's a choice of camping, caravanning and chalet accommodation, plus a whole heap of outdoor activities for the whole family - hiking, boating and bass fishing, arts and crafts, a beer market, assorted food stalls and fun kids’ entertainment.

 

For the more adventurous, there’s abseiling down a 45m cliff face or a fuffi slide across a nearby 100m-wide gorge, with helicopter flips also available if the weather permits. Alternatively you can simply relax outdoors and soak up the peaceful beauty of one of the most idyllic spots in the Berg.

 

This is a festival for the folk of this country who enjoy good, laid-back music - from blues to rock to folk - or any genre that can be performed acoustically.
 
Magic music.  Awesome setting.  Great people.  Ah ... this is the stuff that White Mountain Festival is made of ...

Line-up:

Cito of Wonderboom, Josie Field, Rambling Bones, Gary Thomas, Laurie Levine, Joshua Grierson, Bertie coetzee (Zinkplaat), Catlike Thieves, Larry Amos, Ocean Drive, Redhand Blues Band, Farryl Purkiss, Shannon Connolly and more great acoustic artists.

Tickets:

A limited number of discounted tickets are now on sale at Game stores throughout KwaZulu-Natal for just R400 for the entire festival - save R100 on the gate price!  Or R450 pp at Computicket outlets, most Shoprite, Checkers and MTN stores. Also available online at www.computicket.com or via the Call Centre on 083 915 8000. The gate price is R500 for the entire weekend (from Thurs 24 Sept).  Children under 12 are R50.  Day prices and shorter stay tickets also available at the gate.

NB: Gates open 08h00 on Thurs 24 Sept.  All tickets include camping til Sun 27 Sept.  Persons under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
 
For details on the full line-up, accommodation and bookings, visit White Mountain website.
Location: near Giant's Castle, Central Drakensberg, KwaZulu-Nata
Contact: Phone: +27 (0)36 353 3437
White Mountain Festival grounds are near Giant’s Castle in the Central Drakensberg – 34km from Estcourt, 200km from Durban and approx. 430km from Johannesburg.

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