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I was an introspective teen, with lots of time to practice, (I wish I had that kind of time now), listening to scratchy records and struggling to develop a sound. Armed with just two chords I began writing songs. If I was happy, it would make me sing, and if I was sad, it would make me sing. Music became irrevocably entwined with my life. Being involved with the civil rights movement in the sixties had repercussions that are still echoing in my music. It was a nonviolent movement fueled by faith and music, lots of music. People wept, laughed and sang, and changed the world. As I grew up, I continued to play blues, but I also developed a taste for Appalachian mountain gospel music. In addition to playing bottleneck and regular guitar, I also play the dulcimer, a traditional American instrument. Appalachian music, like the blues, is “roots” music in one of its purest forms. I have performed Appalachian gospel music, blues and original music in various bands and groups, as a solo performer and in duets, playing guitar and dulcimer, locally in New England for over twenty years in churches, coffee houses, open mics and just about anywhere there’s an audience. I have been a song leader in several churches and formed a gospel choir which performed traditional gospel music. I still perform in local churches, the Dream Away Lodge and various church coffee houses throughout the Berkshires, and am expanding to other venues. (Check http:www.robinoherin.com/gigs for when and where info.) |
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