Silas J. Dirge

Silas J. Dirge is the moniker adopted by Netherlands-based alt-country songwriter Jan Kooiker. With mostly character-driven and story-based lyrics he explores subjects like death, religion and (lost) love while accompanying himself on a beat-up acoustic guitar. His writing style can be described as traditional old-school country - sometimes with as little as two chords per song - lyrically leaning towards darker themes.