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Life of a musician - Robin Hill | September 10th 2008 by Anna Hill
I know that I have neglected the blog in the last few days, but hopefully you have been keeping up to date with Hillhouse proceedings through Twitter.It has been busy here as Robin arrived home after a month away, but only for three days.After such a read more
New Release on CD Baby 'Eyes That Talk To The Sky'
Life of a musician - Robin Hill | August 1st 2008 by Anna Hill
Today I can announce that a new CD has been released on CD Baby.'Eyes That Talk To The Sky' is now available on CD Baby, with iTunes, Napster, Rhapsody, and many others to follow shortly.This is a very different album, comprising of all original Robi read more
Shame (Flute) about the African Nose Trumpet
Life of a musician - Robin Hill | July 15th 2008 by Anna Hill
I haven't as yet been able to establish why, but in the last few days there have been a number of new visitors here from America, all arriving at the same page.They found their way to a post I ran back in October 2007, called, The Shame Flute, which read more
Rodrigo and Steely Dan 'Aja'
Life of a musician - Robin Hill | July 2nd 2008 by Anna Hill
We listen to a lot of music here at Hillhouse.Currently we are alternating between two very different styles.As I have mentioned, Robin is performing the 'Concierto de Aranjuez' next year.Part of the preparation involves listening to many different i read more
Waltz with Electric Sitar and Electric Guitar
Life of a musician - Robin Hill | February 10th 2008 by Anna Hill
The final track on Robin Hill's Eklectica is another composition by the quartets pianist Daniel Bath.'Waltz', is unusual in the sense that it incorporates singing, electric sitar and the electric guitar.In fact the piece starts with Daniel singing an read more
'The Incredible Lightness of Being' - Robin Hill
Life of a musician - Robin Hill | February 6th 2008 by Anna Hill
'The Incredible Lightness of Being', which is track 8 on, 'Robin Hill's Eklectica', was composed by Robin, specifically for the quartet.The piece begins with a solo guitar introduction and a fine example of the tremelo technique, which is fluent and read more
A New Year and an Old Recording
Life of a musician - Robin Hill | January 2nd 2008 by Anna Hill
Normality, or what passes for it in this house, hasn't quite returned yet, and won't until school re-opens on Monday.However that hasn't stopped Robin from getting on with his work.He has a lengthy foreign trip coming up, which requires a number of p read more
Genius...a Bit of Fun
Life of a musician - Robin Hill | December 2nd 2007 by Anna Hill
Well our busy weekend has nearly come to an end, and, as expected, I have had to put on my 'kid gloves' to deal with the younger generation in Hillhouse...We have survived though, and, Robin has been working hard, so we shouldn't complain.A lot of bl read more
Liner Notes for 'Virtuoso' and Classical Star...Don't Tell Me Who…
Life of a musician - Robin Hill | November 14th 2007 by Anna Hill
In the early hours of this morning I had an idea which was prompted by some recent posts by Ben over on 'Classical Convert'.He has recently been discussing the need for liner notes to accompany digital music, as he wants to learn more about the music read more
The Sacrifices Musicians Make
Life of a musician - Robin Hill | September 16th 2007 by Anna Hill
It has been a particularly busy weekend in Hillhouse, hence my absence yesterday, and it isn't over yet.As the school year gets underway so do the many activities that the children are involved in.We have had swimming, two parties and a family gather read more
Sleep Deprivation and The Simpsons...
Life of a musician - Robin Hill | August 4th 2007 by Anna Hill
Robin fulfilled his parental duties last night by taking son number one, and his friend, to see 'The Simpsons Movie'.Now, we have an unusual way of rating films, here in Hillhouse.A little background before I explain.Robin is a highly energetic perso read more
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