Once upon a time there was (actually still is) a band the Hugo Veldsman Trio. During a rehearsal, Hugo Veldsman mentioned that he has an old school friend who writes great songs, plays decent finger-style guitar, but is inexperienced playing live and is looking for a way to start performing his material.
Gustav Franzsen suggested that they start an additional band and the drummer at the time, Dawid Bosman, generously provided a name. So it came that Adriaan Thiart joined the trio to form Blackwood Wendy.
Current regular lineup is:
- Adriaan Thiart – vox, acoustic guitar
- Hugo Veldsman – vox, electric lap steel, electric guitar
- Johan Pretorius – vox, drums, percussion
- Gustav Franzsen – vox, bass
Even though the band is a relatively new band, it already got rave reviews for its performances at smaller venues and also the Zeegunst and STRAB festivals.
Hope to see you somewhere at a venue!