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Music comes naturally to
Andy Robinson. A native San Diegan, he is self-taught on mountain
dulcimer, and is known in the acoustic music world for pushing the
boundaries of what the rustic American folk instrument can do. He
also plays drums, kalimba, harmonica, guitar, a variety of
percussion instruments and he sings.
Robinson was first
inspired to play music by the Beatles, and later, by blues,
psychedelic and progressive bands. Originally a drummer, he quickly
grew more adventurous, and began writing his own songs and
experimenting with unusual sounds. Over the years he has written
songs, performed and recorded on dulcimer and kalimba in a long list
of critically acclaimed bands in San Diego and Los Angeles. (More
information at www.andyrobinsonmusic.com)
"Life is just too short
to make ordinary music. I don't really even know how. I have to
choose instruments and sounds that intrigue me. I love the Beatles,
who are unbeatable for melodies and harmonies and energy, but I've
always liked jazz, and Brian Eno, and people like the Penguin Café
Orchestra, who made music that you might call experimental, even
though it was still melodic and fun to listen to."
“On my new CD, Exotic
America, you can hear sounds and influences from all the music I've
loved and played over the years. Is it World music? Is it
"progressive folk"? All I know is that each song holds a surprise or
two for the listener, and that's the way I like it."
Andy Robinson’s Exotic
America is currently receiving airplay on over 60 NPR stations; it
was a March 2005 pick-of-the-week on the XM Satellite Radio Fine
Tunings show, and was included in the San Diego Union Tribune’s Top
Ten Debut Albums of 2004; for more information, visit
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Complete track listing
for
Exotic America
Moving Mountains
The Bridges Are Burning
95 Tears
Conversations
Exotic America
Penguin
The Different World
Song
After The Fires
Children's Games
Nameless Parade
Let There Be Night
Avenue V
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