News 2013

Winter

Hello all:

I wrote a song about the storm Sandy and its impact on NY that I recorded and am now creating a video for. Ahh.....creating the video is taking a lot longer than anticipated, but I hope to have it up at my Youtube channel before Spring arrives.

I worked at Club Med - Sandpiper in January and am planning to go to the resort in Ixtapa, Mexico in late March. I had a great trip to New Orleans for Mardi Gras in February (see photo). The mask was thrown to me from a float - pretty cool.

I am 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.

My YouTube channel (with a "green" theme, of course!) has getting some cool 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 back on board! Also WAMC in Albany, WFMT in Tampa, FL, WFUV in New York City, etc.

SIrius Satellite Radio -
If you subscribe to XM Satellite Radio, please request any of my music from their "Village Folk Show" channel by clicking here. They added my song "Celebrate Hanukkah" from my Songs of the Season CD to their holiday Hanukkah channel.

Folk Alley Radio - folkalley.com
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!

My New York apt. rental, Robin's Nest New York has been rented long-term til next fall. 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.. 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.

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.Most 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.

I just signed up with Square.com, and can now accept credit cards directly at gigs by using this little little square thing/credit card reader that fits in my pocket and snaps onto my iPhone. No more dragging around the cumbersome plastic metal charge machine. Technology is amazing!

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

Robin

If you would like to be on my monthly e-mail news list or gig mailing list, please drop a line to ReachRobin@robingreenstein.com

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!