News 2011

SEPTEMBER

Hello all:

Tough times these days, but I hope you all got some opportunites to relax and recharge this summer, perhaps by some water somewhere? Many folks have suffered through some extreme weather issues in the past few months. Here in NYC, we had a hurricane and an earthquake, all in the same week - How wierd was that?! I was home and felt it while I was vacuuming. I thought I was having a dizzy spell..... No such thing as Global Warming, you say? Think again....

I just returned from a trip to Chicago - a city I haven't performed in for over 20 years. It was great to go back there. I did "Folk Stage" at WFMT-FM, hosted by Chicago DJ Rich Warren ("Midnight Special" syndicated show") and the Two Way Street Coffeehouse. I also got to go see family in Las Vegas, see music friends in L.A. and S.F. and visit another wonderful new (to me) city this summer, Montreal. But fall is approaching this weekend and so reluctantly I'll pack away the flip flops, the beach chair....get the bike earmuffs out... :(

Wishing all my tribesmen a Happy Jewish New Year with hopes for a healthy, happy, prosperous and peaceful 5772!

My YouTube channel (with a "green" theme, of course!) has getting some wonderful feedback on some of the videos there. Please consider subscribing to it. That way, when new videos are posted, you will be notified. www.youtube.com/user/windyrec.

Here are some radio stations that have been sent "Images of Women, Vol. 2". If any of them are you local station, please request it - especially those of you in the Boston area. We need to get WUMB on board! Also WAMC in Albany, WFMT in Tampa, FL, WFUV in New York City, etc.

KVMR-FM - Nevada City, CA
WAMC - FM - Albany, NY
WPSU-FM State College, PA
WYEP-FM - Pittsburg, PA -on "American Sampler," Ken Batista, host http://www.wyep.org
WVUD - Newark, DE
KFAI FM - Minneapolis, MN
WDIY - Allentown, PA
WFMT - Chicago, IL ("the Midnight Special" show)
KRFC - Ft. Collins, CO
KGOF - San Francisco, CA
WCVF - Fredonia, NY
WVIA - Wilkes Barre, PA
WFHB - Bloomington, IN
WTSR - Ewing, NJ Pete Kernast's folk show
WKSU - Kent, OH (Folk Alley program)
WPRB - Princeton, NJ
WSDL, Ocean City, MD
WRUV-FM, Cleveland, OH
WCNI Radio - New London, CT
WNMC - Traverse City, MI
WLRN - Miami, FL (Michael Stock's Folk Music Program)
and many other radio stations and internet radio sites!

If you subscribe to XM Satellite Radio, please request any of my music from their "Coffee House" channel by clicking here.

My New York apt. rental, Robin's Nest New York is booked til November. Robin's Nest is a 1 bedroom furnished apt in Soha (South Harlem), a very up-and-coming area which bridges the Upper West Side, Morningside Heights, and southwest Harlem. 5 blocks from Central Park, within walking distance to Columbia University, the Cathedral of St. John The Divine, 125th Street, with great transportation to midtown. Please visit the website to learn more.

I am still selling my handmade pierced earrings online. I started fooling around with the many shells I had picked up on the beaches of Club Med where I was performing, as well as Florida.Many of the shells has tiny holes in them and I thought theyd look pretty as earrings. So I began to make earrings from the shellsI had found, using beads and semi-precious stones in the design. It has turned into a kind of passion and I have made so many pairs that got oohs and aahs from friends that I thought I'd offer them for sale. I love that they are made from nature and make me feel very connected to the sea,sand warm weather when I wear them. They are made for pierced ears, and I've created a website for them at Verizon.net. Every pair is $10 plus shipping of $1.50. They are fun and funky and make great inexpensive gifts for the women in your life who likes earrings.

CD Baby, my main online e-tailer, has been offering a special incentive for people to check out new music. Buy 3 CDs from a wide list of choices for just $15. I have been putting one or more of my CDs in the program from time to time, and the results have been most interesting. Many more people are checking out my music and taking advantage of this great deal. You can also order directly from this website. I just got a reorder of my 2nd CD "Acousticness" and to celebrate, CDs are only $10, available from this website.

