Louis van der Merwe

It’s been a while since I have had the pleasure to reflect on all that has been happening. In the last while me and my brother have traveled and performed, learned awesome new songs, met some amazing people and lived the golden life we have always wanted to have. But the biggest thing to happen might seem small and funny to you, and we did laugh about it, but it was also very important to us both.

We have chosen a name for ourselves. Yes, world, from now on forth, we will be known as Silwer (which means Silver, but it’s the Afrikaans spelling, as I am sure you know). It is an elegant and beautiful name that we can both identify with and love. Also, our mother likes it, which turned out to be a big thing. Of all the people involved with the naming process, I have to admit, she was the most enthusiastic. (Thanks, mom!) There are reasons that we chose it that I won’t mention here (I will at  some other time ), but for now we have it, love it, and have been performing with it. I love it when people introduce us on stage with something like …. “And now, ladies and gentlemen, brothers Willem and Louis frooooom Silwer!” Gives me a wonderful sense of anticipation and joyfulness when I hear that.

We also have a new website! Please check out www.SilwerMusic.com. Awesome things there would be audio clips from a couple of songs we have recorded that we hope to put on our first CD, some youtube clips, and some photos of recent performances.

And the last thing…. we are in for the FIFA entertainment! This was all organised through PANSA, and we can’t wait to sing in and around the Cape Town events. Thank you South Africa, and go Bafana Bafana!

Ps. Yes, I have been walking the mountains like a mad zen mountain walker, as always. And I am slightly surprised by the fact that I now see a 18km day hike as “something fun to do on a Saturday”.

Be well, everyone.

It’s wonderful to be in contact with the fans again, so in that spirit, let me fill you in on what I have been up to since the show ended…

Willem and I have been getting together on a daily basis, learning new songs, talking about music, life, love… you know, the important things. And while we were doing this we received many many invitations to sing at different events, concerts, even a few birthdays and weddings, which we of course immediately said yes to, and loved doing! We were also on the new-years episode of Top Billing (that’s a whole different story, though.) And things are heating up.

We are about ready to start recording a CD, and having learned a lot about the music industry in general the past few months, we are looking for sponsors to sponsor this first CD. More importantly to us, though, is that we have put together what we lovingly call “Our First Show” (more perform-y type name to follow later), and we are very excited at the prospect of organizing shows, and singing for people…

In the meantime, if your were wondering, yes, we are now both full-time singers, the culmination of years of dreaming about it, becoming our very own reality. We love what we do.

In between all this I have been hiking all over the western cape, I have met some amazing people, and I am  enjoying my life, as usual. So, there you have it.

Thank you for reading!

-Louis

Ps. En dankie weereens vir almal wat ons tot dusver ondersteun en gehelp het, dit word altyd, inniglik, waardeer.