“Expect to experience some of the most innovative and unique dexterity in the manipulation of an age-old musical apparatus that you’ll hardly recognise the sounds that emanate as coming from a simple guitar."   

- One Small Seed Network

Guy Buttery Launches Long Awaited Live Recording

Posted Mon, 2013-06-17 11:50

Fingerstyle guitar giant Guy Buttery, proudly announces the launch of his first live album. For over a decade, the SAMA award winning musician has sealed the deal with fans around the globe with his idiosyncratic and powerful live shows. This July, the artist described as a “one man guitar orchestra” presents a live performance on CD and begins to promote the album. ‘Live in KwaZulu’ is a gathering of masterworks set before a live audience and strongly reaffirms Guy Buttery’s unique place in the world of guitar heroes today.

Guy Buttery to Tour Southern Africa with Alhousseini Anivolla (Niger)

Posted Mon, 2013-05-13 18:49

Alhousseini Mohamed Anivolla met Guy Buttery in 2009 for the first time at “Guitafrika”, which featured African´s best guitarists. Linked with a very strong musical connection, they recorded a demo CD soon after and performed together at the Samesma festival in Mauritius in December 2009. Alhousseni and Guy will be touring Southern Africa in May/June this year.

GUY BUTTERY NOMINATED FOR TWO SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC AWARDS

Posted Tue, 2013-03-26 15:20

Guy Buttery has just found at that he has been nominated for two South African Music Awards for both of his recordings released in 2012. His solo LP "To Disappear in Place" as well as his duo recording with Nibs van der Spuy "In the Shade of the Wild Fig" have each been nominated in the "Best Instrumental" category. At this year's SAMA's Guy is in some way up against himself. These two nominations will be his 6th at the South African Music Awards in 10 years with one win in 2010 for his solo album "Fox Hill Lane".