"Fingerpickin Good" by Swimmer
Sun, 09 Mar
|Randburg
On Sunday, March 9th, Swimmer and his trusty soulful acoustic, Sophi, will be serving a stirring set of fingerpickin’ classics from legendary artists like country outlaws Townes Van Zandt & Blaze Foley, Bob Dylan, Tow Waits, Harry Nillson, and more. A heartwarming listening session awaits.
Time & Location
09 Mar 2025, 18:30 – 20:30
Randburg, 32 7th St, Linden, Randburg, 2104, South Africa
Guests
About the event
Raised in a place that time forgot, Swimmer is a windswept troubadour from the Skeleton Coast whose timeless songs have careened their way across the desert. “My ancestors were fortune seekers,” says Swimmer. “It was the promise of diamonds that brought the Swimmers out to the west coast of Africa.” “My Grandfather used to own a place out there in Kolmanskop, but then things went bust in the 30s and he never did find his fortune.”
As the Swimmer’s Kolmanskop dream faded, the family fell on hard times. “I’ve been out on my own since I was very young,” says Swimmer. “Initially I bounced around from one extended family member to another, but it would never work out.” In his late teens Swimmer packed his meagre belongings into a rucksack and took to the road, living nomadically up and down the Skeleton Coast, his only companion, a walkman and set of headphones bought…