Welcome
“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. Her newest book, Piano Girl Playbook: Notes on a Musical Life, launched on June 18th, 2021. 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 eight solo piano recordings, available on all streaming platforms, have attracted a loyal following of piano enthusiasts around the globe, with over 165 million streams on Pandora in the USA. 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. Robin’s music is available on all streaming platforms. To stay in touch, please sign up for Robin’s monthly newsletter—it’s free, fun, and filled with music, light, and laughter. And do have a listen to The Piano Girl Podcast. Do you play the piano? Robin’s solo piano sheet music is now available here.
A Note from Robin
Shout it out! My new book, Piano Girl Playbook: Notes on a Musical Life (Backbeat Books) is now available everywhere in hardcover and ebook editions. Join the party and order your copy now—it’s a fun summer read for anyone who loves music. The book features a glorious foreword by one of my favorite authors, