Café Swaf can be seen as an iconic pub, especially within the Hoorn alternative music scene. Examples of artists who were given the time and space within these walls to develop include the band Johan and singer Tim Knol.
In 2015, when the former owner Nico Danenberg said goodbye, Johan gave a reunion concert there. “The entire Hoorn scene has soon or later stood behind the bar. It is a nice place full of paradise birds, alcoholics and musicians. Tim Knol has lived practically, Jeroen Overman has worked there for a long time. Nico van Swaf used to have been with Johan as a driver, “drummer Jeroen Kleijn told the music platform at the time 3 for 12.
With a camper to Southern Europe
After the departure of Danenberg, Van Wijk ended up in the café 6.5 years ago. “For me it is now time to do other things. I noticed that I no longer had the passion and energy, which I had for that. So I decided to stop completely. I bought an old motorhome I go to live there.