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Member Since: Sunday, July 29 2007 @ 04:16 PM CDT
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Homepage: http://paulsilvamusic.com
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Song Votes: 79
Forum Posts: 408
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Bio:
Paul Silva


Paul is a vocalist, instrumentalist, and songwriter in -The Woolys- a new acoustic folk rock band. They've performed at The Porch and A-town Deli, to packed houses, which translates to about 47 people if you include staff.


Paul grew up on the central coast of California and hasn't wandered to far from there yet. He comes from a very musical family, his father was the director of the Gold Coast Chorus the Barbershop Singing organization in SLO county. He was taught to harmonize by his father and uncle and used to sing barbershop standards with his brothers and some of the neighborhood kids whose fathers were also involved in the chorus. "There was always singing in my house, always." he says "I remember asking my dad a question and him answering with the words of a song, he'd keep that up till I left him alone. Very frustrating for a kid but now I see that it was pure genius. I could ask a lot of really dumb questions. Still can, actually."

He started playing the guitar when he was 15, cutting his teeth on Cat Stevens, The Eagles, and the first two America albums. "I started writing songs right away. It never occured to me that you wouldn't do that, it just felt like that was the point."

Then came Zepplin.

"They were a huge turning point, just a mind blowing, eye opening push forward. I had always been moved by the beautiful music I had been listening to, but this was another thing entirely. Zep was wild abandon for me and for many years I tried to pursue that. When I'd hear Plant do that wail in "Since I been lovin' you", I knew in my heart what he was sayin' even though he wasn't saying any words. It opened my eyes to the idea that there was something deeper happening with music. Something more meaningful to the human experience."

The next big turning point was hearing the "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" album. He spent the next ten years immersed in bluegrass and it's offshoots and predecessors.

"Some where in that time I realised that acoustic instruments made the sounds that I love the most, they fit the sounds I have in my head more closely than do instruments meant to be plugged in. Now-a-days, I'm in pursuit of the perfect blend of Old Timey meets Rock and Roll. It 's not as easy as I had thought it might be, the way you approach the instruments themselves are almost diametrically opposed. I haven't quite gotten it yet but I'm enjoying the journey."

Paul spends most of his time playing with his band- The Woolys - and recording in his home studio. you can hear and download music from his website: paulsilvamusic.com.








