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7/13/2010
Hi Everyone,
James Taylor & Carole King were awesome. I need to dust off some of those old Carole King tunes...
Just a reminder some great gigs are coming in the next couple of weeks...from upstate NY to Eastern MA to Williamstown MA...it's going to be a lot of fun.

Here is what my friend Gordon Munding (who will be joining me in Rochester has to say about that concert:
" Blues & Gospel Queen of the Berkshires' Robin O'Herin is holding court at Beale St. Cafe Saturday Night July 17th! You all know from past shows how Robin cooks up her Gospel & Blues.... I'll be more focused on the darker Blues.
Robin will first smite you with slide guitar before offering her grace & mercy.
This concert will be shared between her & I with Jay Chaffee on upright bass.
showtime is 7:30pm (Free - donations accepted)"

Roadtrip Nation (a PBS show that has licensed some of my tunes) has a cool new website. You can check out my profile here: http://roadtripnation.com/listen/profile.php?artist_id=308

Also, please share the following link to get my music out there....
http://www.myspace.com/seedpage?sproutId=pwBXFDS4MeLm0ndu

Hope to see you at a gig soon.
:)
Robin

4/1/2010
April Gigs
Is it Spring Yet?

Thank God for the blues. They make mud season bearable.

I've been on a search for diehard, true blue, delta blues and gospel lovers. You know who you are....

In the process I have done a few more video clips and you can check them out on youtube (http://www.youtube.com/robinohe or facebook...) Here's a sample:

I was invited to play at GuitarJam2010 at the Colonial--I was really honored, but unfortunately I was already booked at the WCUW Front Room series in Worcester for that night.

Good things are coming.

Hope to see you at a gig soon.
:)

Dear Lovers of Delta Blues,
First, I’m not going to lie to you...I’m not really comfortable doing this, but a good friend has been urging me to give it a shot, so I am.
I am looking for new fans to join me as I take my game to the next level.
Check out my schedule at http://www.robinoherin.com/gigs.html, and stop in at a gig, if this letter “fits” you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAgoGuqdiOI
Please continue to read there’s more..My name is Robin O’Herin. I play bottleneck blues, piedmont blues, holy blues, original folk blues, and some fingerstyle guitar.
I’ve opened for the Doobie Brothers, Paul Geremia, Roy Bookbinder and Vance Gilbert. I’ve shared the stage with Leslie West and Mountain and Andy Cohen. People tell me I sound like I grew up in the Delta, but I’m actually a Jewish girl, originally from Long Island, years ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q30tp013taAI grew up listening to Lightnin Hopkins, Mississippi John Hurt and Blind Willie Johnson. Then I discovered Rev. Gary Davis and players like John Renbourne.
Some say I sound like early Bonnie Raitt or Rory Block. Maybe a little Keb Mo. I’m including a few little video clips so you can hear what I’m talking about.
But people tell me my music is more raw; authentic is a word they use a lot. Some people think my voice reminds them of Janis Joplin. I don’t know about that, but let’s just say I can “bring it” from a deep place if you know what I mean…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klDCujufmPs
It’s not for everyone. If you’ve “get it” I would like to meet you on one condition – please be “You.” No fakes.
Either you’ve “got it” or you don’t if you know what I mean. So, like I said, check out my schedule and stop by, and if Delta blues is your thing, you need to be there.
I’m looking for like-minded, true to themselves and true to delta blues music kind of people. I love the adventure. I love my music. And I love sharing that passion with others. And, I’d love to find more people to share that passion with. That’s why this invitation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4UIs9F-K_IPeople come up to me at gigs or find me online and want to play with me, but they don’t really “get” my music at all (that’s why I’m writing this letter)—it’s not like city blues where it follows a set progression and keeps perfect time. It’s not all polished and shiny and sometimes it has crooked time or gets way on the backbeat.If you’re a singer, or dance, or play harp, drums or bass, that’s a plus of course. And if you just love this gritty music, but have no real musical talent, you come too. Or if you haven’t heard delta-style blues; you should.
But this letter is really for...the die-hard delta blues fan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_7Hsvn2xgI
For the musicians, I’ve got to be up front, it has to be the right fit. This is business too. We are talking about making money and getting paid.
I tour regionally, have played in Europe and have a couple of CDs out.
You can check me out at www.robinoherin.com, www.reverbnation.com/robinoherin, www.youtube.com/robinohe or on facebook, twitter, talentwatch.com (just to name some of the sites).Need you.

Robin

The Mass Hospital gig was amazing. It is a highschool for teens with severe disabilities. It was so rewarding to see kids singing clapping and playing rhythm instruments to the blues. We rocked the house! The fundraiser for Raising the Blues is March 6 in Arlington. Check out their website at http://www.raisingtheblues.org.

3/2/2010

The Mass Hospital gig was amazing. It is a highschool for teens with severe disabilities. It was so rewarding to see kids singing clapping and playing rhythm instruments to the blues. We rocked the house! The fundraiser for Raising the Blues is March 6 in Arlington. Check out their website at http://www.raisingtheblues.org.

More February Gigs & News

Just wanted to update you on a few last minute February gigs. Today's concert for the Mass Hospital School has been moved to March 3. This is in conjunction with raisingtheblues.org, a wonderful organization helping disabled children. They are having a fundraiser on March 6 with some wonderful musicians--check http://www.raisingtheblues.org for details.

Tomorrow, (Thursday), I will be joining Darlene White from the BSO Educational Dept. for a fun, interactive music and storytelling workshop at Knesset Israel.Heroes For Haiti is an all-day event at the Washington Ave. Armory in Albany. The doors open at noon and I will be playing upstairs between 2 and 2:30. It sounds like a wonderful event. The afternoon will begin with an interfaith service, then community expo on the main floor with exhibit and vending tables of local not-for-profits, women and minority-owned businesses, social justice organizations, social service agencies, faith institutions, and others. There will also be workshops taking place in three
rooms on the upper floors during the afternoon and musical performances on the main stage. There is also a big concert planned for that evening.
I will also be in Upton at the Rose Room Revue later this month--haven't been there in a couple of years, for you Eastern MA fans.

I've been working on some new marketing strategies and some new performance video snippets. I have a new video intro up here: http://www.talentwatch.net/artist/profile?id=NDI5.

If you are up for it, you can register as a fan and rate my videos....
More to come soon. Stay warm.

New York City was awesome. It is a very cool club. The owner was a little grumpy at first, but after he heard us play (Marshall Messer joined me on harmonica), he said he wanted us to come back--maybe a Saturday night, and that we were Excellent! How cool is that? And I'm going back March 20. 2010!

2009 Accepted as a finalist in the Telluride Acoustic Blues Challenge!

ITUNE LINKS: Red, White And Blues The Road Home

ITUNE LINKS:
Red, White And Blues
The Road Home