Duvid Swirsky (born April 2, 1976) is an Israeli-American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and composer. He is best known as the guitarist, co-vocalist, and founding member of the Jewish rock band

Moshav A moshav ( he, מוֹשָׁב, plural ', lit. ''settlement, village'') is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists between 1904 an ...

. He has also performed with the

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bands Skyland (with

C Lanzbom C Joseph Lanzbom is a Grammy winning American guitarist and songwriter. He is known for co-founding the band Inasense (later renamed Soulfarm), with Noah Chase. Personal background Lanzbom grew up in Lakewood Township, New Jersey, where he ...

) and

Distant Cousins Distant Cousins were an English band from Manchester. They are grouped within the Madchester scene, though the music was a blend of soul and pop. The group consisted of Doreen Edwards (vocals), Neil Fitzpatrick (ex- Smirks, guitar/sax), and "Sn ...

(with

Dov Rosenblatt Dov Rosenblatt (born 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, producer, composer, and teacher. Currently based in Los Angeles, California, he is best known as the lead singer of the Jewish rock band Blue Fringe, who were credited along with Mosh ...

and Ami Kozak).

Early life

Swirsky was born in the

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before his family moved to

Mevo Modi'im Mevo Modi'im (, ''lit.'' Modi'im Gateway), officially Me'or Modi'im (), is a moshav in central Israel. It is also known as the Carlebach Moshav. Located north-west of Modi'in on Highway 443, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Modi'in Regio ...

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

when he was ten. The village's founder, influential Jewish singer Rabbi

Shlomo Carlebach Shlomo Carlebach ( he, שלמה קרליבך; 14 January 1925 – 20 October 1994), known as Reb Shlomo to his followers, was a rabbi, religious teacher, spiritual leader, composer, and singer dubbed "the singing rabbi" during his lifetime. ...

, would frequently visit the village and perform for the residents. Swirsky first played professionally when he was 15 as part of Carlebach's band at a

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

concert.

Career

Moshav

Growing up in Mevo Modi'in, Swirsky became close friends with his neighbor

Yehuda Solomon Yehuda Solomon ( he, ייהודא סולומונ ; born June 20, 1977) is an Israeli-American singer, songwriter, and hazzan. He is the lead singer and co-founder of the band Moshav, which heavily influenced Jewish rock in the late '90s. He is t ...

, whose father,

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, was a founding member of

Diaspora Yeshiva Band The Diaspora Yeshiva Band ( he, להקת ישיבת התפוצות) was an Israeli Orthodox Jewish rock band founded at the Diaspora Yeshiva on Mount Zion, Jerusalem, by ''baal teshuva'' students from the United States. In existence from 1975 to ...

and one of the first residents of the village. Swirsky and Solomon performed together from a young age and formed the

Moshav Band Moshav, formerly known as Moshav Band, is an Israeli-American Jewish rock band originating from Moshav Mevo Modi'im. Founded in 1995 by Yehuda Solomon and Duvid Swirsky, the group moved to Los Angeles in 2000 and has released seven studio albu ...

in 1996. They have released ten albums since 1998 and have been credited, alongside

Blue Fringe Blue Fringe was an American Jewish rock band from New York City. Formed in 2001 by lead singer Dov Rosenblatt, the band's debut album, '' My Awakening'' (2003), sold more than 14,000 copies, an uncommon feat in the limited Jewish market, and bec ...

and

Soulfarm Soulfarm (formerly known as Inasense) is an American Jewish rock band based in New York City. They were founded in 1991 by C Lanzbom and Noah Solomon.

, with pioneering a new movement of Jewish rock in the 1990s.

Skyland

Swirsky briefly collaborated with

Soulfarm Soulfarm (formerly known as Inasense) is an American Jewish rock band based in New York City. They were founded in 1991 by C Lanzbom and Noah Solomon.

guitarist

in 2012 under the name Skyland. Their self-titled debut album was released on January 10, 2012 through Desert Rock Records and Sweet Sense Music.

Distant Cousins

Later in 2012, Swirsky, Blue Fringe lead singer

, and singer-songwriter Ami Kozak formed the

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group

. They released two self-titled EPs (one in 2014, one in 2015) and have had their music appear in commercials, television shows, and films, including a soundtrack song, "Are You Ready (On Your Own)", for the 2014 film ''

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''.

Personal life

Swirsky lives in

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with his wife and two sons.

Discography

Solo

2022: "Anani" (single)

With Moshav

* ''The Things You Can't Afford'' (1998) * ''Days ''(1999) * ''Lost Time ''(2002) * ''Return Again'' (2004) * ''Malachim'' (2005) * ''The Best of Moshav Band: Higher and Higher ''(2005) * '' Misplaced'' (2006) * ''Dancing in a Dangerous World'' (2010) * ''New Sun Rising'' (2013) * ''Shabbat Vol. 1'' (2014)

With Skyland

*''Skyland'' (2012)

With Distant Cousins

*''Next of Kin'' (2019)

Other

*1996: Ben Zion Solomon and Sons, ''Give Me Harmony: Songs of R' Shlomo Carlebach'' –

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*2008: Rachel Diggs, ''Center of the Earth'' – composer on "Wanted" *2018: Shirat, ''Crazy'' EP – featured on "No One's Watching" *2019: Various, '' A Million Little Things'' ''Season 1'' soundtrack – contributes "Be My Katie"

References

External links

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Swirsky, Duvid Living people 1976 births Jewish rock musicians Jewish American musicians Jewish American composers Jewish American songwriters Israeli emigrants to the United States Moshav (band) members 21st-century American Jews