pablatone's Songs (40)
Date Title Rating Hits Genre Last Comment Status
10.24.09 I got a gal 10.00 (1) 104 (15) Acoustic 11.04.09 Active
09.04.09 White boy 9.38 (2) 215 (12) Rock 10.06.09 Active
08.31.09 Get Up Reach Out Move On (a hopeful dirge) 9.25 (4) 289 (27) Rock 09.13.09 Active
07.30.09 Revive us again trad. 9.58 (3) 428 (22) Bluegrass 08.27.09 Active
07.17.09 beaumont rag 8.88 (2) 393 (14) Bluegrass 07.27.09 Active
07.12.09 Black Mountain Rag 9.38 (2) 481 (16) Bluegrass 07.27.09 Active
07.10.09 bury me beneath the willow- trad. 9.25 (2) 457 (16) Bluegrass 08.07.09 Active
10.30.08 the Other Thing 9.79 (6) 994 (25) Acoustic 07.16.09 Active
10.11.08 when you found me 9.50 (2) 1058 (20) Acoustic 09.04.09 Active
09.23.08 Stormcrow 9.25 (7) 1036 (17) Acoustic 04.04.09 Active
08.21.08 the treasure 8.95 (5) 702 (14) Ballad 09.19.08 Active
08.13.08 To This Heart 9.55 (5) 1231 (25) Acoustic 07.16.09 Active
06.18.08 My Sister Is Very Beautiful 9.50 (8) 1420 (47) Acoustic 07.16.09 Active
04.22.08 Blues for Feter 9.25 (11) 881 (28) Blues (contemporary) 11.06.08 Active
04.12.08 Hold Me (Prone to Wander) 9.08 (6) 692 (36) Rock 05.03.08 Active
03.30.08 Middle Aged Love Song  (---) 713 (12) Folk (contemporary) 04.28.08 Active
03.23.08 crowboy 9.25 (4) 633 (21) Rock 05.12.08 Active
02.28.08 sunflower girl 9.53 (10) 1321 (35) Acoustic 05.27.08 Active
02.17.08 One of A Kind 9.44 (4) 718 (11) Acoustic Rock 04.22.08 Active
02.11.08 Just tell Rosanne 9.75 (2) 727 (14) Folk (contemporary) 05.27.08 Active
01.30.08 Willow (international) 9.34 (16) 2328 (66) Folk (contemporary) 07.16.09 Active
12.28.07 she likes to 9.54 (6) 910 (20) Pop (Alternative) 05.02.08 Active
12.02.07 Old Man Hawkins 9.48 (10) 1017 (14) Folk (contemporary) 03.12.08 Active
10.21.07 I am an old man 9.60 (5) 845 (27) Folk (contemporary) 06.24.08 Active
09.27.07 leave me alone 9.31 (4) 825 (11) Folk (contemporary) 10.16.07 Active
09.17.07 If I could only know 9.29 (7) 853 (15) Folk (contemporary) 02.05.08 Active
09.16.07 You Came Searchin' 9.38 (2) 1019 (13) Soul 04.07.08 Active
09.14.07 Everybodies Talkin' (revisited) 9.00 (3) 777 (7) Rock & Roll 10.11.07 Active
09.10.07 Holy is the Lord 9.08 (3) 585 (3) Soul 07.20.08 Active
08.31.07 shine your light 9.25 (2) 761 (11) Folk (contemporary) 09.11.07 Active
08.31.07 Khartum 8.92 (3) 637 (0) Folk (contemporary) N/A Active
08.31.07 You came down 9.38 (4) 688 (7) Folk-Rock 05.23.08 Active
08.24.07 good to see you 9.09 (8) 899 (9) Acoustic 11.05.08 Active
08.21.07 IYGAL 8.00 (1) 668 (3) Acoustic Rock 01.31.08 Active
08.21.07 willow 8.13 (2) 842 (10) Acoustic 02.09.08 Active
08.19.07 cool water 8.38 (4) 951 (6) Acoustic 08.19.07 Active
08.19.07 scarlett & blue 9.13 (2) 677 (3) Acoustic 05.09.08 Active
08.17.07 Blind Horse 8.33 (6) 755 (4) Acoustic 08.24.07 Active
08.17.07 I call on you 9.17 (3) 823 (5) Soul 11.04.08 Active
08.15.07 everybody's talkin 8.47 (8) 1036 (22) Rock 05.07.08 Active
Favorite Songs (80)
Title Artist Date Genre
Kathy's Song tmcfate 08.11.09 Acoustic
Acoustic Moonshine and Motors-the Biz Jarvoid 08.04.09 Bluegrass
Beat Up Car crissew 08.03.09 Acoustic
The Riverside Dadai.2 07.23.09 Folk (contemporary)
Daisy Girl HolleyHall 06.29.09 Folk (contemporary)
Lead Me to Calvary (Dadai.2, Roxylee, Schletty) Postludes Trio 03.13.09 Gospel
Maybe This Time johnwhitehead 03.10.09 Acoustic
Maker of Heaven and Earth remix (MJRF) Roxylee 02.09.09 Inspirational (contemporary)
Daydreaming ECLive 01.24.09 Acoustic
Come Home Babe Feter 12.28.08 Blues (contemporary)
Your Moonlight (Roxylee, Feter, Henri Roger, Dadai) Dadai.2 12.13.08 Acoustic
Homeland Scott Carmichael 12.13.08 Acoustic
Oh Come Emanuel Scott Carmichael 11.29.08 Holiday
My Time Has Come The Chiefs 11.24.08 Acoustic
Out Of The Blue (I'm Watching You) Vic Holman 11.22.08 Psychedelic
The Castle stacey 11.15.08 Folk (contemporary)
My Pseudo Love Folk Song kickliquid 11.13.08 Acoustic