If you have enjoyed my music in the past, you can "write" a review of either of my CDs and post it to CDBaby.com. Just go to this link CDBaby.com/cd/robing1 for "Slow Burn", CDBaby.com/cd/robing2 for "Acousticness" and CDBaby.com/cd/robing3 for "Images of Women Vol.1." Please note that you will have to create a buyer login in order to post reviews, whether you are a consumer, music lover, or CDBaby artist.

My clowning friend Robb Zeiser, professional silent comedian (www.mrrobb.com), who I worked with many years ago for a summer in Japan, made his own video of "My Dog Howard", a song from my children's CD "Art Is A Language. It was created several years ago and recorded onto analog. He put it up at Youtube for all to watch. We copied it from my VHS copy, so the quality is not the best, but it's a charming piece, and is guaranteed to make you smile. It's a real love song to dogs! You can watch it here.

I teaching privately in Manhattan, mostly banjo lessons (although I also teach uke, guitar and voice). If you live in the tri-state area, and are interested in guitar, banjo, uke or voice lessons, please feel free to contact me for rates and availibility.

Thanks as always for your support. It keeps us indie artists alive!

Regards,

Robin Greenstein

"The excursion is the same when you go looking for your sorry as when you go looking for your joy" Eudora Welty "The Wide Net"

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Lislten to the radio? Have a favorite station? You can help me find new listeners by requesting airplay on your local indie music station. A partial list of stations that have been serviced with my product are listed below. Most of the non-commercial stations have websites where you can tell them about what kind of music you would like to hear. An e-mail requesting any of my CDs would be much appreciated!

Radio Stations which have been serviced with Robin's CDs:


Albany, NY - WAMC - FM Public Radio

Boston, MA - WUMB 91.9FM/UMASS Boston MA 617-287-6919 www.wumb.org
WGBH - AM, Dick Pleasants, host (617) 492-2777

New York, NY - WFUV 90.7 fm request line 718 365-9070 http://www.wfuv.org e-mail them at thefolks@wfuv.org

Stony Brook, NY - WUSB - FM (631) 632-6500 www.wusb.org

New York (Catskills) - WJFF Radio Catskill 90.5 fm & 94.5 Monticello (845) 482-4141 www.wjffradio.org

Philly, PA - WXPN 88.5FM, Philadelphia PA 215-573-WXPN http://www.xpn.org/

Bethlehem, PA - WDIY 93.9 fm. (610) 694-8100 www.wdiy.org

State College, PA - WPSU-FM Penn State (814) 863-1275

Pittsburg, PA - WYEP-FM - on American Sampler, Ken Batista, host http://www.wyep.org

New Haven, CT- WPKN 89.5/ FM New Haven CT 203-331-9756 http://www.wpkn.org/

WNHU-FM - 88.7 West Haven, CT (203) 932-7108

Newark, DE - WVUD-FM (Univ. of Delaware) (302) 577-4270

Chicago, IL - WLUW 88.7 show: SOMEBODY ELSE'S TROUBLES

Towson (Baltimore), MD - WTMD 89.7 http://www.wtmd.org

Wash. D.C. - "Traditions" show, Mary Cliff, host http://www.weta.org/

Tampa, FL , WNMF-FM (813) 238-8001 http://www.wmnf.org

Portland, OR - KBOO-FM Community radio 503.231.8032

Eugene, OR - KRVM / KSYD http://www.krvm.org

Chapel Hill, NC - WUNC-FM 91.5 919 966 5454 http://www.unc.edu/~jkweston/music.html

Minneapolis, MN - KFAI 90.3 Community Radio (612) 341-3144 http://www.kfai.org

Madison, WI - WORT-FM, 608-256-2001 www.wort-fm.org

Seattle/Bellvue, WA - KBCS-FM 91.3fm 425-564-2424 http://www.nwfolk.com

Austin, TX - KUTX 90.5 FM Univ. of TX Austin (512) 472-1631

College Station/Bryan TX - KEOS 89.1 FM on Random Routes (979) 779-5367

Fort Collins, CO - KRFC 88.9 fm on The Folk Show, Len Epstein Host. www.krfc.org

Santa Cruz, CA - KZSC 88.1 FM 408-459-4036 http://kzsc.ucsc.edu/

Missoula, Montana - KUFM - FM www.kufm.org

I am also getting airplay in Bathurst, Australia, Brisbane, Australia, University Radio in York, England, Germany, Canada, the Virgin Islands, and who knows where else!