I have been playing 25 years, I am currently in Ontario, Canada.
To hear examples of my eclectic playing, go to:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~myspace/d
onna whitlock - "ulala",~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~mysp
ace/george papovgeris - "a begging we will go",
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myspace.com/robbjohnson~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~WHAT I DO- I love music - if its good, then its good whatever style or genre it fits or doesn't.
- I play whatever - classically trained with a folk background and a jazz degree, I can read well, improvise in most styles and be a chameleon or an individual, whatever is required.
I teach privately, gig a lot & call dances at ceilidhs/ barndances.
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INSTRUMENTS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- VIOLIN - l have a lovely instrument made by Christopher Rowe, Isle-of-White in 1997. I use a Bridge 5 string electric for noisy gigs (Robb Johnson aging punk-band for instance), a sonicviolins.co.uk for less loud but manic gigs & jazz gigs, I think the pick-up sound quality beats most other piezzo's into a cocked hat; & for 'accoustic' gigs a headway band - it wraps around my nice accoustics body with velcro and is amazing! My violin just got louder, makes life easier than sitting very still playing through a microphone.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- VIOLA- I love this because it has a deep, soulful, sexy sound - apparently my viola is Russian but theres no label.
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- 'CELLO - Had the opportunity to learn cello whilst on a 6 month 'Beowulf" tour with the "English Shakespeare Company" borrowed from another teacher - amazing jazz + ethno-musician Stuart Hall. Found MY cello in a shop in Belgium for £400 - bargain. All bruised and tattered - had it fixed - and its beautiful.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- NYKELHARPE - my lasted aquisition - I have coveted these instruments for 10 years since discovering them at the festival St. Chartiere in France. I was lent one recently, learnt to play it properly (the challenge set by the lender was can I play the hornpipe 'Beeswing' - and I can - now!) These instruments have a wow factor so if you don't know them - check it out.
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RECENT EXPERIENCE- Playing as part of house band for Canadian Aboriginal Awards
- I play duos with Steafan Hannigan who plays every instrument wierd and wonderful - bagpipes/flutes/whistles/percussion/guitars/bazouki/strummy things - the list is endless...nothing bowed...yet so I am safe for the moment.
- recorded album of experimental, impressionistic pictures music with percussionist Donna Whitlock - just released - theres a couple of tracks on myspace and hers.
- Played and recorded with alot of singer/songwriters: Robb Johnson(irregularrecords.co.uk) George Papovgeris, Sonja Kristina (curved Air), Crispian Mills (Kula Shaker) and many more......also done sessions for Uriah Heep (are they still going - yes, brilliantly!), Ron Korb, and am on Relic Hunter soundtrack.
- My main band at the moment is LinnTilla (linntilla.com) - I love it - sort of folk/beats/chillout crossover thing for dancing and, well, dancing to.
- Have had the good fortune recently to perform with John Etheridge, Gary Potter and John Wheatcroft - all mighty fine jazz guitarists - playing grappelli-style gigs.
- Recently had a track co-written by Declan Flynn aka Al-pha-x, played twice on Classic FM's late night chill programme.
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