He suffered multiple injuries and was temporarily replaced by Tim Rankin, the sound engineer who worked on Kompos en Kraai and the drummer for the Cape Town-based band, Bed on Bricks.

In the same year Welsyn recorded his second full-length solo album, Maanplaas, with Schalk van der Merwe, also from Bed Bricks, on bass guitar and Tim Rankin on drums.

Maanplaas's sound differed from Willim Welsyn en die Sunrise Toffies's previous high-paced rock albums, taking a more relaxed, country and folk direction.

[4] In a 2014 review of William Welfare's Shunt author Annie Klopper noted: "As an Afrikaans rocker Welsyn proved that he's not a Fokofpolisiekar-wannebe that can only play two false chords on the guitar.

"[5] In 2012 Welsyn graduated from the University of Stellenbosch with a bachelor's degree in Humanities [6] and then started working full-time at the South African Rolling Stone magazine as online editor, features writer and photographer.

The video sees Welfare and drummer Kyle Gray recording the track live at Blooroom Studios in Ladismith and then traveling to the Oppikoppi Bewilderbeast 2013 Festival.

On 12 April 2018, while still on hiatus, Welsyn got nominated for an ATKV Mediaveertjie (Media Feather) Award in the "Luister" (Listen) radio category for Best Presenter or Interviewer of a Magazine Programme.

On 11 May 2018 Welsyn made history by becoming the first independent, self-funded South African podcaster to win an award in this category ruled by personalities from terrestrial radio stations.

Hidden among the South African dunes of Vlees Bay and Fransmanshoek's nature reserve and conservation area you'll find the private holiday property of the four Hanekom brothers named Zeegunst.

With interviews and live recordings of some of the most legendary local fringe bands and artists like Piet Botha, Akkedis, The Black Cat Bones, Albert Frost, Gerald Clark, Ann Jangle, William Welfare, Southern Gypsey Queen en Dirk Ace of the Voëlvry movement – "Zeegunst" tells the underground story of one family's ambitious efforts to begin the new year on a high note.