{"id":49501,"date":"2019-04-25T12:37:55","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T10:37:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/live-music-on-food-festival-menu-20190424\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T16:57:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T14:57:55","slug":"live-music-on-food-festival-menu-20190424","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/komani-karoo\/live-music-on-food-festival-menu-20190424\/","title":{"rendered":"Live music on food festival menu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cGREAT live music is an essential part of the menu,\u201d said Melina Smit, one of the organisers of Cradock\u2019s Karoo Food Festival (Friday to Sunday, April 26 to 28). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAnd we are very excited to welcome Big Man and Bear this year.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Singer and guitarist, Hugo Kleinhans and singer and pianist, Megan du Toit, make up the duo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They will perform several sets during the day on both Saturday and Sunday, at the festival\u2019s Deli Food Market at The Palms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"ef07f954\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8784\/9f646cc3288d49a6830192e36175ae7a.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8784\/3b5dfb7c6694495ea08249fd9f36cc19.jpg\" title=\"No music genre is off limits for Big Man and Bear, who will perform on April 27 and 28 at the Karoo Food Festival.     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