GUY BUTTERY GUY BUTTERY www.guybuttery.bandcamp.com Instagram YouTube Facebook Spotify iTunes “Guy Buttery is something of a National treasure”, says South Guy was then invited to perform his works with the 52- Africa’s leading newspaper The Mercury. As an internationally piece KZN Philharmonic Orchestra, dubbed “Africa’s recognised musician, this multi-instrumentalist enjoys greatest ensemble” with his solo performance voted “Top invitations to play sell-out performances all over the globe. Live Show” by The Cape Times and was selected by the The USA, UK, Australia, France, Brazil, and Italy have all public as one of South Africa’s Top Young Personalities by welcomed him back year after year. However, to simply label The Mail & Guardian. In 2018, Guy received the highest Guy Buttery as one of South Africa’s musical phenoms would accolade for a musician in South Africa and was awarded be an injustice. His international role has surpassed merely the Standard Bank Young Artist Award. In almost 4 decades performing concerts to foreign audiences. It has evolved into of honouring artist throughout the country, this was the one as an ambassador of South African music, inspiring people first time since its inception that the award was presented across the world with his homegrown style at the very heart of to a musician outside of the classical realm. his talent and tenacity. Guy’s distinct unification of South African guitar music is the musical advocate for everything Buttery has worked with an incredible myriad of artists positive and beautiful about the place he calls home. including Dave Matthews, Jethro Tull, Vusi Mahlasela, multiple Grammy Award Winner Will Ackerman, Salif Keita, At the age of 18, Guy Buttery’s debut album was nominated Preston Reed, Kaki King, The Violent Femmes, Jon Gomm for ‘Best Newcomer’ and ‘Best Instrumental’ at the South and countless others. The media has cited him “as one of African Music Awards (SAMA’s) making him the youngest the finest exponents of the acoustic guitar in the World.” nominee in the history of the event. Guy then went on to Expect high dynamics, deep grooves, delicate African collect two SAMA’s in 2010 and again in 2014. He has also inflections and mind-bending guitar playing of an entirely received numerous other major National accolades including new order. the Ovation Award for his live performances at the National Arts Festival, and has been honoured with more of these prestigious awards than any other artist. “Guy Buttery’s goal is to stretch the “... extraordinary...” “... his music has a subtle grace and boundaries of fingerstyle guitar to their power all of its own, coaxing sonic shapes – ROLLING STONE outermost limits. The most diverse and and forms of such startling originality intriguing fingerstyle artist in recent from it that his instrument acts as a kind memory.” of lightning conductor for the sound of another realm.” – GUITAR PLAYER – MAIL & GUARDIAN CONTACT.