Singer/songwriter Craig Silver has compiled an impressive track record writing and performing songs on everything from politics and pop culture to love and the universal quest for spiritual fulfillment. Silver has performed on CNN, National Public Radio and the Sci Fi Channel and has been heard on dozens of radio and TV stations in New York and throughout the country. Based in New York, he's also performed in Europe and Latin America.
PLANET DANCER, Silver's second CD, offers up more of Silver's songs of social and political satire, including his stinging comment on
A rollicking ?alt. country? take on the energy addiction that?s plaguing America. A stingingly effective piece of musical satire, with energetic mandolin and even a tuba tossed in; the song has been a favorite on indie radio. Male Vocals, Folk, Political Folk
Also in a mystical bent, this song challenges listeners to imagine themselves floating beyond time as physical beings as big as space itself. Expansive, contemplative folk rock in the vein of Emmylou Harris?s ?One Big Love? and Lennon-McCartney?s ?Across the Universe.? Male Vocals, Folk, Progressive Folk
With swelling, gospel-like instrumentation, and a vocal like that of a country hymnist, this song about 9/11 and its aftermath. It touches the many disturbing and conflicting emotions the event produced. Male Vocals, Folk, Folk Singer/Songwriter
Opening with a machine-gun drum rat-a-tat, the song immerses you in the alternating emotional seasons of risk, fear, desire, aggression that characterize modern life. Provocative folk rock, in the mode of artists like Steve Earle, with a hint of Bob Marley. Male Vocals, Folk, Political Folk
With a memorable melody and scintillating imagery, this synth-dominated number is a faced paced tune that still holds an easinesss for all its listeners. Male Vocals, Folk, Folk Pop
Acoustic guitar strumming with harmonica melodies, in between verses, simple vocal melodies, song about Valentine's day and it's social, commercial and economic implications Sounds like Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie, Bob Dylan. Male Vocals, Folk, Folk Singer/Songwriter
A jazz-flavored spin through a harrowing sci-fi vision: what if all our machines, appliances and electronic toys decided to mount a revolt against us? A spookily effective aural environment is created with a sparkling melody and gently lapping synthesizer accompaniment, Male Vocals, Folk, Folk Singer/Songwriter
A heartfelt paean to a child who has yet to be seen and the power she can hold over one?s life. A sweet-natured, highly evocative ballad about the mystery of birth. Has a Tracy Chapman flavor to it. Male Vocals, Folk, Folk Singer/Songwriter
A rock anthem for a new epoch, simultaneously a gleeful celebration and rueful warning, presenting dueling vistas of the future. Hard rocking, with blistering guitarwork and passionate production by the master of apocalyptic insanity, Al Cohen. Male Vocals, Folk, Progressive Folk
This song embeds a powerful message in an upbeat composition featuring soaring rock production, masterful electric guitar and organ-like keyboard. Male Vocals, Folk, Folk Music
Featuring bluesy harmonica and stabbing guitar, this fiery indictment of the greed culture takes up where socially conscious songsters like Neil Young and Phil Ochs left off. Male Vocals, Folk, Progressive Folk
Dominated by mandolin and harmonica, it's roots-based music and fun and easy-going vocals stay as the driving force of this tune. Male Vocals, Folk, Folk Singer/Songwriter
A dirge against war, sketching a barren landscape where the only ones who thrive are the merchants of death, the world's arms dealers. A quietly insistent organ and contemplative guitar give the piece a poetic shimmer. Male Vocals, Folk, Folk Singer/Songwriter
A raga-like meditation on spiritual transcendence ? music to get you high on the mountaintop of your choice. Like Ravel?s ?Bolero,? it lulls with pulsations of sonic warmth and instrumental fire. A haunting melody with sensitive vocals, it has an Al Stewart, Rennaisance-like atmosphere. Male Vocals, Folk, Progressive Folk
The menorah is the centerpiece of Chanukahthe candelabra used for the nightly lighting ceremony, as important to Jews as the tree is in another religion's seasonal holiday. "The Menorah Song" is a heartfelt number about the variety of menorahs that might find their way into familiesfrom heirlooms b, Male Vocals, Folk, Jewish Folk
With a tasteful soprano sax, spirited piano interlude it has a cabaret-esque feel with pining vocals to keep it going throughout, Male Vocals, Folk, Folk Singer/Songwriter
A blistering rock number that's also a humorous social comentary, With wild sound effects and a scorching electric guitar this is a dynamic yet light tune. Male Vocals, Folk, Folk Rock
A dreamy, star-dusted ballad played on solo acoustic guitar, it's a melody-driven tune with passionate vocals, Male Vocals, Folk, Folk Singer/Songwriter
