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The Villagers Theme - Mick Jade
The Villagers Theme – Mick Jade (A gold nugget this one)
Those of us old enough to remember the early days of television in South Africa will well remember the locally produced drama, The Villagers. Names like Ted Dixon, Hilton McCrae, Buller Wilmot and Chesa Labuschange were part of our lives back then. As was the theme song with its distinctive harmonica intro followed swiftly by Mick’s gruff vocals telling us that ‘The Village Reef is their home, built on a pile of gold, and for the young and the old life and work just carry on.’
Before Jack Hammer there was Wildebeest
The line-up featured in this TV special appears to be:
Piet Botha: bass, keyboards, harmonica
Colin Pratley: drums, vocals, acoustic guitar
Boet Faber: lead guitar
Paul van Eeden: acoustic guitar
Interviewed by Carike Kuezenkamp on Kraaines (SABC TV) probably in 1982 or thereabouts.
Website: Jack Hammer
