hello all !!!! .... an introduction to Keira Witherkay

Keira-WitherKay · 2009-01-05T23:10:59+00:00

well where do i begin...1stly this is a fab site ... glad i found it ....already i posted about travel gear and alan and some others have been really helpfull... thanks ok about me... i'm "an acoustic instrumental fingerstyle world/jazz guitarist" i been a pro musician all my life..... i used to be a "musical prostitute" and play for who ever's cheques did not bounce.... but fortunately a couple years ago now i had lets call it a "near death experience" ... and realised life is too short to be a musical puppet ...and i was brave enough to revert to my passion of acoustic guitar ...and multi part fingerstyle playing.... with the mission to only ever perform music i loved.... and never be a slave to the commercial music scene again.... and strangely enough i have been working pro gigs doing what i love...acoustic world/jazz music.... and i do well enough to support myself with it.... i believe music must come from the soul and since i embraced that philosphy my playing and how it's received has just skyrocketted... my idea also is to get as much out of one instrument as possible without loops/electronics/backtracks or effect ...just an acoustic guitar and whatever i can do live to create my palate of sounds... basically use the guitar as fully as possible... it gives my great joy and a happy soul to be able to take what equates to a wooden box with strings glued to it and make grooving melodic music.... simplicity is everything .... i have stopped trying to over think music just let it happen.... i have spent much of my life travelling and performing worldwide and call myself a "Musical vampire" i have the ability to by just being exposed to a style of music pick up the escence of what it is....and being a world musician i can use these influences in my playing ... my original music is influenced by so many styles... (Flamenco/latin american/indian/african/arabic/morroccan/celtic/classical/jazz/ragtime/ cuban ...the list goes on) i am currently in jhb for last 7 months now( i recently returned from singapore /thailand ) and an currently performing and teaching in Johannesburg .... to see what i do type Keira witherkay into "you tube" search .....or go to my website www.showcaseyourmusic.com/keirawitherkay we all have dreams and i am fortunate enough to be living mine... all i want out of life is to basically find love in music, people and art peace and light keira WitherKay ps i'm keen to meet as many acoustic musicians in jhb as possible so if thats your bag too contact me...

Keira-WitherKay

hey Riaan ... if you wanna hear me play i have vids on you tube...about 10 or so.... just type in my name Keira Witherkay or some with my band are "Keira WitherKay acoustix project "

or come see me perform live in jhb i do a few shows a week up here ....

peace and light
Keira

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