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Silwer sang at Dorpstraat Theatre

willem — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:54:12 +0000

We were lucky enough to sing at this beautiful venue in the Winelands on the first of September, spring day! We had a wonderful time, with a wonderful crowd of people… some of the highlights were the laughs we got, the friendly smiles of all, and the unexpected added audience for our Xhosa song at the end.

We had quite a few compliments on our song selection, especially our Afrikaans songs, and we look forward to performing them even more often.

Thank you to everybody that was there to enjoy the evening with us, and hope to see you again soon!

Had a wonderful time at the Voortrekker Saal

willem — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:07:11 +0000

Thank you everyone that made that performance possible, and for the gracious audience. What a wonderful group of people, and the lunch was delicious!… -Louis

New music clips up on “Our Music” page

willem — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:54:56 +0000

We recently uploaded a few music clips onto our website. These are all from live show we did in the last while. Have a listen, and enjoy!

SILWER to perform in Dorpstraat Theater, 1 September

willem — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:09:54 +0000

SILWER is to perform in Dorpstraat Theater (just outside Stellenbosch) on 1 September 2010. See: www.dorpstraat.co.za for more information.

Silwer performes for charity

willem — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:06:37 +0000

SILWER took part in a charity concert called Rock for Rachel’s Angel on 22 July in the Stellenbosch Town hall.

Rachel’s Angels, a mentorship programme, operates since 2007 in the Western Cape in association with the University of Stellenbosch. The programme aims to improve grade 11 and 12 learners’ academic abilities and to enrich their life skills by involving senior students from the university as mentors. (from the website: www.rachelsangels.co.za/)

We were lucky enough to have performed with the likes of Koos Kombuis, Laurinda Hofmeyer, Emile Minnie, and many more… Was wonderful to see some legends do their thing.

Silwer sang at FIFA WC Soccer

willem — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:53:09 +0000

Silwer succesfully performed at various Soccer World Cup venues, amongst others at the Cape Town Fanfest. It was a glorious experience!

Some of the highlights were singing for a large group of wonderful Xhosa-speakers in Khayelitsha, and seeing their look of surprise when we sang a Xhosa song for them. They were such an enthusiastic crowd, slowly dancing to our music, and singing along word-by-word with You Raise Me Up. It felt really special to be able to sing for them.

Then there were the Fanwalk performances, which was a beast of another kind! Thousands of people walking past, and hundreds gathering to listen to us sing in our little oasis of music. It was so interesting to note that as the vuvuzelas came nearer to us, they all went quiet, and only started up again when we were done with our singing. We thought it was a wonderful sign. The people that were crying amongst our spectators also really touched us… I will admit that the people that came to say thank you afterward, and they were from the most surprising places from all over the world, really humbled us. It’s really wonderful to see how music really can cross all barriers…

And lastly, our singing at the Fanfest was really well-received. I loved the feeling of walking onto the stage and seeing the thousands of people in front of us. Once again, having a crowd sing along with you really is so exhilarating. But be warned, when you ask five thousand people to “…blow their vuvuzelas…”, you really do get five thousand people doing exactly that. It felt like a shock-wave of sounds rolling across me, from where I was standing.

Thank you for everyone that made this possible, came to listen and supported us!

Silwer sing in Grand West vir WC ’10

admin — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 11:12:24 +0000

Silwer sing 9 Mei in die Grand West Casino ter voorbereiding van die WC 2010!