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who was responsible for a massive catalogue of alternative South
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was published in 2000 by independent ComPress. It tells the tale of a fishing trip through the eyes of a disaffected teenager and uses a South
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In 1986 Auld moved to the UK. The following years saw Auld's music evolve into a roots based sound which further combined his
Western guitar influences with the guitarists of Southern Africa such as
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