Can You Spare Some Change? fambroski 11.05.08 Acoustic
Conversation Song, by Feter Roxylee 11.05.08 Folk (contemporary)
Mystic Midnight Dance (2008) Instrumental Dadai.2 10.28.08 Celtic
Requiem for a Songbird elfdaughter 10.28.08 Classical
Man of Straw fambroski 10.21.08 Acoustic
Each One Should Use diamondvalley 10.13.08 Gospel
Crystal Land Scott Carmichael 10.11.08 Folk-Rock
Diamond Halls FrankAxtell 10.09.08 Blues (contemporary)
Blues for McBlues(w/evolvweb) Feter 09.19.08 Blues (contemporary)
Gasoline - MJCC Jim Bouchard 09.01.08 Acoustic Rock
Pity the Crescent City-remaster ziti 08.30.08 Funk
OBEY! perceptualvortex 08.27.08 Other
Acoustic Jungle thetiler 08.22.08 Fingerstyle Guitar
Toad Hall (the return) Jim Bouchard 08.20.08 Ambient
Carry Me Home Mckenzie 08.19.08 Acoustic Rock
Shade thoddi 08.13.08 Jazz (instrumental)
Come On darin803 08.06.08 Acoustic
This is the Place Remark80 07.26.08 Acoustic Rock
Björnarna Flödar WeAreNotPerfekt 06.25.08 Acoustic
Supa Star (mix 1work in progress) HipHopMoses 06.24.08 Funk
Mockingbird Song paddler 06.22.08 Folk (traditional)
Mockingbird Song paddler 06.22.08 Folk (traditional)
YOU MAKE ME FEEL.(REMASTERED) ThroughRivers 06.17.08 Folk-Rock
Song for My Mama-la slumbering 05.11.08 Other
Dinner Bell guitapick 05.07.08 Fingerstyle Guitar
"The Ean Bardsley Song" Axgrinder 05.06.08 Experimental
Pinkeye I. Spike 05.02.08 Punk-Grunge
whadorung now*CBGB buckhorn 05.02.08 Rock & Roll
I'm Stayin' Roxylee 04.30.08 A Cappella
God Be With You (til we meet again) Mystified 04.24.08 A Cappella
Thank You WeAreNotPerfekt 04.22.08 Inspirational (contemporary)
Last Teardrop droop 04.20.08 Pop (mainstream)
A Rambler Like Me Remark80 04.12.08 Acoustic Rock
Le bal de Minuit blaky smith 04.12.08 Other
Planxty Irwin GuitarJanson 04.02.08 Acoustic
Faithful Hound paddler 03.31.08 Acoustic
Walk Away Remark80 03.30.08 Acoustic Rock
pictures of you buckhorn 03.22.08 Showtunes
Poor Wayfaring Stranger WeAreNotPerfekt 03.18.08 Acoustic
Don't Let Me Go BeccaJohnson 03.11.08 Pop (mainstream)
Glacier Ride magnatone 03.09.08 Pop Classical
who will I be Scott Carmichael 02.29.08 Acoustic
1 Man Jam Band Ibstrat 02.27.08 Jazz (instrumental)
Of Summers Gone Moviz 02.09.08 Ballad
True To Me evolvweb 01.14.08 Rock (instrumental)
Worn Leather UncleTupeloFan 01.07.08 Acoustic
Glimpses Scott Carmichael 10.05.07 Folk-Rock
Downpour cthayes 09.11.07 Rock (instrumental)
It's Love karasoul 08.17.07 Alternative Rock
Never Grow Old karasoul 08.17.07 Acoustic Rock
Saturnine (unplugged) Macaudion 08.16.07 Folk (contemporary)
C'mon Get Ready psexnyc 08.15.07 Acoustic Rock
Township Jig Komrade K 06.17.07 Ethnic-International
Beyond a Dark Horizon Cantor 06.09.07 Rock
God Already Blessed America Ed Hannifin 05.23.07 Folk (contemporary)
Sweet Baby (w/Jim Bouchard) ledebutant 04.28.07 Acoustic Rock
So Selfish - Colab with kevmikwa - Final Mix e46 03.04.07 Acoustic Rock
Please Don't Call Ed Hannifin 09.21.06 Folk (contemporary)
littleboy lullaby festivalbox 09.18.06 Children's Music
Blown Away (w ziti) jiguma 08.06.06 Rock
Mercy Scott Carmichael 08.01.06 Rock
Leave Me Gently Wifty 06.05.06 Acoustic
Le Troisième Demi Komrade K 08.15.05 Ethnic-International
Favorite MacJammers (28)
Fans (40)
Music Background Raised on Barbershop singing, cut my own musical road with Cat Stevens, America, Eagles, Zepplin, and Aerosmith. Got a kick in the musical head when I heard the first "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" album. Since that time most of my time has been spent on acoustic instruments, which in hindsight was what appealed to me about the previously mentioned artists. I occasionally write an electric tune but acoustic music is where my heart is.
Music Skills Guitar and vocals. then a little mandolin, dobro, bass, uke
Music Hardware
Music Software logic pro 8
Keywords jesus, acoustic, harmony