Up Close And Acoustic

Series produced by Charlie Silvestri

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


61 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
Up Close And Acoustic with Madrigal
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: The Madrigal album, American release, Credit: Up Close And Acoustic pic of my copy
At a recent vinyl record convention, having mostly struck out with my shopping list, I took a chance on an album with a cool, very 'of the period' ...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Sep 23, 2023
  • Length: 56:13
  • Purchases: 1
Up Close And Acoustic with Paul Roland
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Paul Roland, Credit: Paul Roland Facebook
Paul Roland has been writing and assembling some of the coolest, off-beat, and weird music going since his debut album 'Werewolf of London' in 1980...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida and KTNA


  • Added: Jul 22, 2023
  • Length: 57:29
  • Purchases: 2
Up Close And Acoustic with Dar Williams
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Dar Williams, Credit: Jayne Toohey from Dar's Facebook
Dar Williams, a singer/songwriter I've long enjoyed and admired, is back with a new album full of songs 'that matter'. It also happens that her lat...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Aug 10, 2021
  • Length: 57:07
  • Purchases: 1
Up Close And Acoustic with James McMurtry
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: James McMurtry, Credit: JamesMcMurtry.com
James McMurtry is a storyteller of the highest order. He is a performer who can guide you to the widest emotional extremes, not just in one concert...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Mar 14, 2023
  • Length: 56:26
  • Purchases: 1
Up Close And Acoustic with Grace Pettis
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Grace Pettis, Credit: Grace Pettis Facebook page
Grace Pettis is a singer/songwriter and rocker, based out of Austin. Her latest album, 'Working Woman' is completely created and assembled by an al...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Oct 03, 2021
  • Length: 57:22
  • Purchases: 1
Up Close And Acoustic with The Round Window
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: The Round Window album cover, Credit: Richard Lock Facebook
As described by the band, The Round Window is wide-screen rock. And for lyricist Rich Lock, different listeners getting different messages from the...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Dec 11, 2022
  • Length: 57:50
  • Purchases: 1
Up Close And Acoustic with Arielle Silver
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Arielle Silver, Credit: Arielle Silver Music Facebook
Arielle Silver, based out of Burbank California, is a singer/songwriter of the highest caliber. Maybe it's an innate ability, maybe it comes down t...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Aug 20, 2022
  • Length: 56:28
  • Purchases: 1
Up Close And Acoustic with Peter Case
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Peter Case/Sunset Blvd Records, Credit: Ekevara Kitpowsong the Aperturist
After turning 16 Peter Case left home in Buffalo, New York and headed West to California. He became part of the street musician scene out there and...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Mar 05, 2023
  • Length: 57:00
  • Purchases: 1
Up Close And Acoustic with Rebecca Loebe
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Rebecca Loebe, Credit: Rebecca Loebe Facebook
Singer/songwriter Rebecca Loebe creates music with a message. Whether social commentary on a grand scale or writing empowerment songs she herself n...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Aug 21, 2021
  • Length: 58:28
  • Purchases: 1
Up Close And Acoustic with Jann Klose
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Jann Klose at Sellersville Theater, Credit: Up Close And Acoustic
Cosmopolitan singer/songwriter and Pop-rocker Jann Klose drops by Up Close And Acoustic to talk about a plethora of topics! A new release, 'Surrend...

  • Added: Jun 04, 2023
  • Length: 59:20
Up Close And Acoustic with John Ford of the Strawbs
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: John Ford in concert, Credit: MJR Photography from John's Facebook page
John Ford has had a long and I'd say envious career. He's been in multiple bands, and written hits for those multiple bands going back to the 1960s...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Apr 26, 2019
  • Length: 59:01
  • Purchases: 1
Up Close And Acoustic with Langan, Frost, and Wane
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Langan Frost and Wane, Credit: Langan, Frost, and Wane
The Philadelphia area's Langan, Frost, and Wane have taken everything they like about 1967, from Donavan to Pentangle, to Steeleye Span to Bert Jan...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Dec 06, 2021
  • Length: 57:02
  • Purchases: 1
Up Close And Acoustic with The Strawbs
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: The Strawbs, Credit: Strawbsweb.co.uk
Perhaps change is the only way to move forward. The Strawbs are a long-lived rock band from England. Founded by David Cousins in the mid 1960s, the...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: May 18, 2020
  • Length: 57:24
  • Purchases: 1
Up Close And Acoustic with Prince Bishop
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Prince Bishop 'All Is Due', Credit: Prince Bishop
Ben Trenerry, and his Rock music project Prince Bishop, has created an emotional and intelligent Karmic map to finding inner peace with Prince Bish...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Feb 13, 2023
  • Length: 56:42
  • Purchases: 1
Up Close And Acoustic with Carlene Carter
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Carlene Carter, Credit: Marc Hauser
Carlene Carter, proud member of the long celebrated Carter family of music, stops by Up Close And Acoustic to talk about music, legacy, family hist...

Bought by KTNA and KTNA


  • Added: Apr 26, 2019
  • Length: 55:08
  • Purchases: 2
Up Close And Acoustic with Ben de la Cour
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Ben de la Cour, Credit: Up Close And Acoustic
I first encountered Ben de la Cour and his songs when he opened a concert in support of Peter Case. To say I was immediately smitten by his songwri...

  • Added: May 29, 2023
  • Length: 57:42
Up Close And Acoustic with John Gorka
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: John Gorka with Charlie and Up Close And Acoustic, Credit: Up Close And Acoustic
One of THE Godfathers of the New Folk Movement, John Gorka, joins me to talk about his career, how he prepares for live performance, getting a mess...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2019
  • Length: 58:36
Up Close And Acoustic with Norman Taylor
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Norman Taylor, Credit: Up Close And Acoustic
Norman Taylor is a Philly-based Country-Blues artist. His style is based around such blues greats as Robert Johnson and Skip James, along with mode...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Jul 04, 2023
  • Length: 56:20
  • Purchases: 1
Up Close And Acoustic Warren Zevon Special Audio Documentary
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: Warren Zevon, Credit: George Gruel
Welcome to Up Close And Acoustic's complete Warren Zevon audio Documentary. I am of the opinion that Warren Zevon should be recognized as one of Am...

  • Added: May 19, 2021
  • Length: 02:54:04
Up Close And Acoustic with BettySoo
From: Charlie Silvestri
Series: Up Close And Acoustic
Caption: BettySoo, Credit: BettySoo Facebook page
In Austin, Texas, 'the live music capital of the world', the musical bar is set high. For over a decade, BettySoo has carved out her own niche amon...

Bought by KTNA


  • Added: Oct 17, 2021
  • Length: 57:20
  • Purchases: 1

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