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Rickie Lee 3:310:00/3:31
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Ghost Ships 3:580:00/3:58
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Bramble Vine 4:130:00/4:13
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You Were Light 4:250:00/4:25
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What Really Matters 4:460:00/4:46
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Headlights 3:510:00/3:51
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Only Forever 4:480:00/4:48
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Someone Else's Dream 4:150:00/4:15
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Laugh About It 4:090:00/4:09
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The Calling 5:200:00/5:20
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Lonely Time of Year 4:050:00/4:05
Literate folk-pop that has a lot to say.
LIVE PERFORMANCE
SOLO
Duo
PRAISE FOR WATERSHED (release date: Oct 2023)
Snapshot
“Lovely songwriting”
— Boston Globe
“A born communicator... exudes intelligence and humanity.”
— Music Connection
Arielle Silver is a consummate storyteller whose rich, expressive voice and acoustic guitar frame expansive melodies that echo her tours and travels across the American heartland. Born on Florida's Gulf Coast, raised in woodsy spots along the mid-Atlantic, Arielle skinny dipped through her 20s at Walden Pond, and now feeds the feral cats beneath her Los Angeles home just a traffic jam away from the Pacific Ocean.
Her fifth album WATERSHED, an earthy, luminous, and literate collection of songs that emerged from the watershed moments of the pandemic, debuted at #3 on the Roots Music Report's Top 50 Contemporary Folk Music Chart, with a shoutout from NYT bestselling author Cheryl Strayed, and premier partners The Bluegrass Situation, Americana Highways, and Twangville.
In 2024, Arielle earned Second Place in the IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards), Finalist in the Tucson Folk Festival Competition, and Semi-Finalist in the ISC (International Songwriting Competition).
Songs from Watershed have been heard on Chicago's WFMT-FM Midnight Special, NYC's WFUV Sunday Supper, and LA tastemaker station 88.5FM The SoCal Sound, whose Program Director Mookie called Arielle “an incredible singer-songwriter right in our backyard." Twangville calls Watershed, "a mix of sophisticated, reflective songs" and (most thrilling for Arielle) NYTimes bestselling author Cheryl Strayed called it "Beautiful.”
New Releases Now writes, “In the sun-soaked heart of California, Arielle Silver emerges as a masterful storyteller, blending the soul of Americana roots with influences drawn equally from Laurel Canyon and Greenwich Village.” Watershed is still bringing in excellent reviews from Americana UK, At The Barrier, A Little More Vodka, and more.
In 2023, Music Connection wrote “Superb stage presence… an excellent songwriter." This follows their 2020 review calling her “a born communicator... exudes intelligence and humanity,” with a spot on their year-end Top Prospects and Hot 100 Live Artists lists.
She performs solo, as a duo with violinist Daryl S, bassist Darby Orr, and with full band. She has shared stages with many celebrated songwriters, including America, Ellis Paul, Alice Howe and Freebo, Gregory Page, Rachael Davis, and Rebecca Loebe, at respected listening rooms and venues across the U.S., including Club Passim (MA), World Cafe Live (PA), Godfrey Daniels (PA), Jammin' Java (VA), Rockwood Music Hall (NYC), Hotel Cafe (LA), Eddie's Attic (GA), The Evening Muse (NC), as well as long-running house concert series Jacaranda Veranda (CA), Desert Valley House Concerts (AZ), Molly's House (IL), and more.
As a teaching artist and advocate for songwriters and authentic acoustic music, Arielle currently serves as Board President of Folk Alliance Region-West (FAR-West), Program Manager at The SONA Foundation, Senior Lecturer at Antioch University Los Angeles, faculty at UWisc-Madison's Summer Music Clinic, and co-owner at her studio Bhavana Flow Yoga. www.ariellesilver.com
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