Mike Silver

Mike Silver (born 12 September 1945) is a British singer-songwriter, who has been active in the UK contemporary and folk music circuits since the late 1960s.

Biography

Silver was born in Uffington, Oxfordshire (then Berkshire) in 1945 and started playing guitar at the age of 15, He was inspired to move to a more fingerstyle folk/blues approach after witnessing Gerry Lockran at a Canterbury folk club, and began performing himself in the folk clubs of London and Cornwall from the late 1960s onwards. his song "Maybe It's Just Love" was also picked up by Moody Blues frontman Justin Hayward, and included on the latter's 1980 album, Night Flight. Writing in the West Briton in 2003, reviewer John Newman has stated: "Mike Silver has a unique style, drawing from many influences including folk, rock, country and blues, all of which are evident, with an end result that is magical and should be a source of inspiration to songwriters everywhere."

Discography Mike Silver Troubadour Rocket MCA 348 1973 album details Come and Be My Lady Stockfisch SF 7002 1976 album details as Michael Silver: Midnight Train Big John BIG 001 1979 album details as Michael Silver: Silversongs Ferry Records F 29115 1981 album details as Michael Silver: Let's Talk About You Peak 3381 1983 album details Free Silversound SR 0184 1985 album details No Machine Silversound SR 0286 1987 album details Roadworks Silversound SR 0190 1990 (live recordings) album details Heartland Faymus FR 0197 1997 album details Double Back (compilation) Faymus FRCD 0299 1999 album details Ku Séma Faymus FRCD 0100 2000 album details Solid Silver D.M.G. DMGCD 001 2003 album details Heaven In Mind Cherry Red C-RED 298 2006 album details How Many Rivers Faymus FRCD 0108 2009 album details Jack Dances Faymus FRCD 0112 2014 album details Silver Collection Faymus FRCD 1015 2016 album details

With others Mike Silver and Mike Beason: The Applicant Fontana STL 5506 1969 album details "Daylight" (Mike Silver, Steve Hayton, Chrissie Quayle): Daylight RCA SF 8194 1971 album details Johnny Coppin and Mike Silver: Breaking The Silence Faymus FRCD 0101 2007 album details