Series: Up Close And Acoustic

Produced by Charlie Silvestri

Caption: Up Close And Acoustic with Charlie Silvestri, Credit: Silvestri
Image by: Silvestri 
Up Close And Acoustic with Charlie Silvestri 

Performance/Interview formatted radio, featuring singer/songwriters and bands in a relaxed and intimate acoustic setting.

In this weekly radio series, you can meet new bands and performers for the first time or hear established acts in a way you may not have heard them before.

In-depth and candid conversation along with music performance with some of the best bands around.

Your host for Up Close And Acoustic is Charlie Silvestri and most of the pieces in this series are 'Evergreen' and can be played any time.

Performance/Interview formatted radio, featuring singer/songwriters and bands in a relaxed and intimate acoustic setting.

In this weekly radio series, you can meet new bands and performers for the first time or hear established acts in a way you may not have heard them before.

In-depth and candid conversation along with music performance with some of the best bands around.

Your host for Up Close And Acoustic is Charlie Silvestri and most of the pieces in this series are 'Evergreen' and can be played any time.


21 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
Caption: Sarah Blacker, Credit: sarahblacker.com
Sarah Blacker's bio says her music is a unique blend of acoustic rock, folk, and jazz with stand-out vocals and quirky yet catchy songwriting. I wo...

  • Added: May 17, 2012
  • Length: 00:59:23
Caption: Tim Robinson and Paul Sachs, Credit: Promotional
Paul Sachs and Tim Robinson, two songwriters out of New York, visit Up Close and Acoustic to talk about their process (they are both involved in th...

  • Added: May 13, 2012
  • Length: 00:57:01
Caption: The Valkyrians, Credit: The Valkyrians Reverbnation page
Cris Valkyria and Lou Paglione of The Valkyrians, a psyche-folk-rock group (my description, not theirs) out of Philadelphia, are my guests on Up Cl...

  • Added: May 03, 2012
  • Length: 00:56:58
Caption: Twin Ghost, Credit: Twinghost.com
Twin Ghost is a Philadelphia based singer/songwriter whose songs are a well-crafted collection of rootsy, soulful ballads with a bluesy rock edge, ...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2012
  • Length: 00:57:04
Caption: John Dutton and Aaron Hehl, Credit: Derek Brad
Aaron Hehl and John Dutton have the kind of working relationship that allows them to be able to finish each other's musical sentences. Both are fin...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2012
  • Length: 00:58:36
Caption: Ken Anderson and Rebecca Hall of Hungrytown , Credit: Hungrytown
Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson, the husband and wife duo that make up Hungrytown, are my guests on Up Close And Acoustic. Rebecca is a singer and so...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2012
  • Length: 00:57:00
Caption: Carolann Solebello, Credit: Robert Berkowitz
Carolann Solebello, singer/songwriter from New York City, stops by Up Close And Acoustic while touring behind her CD 'Threshold'. It's her third so...

  • Added: Feb 05, 2012
  • Length: 00:33:35
Caption: Audrey Auld, Credit: Audrey Auld site
Audrey Auld from Nashville, by way of Tasmania, is my guest on Up Close And Acoustic. She's recently released a CD, 'Come Find Me' and is touring a...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2012
  • Length: 00:32:54
Caption: Charlie Phillips, Credit: Silvestri
How does the normally 'hands-on, perfectionist' Charlie Phillips deal with working with someone else in charge of the recording of his music?

  • Added: Jan 29, 2012
  • Length: 00:34:55
Caption: The Lux, Credit: Site promo
It's not too often in this digitally downloaded, one song at a time, day and age that a band releases a complete album that contains no fats and fi...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2011
  • Length: 00:41:04
Caption: The Williamsboy
Matt 'The Williamsboy' Williams stops by Up Close And Acoustic to play some songs from his first release, 'Analog'. We talk about how he got the re...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2011
  • Length: 00:44:51
Caption: Leendert
There's a saying that goes, 'I don't know much about art, but I know what I like'. Very true. And though I don't speak too much Dutch after havin...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2011
  • Length: 00:29:00
Caption: Andrea Carlson, Credit: Mama Owl Photography
If you like music and songs that can whisk you away from your problems, away from your very era; songs that soothe and entertain; songs that tell a...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2011
  • Length: 00:41:13
Caption: Tim Butler
Pop-rock Philly musician Tim Butler brings his guitar to Up Close And Acoustic to play some of his jangly and hooky songs. He talks about making re...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2011
  • Length: 00:43:41
Caption: John Galla, Credit: Lisa Schaffer
Singer/songwriter , professor of communication by day, John Galla from Media, PA stops by Up Close And Acoustic to talk about his CD, 'Sketch'.

  • Added: Oct 30, 2011
  • Length: 00:29:00
Caption: Jill Sobule, Credit: Promotional from jillsobule.com
Singer/songwriter Jill Sobule visits Up Close and Acoustic to talk about her music, what motivates her, who influences her and best of all, to play...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2011
  • Length: 00:29:00
Caption: The Bowmans
Twin sisters Sarah and Claire Bowman are the duo The Bowmans. They sing in an amazing harmony that maybe only identical twins can perform.

  • Added: Oct 24, 2011
  • Length: 00:29:00
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Mary Fahl first came to prominence with the group October Project in the 1990s. Since the beginning of the 21st Century, she's gone her own way wit...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2011
  • Length: 00:59:00
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New York based singer/songwriter Christine Lavin visits Up Close And Acoustic to play some songs, talk about her music and new memoir, and discuss ...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2011
  • Length: 00:39:38
Caption: Craig Bickhardt on Up Close And Acoustic, Credit: craigbickhardt.com
Nashville hit maker Craig Bickhardt comes home to sing his own songs after having Cash, McBride, Kristofferson and many others interpret them.

  • Added: Oct 13, 2011
  • Length: 00:38:17