Julie Silver is an American

folk musician Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has be ...

who has been traveling throughout the world and performing for the last 20 years. She has released eight albums which have sold over 80,000 copies without the help of a major label.

Early life

Silver was raised in

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and started playing music at the age of eight. Her music is predominantly

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in nature, and she sings in both

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and English. She performs original songs that are written by her, as well as traditional Jewish folk songs by others.

Career

Her music has been featured in several Jewish songbooks, such as ''R'fuah Sh'leimah: Songs of Jewish Healing''. Silver also has had an acting role, appearing in ''

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'' in a scene opposite

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Personal life

She currently lives in Los Angeles with her wife, Mary Connelly (Executive Producer of ''

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''), and their two daughters, Sarah and Catherine, in Southern California.

Discography

* ''Reunion'' (2009) * ''It's Chanukah Time'' (2007) (a CD of Jewish holiday music, the first of this genre to be produced exclusively for the

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bookstore chain) * ''For Love to Grow'' (2005) (a

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Blue Ribbon Recommended work) * ''Notes From Montana'' (2002) * ''Beyond Tomorrow'' (1998) * ''Walk With Me'' (1994) * ''From Strength to Strength'' (1993) * ''Together'' (1992)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Silver, Julie American women singer-songwriters Living people Jewish folk singers LGBT Jews American LGBT musicians Year of birth missing (living people)