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“Powerful and emotional music.” Matt Stuart, Time Magazine. Pianist, Steinway Artist, and composer Robin Meloy Goldsby is the author of Piano Girl, Rhythm, Waltz of the Asparagus People, and Manhattan Road Trip. Robin’s popular monthly essays, featured on her Notes and Words blog, offer a behind the scenes glimpse into the inner-life of a working musician.  Her seven solo piano recordings, available on all streaming platforms, have attracted a loyal following of piano enthusiasts around the globe. Explore this site to discover more about Robin’s books and recordings, to read her monthly essays, to download her electronic press kit, or to find out where she’ll be performing live in the coming months. Now available: Home and Away—Goldsby’s new solo piano album. To stay in touch, please sign up for Robin’s monthly newsletter—it’s free, fun, and filled with music, light, and laughter.

A Note from Robin

Do you play the piano? My solo piano sheet music is now available here.  Are you in Cologne, Germany? I’m playing at the Excelsior Hotel Ernst for Afternoon Tea every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 15:00 – 18:00. Stop by. The tea is divine, the Pierre Hermé macarons are heavenly, and the champagne is perfect for celebrating autumn’s arrival. And besides, there’s music. In the meantime, please remember my music is available on all of your favorite streaming channels. I am fond of Pandora, but you can find me everywhere!

With gratitude,

Robin

With HRH, the Prince of Wales, after my solo piano performance at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of In Kind Direct, an organization founded by Prince Charles to encourage corporate giving for social good.

Featured Album

Home and Away

“Graceful music by a pianist with an exquisite touch. Beautiful, just beautiful.” Marian McPartland, NPR Piano Jazz EPK, Home and Away Direct from the Artist Robin on Pandora (North America, Australia, New Zealand) Stream on Apple Music Robin on Spotify Robin Meloy Goldsby’s elegant album of acoustic solo piano music, Home and Away, takes the listener […]

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Featured Book

Manhattan Road Trip: Short Stories

Manhattan Road Trip: Short Stories In Robin Meloy Goldsby’s musical tales of passion, wild success and gut-wrenching regret, a classical pianist battles middle age and Rachmaninoff; a bebop saxophonist struggles with a varmint sharing her New York City apartment; and a cellist performs Mozart for her mentally ill mother. Filled with the biting humor and […]

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Blog

Baubles, Bangles, and Queens

I may be in my seventh decade of life, but this is hardly my first drag queen rodeo. Some of my earliest gypsy-in-my-soul performances on the professional stage—back in the late seventies—included playing the piano, singing, and dancing in an old-fashioned Burlesque show that featured a couple of queens. First lesson learned: Never ever stand next to anyone, male or female, who is blonder or thinner. Second lesson learned: Always make friends with the drag queen—she’ll keep you laughing, teach you how to touch up your roots, and let you cry your broken heart out on the padded shoulder of her Joan Crawford suit jacket.

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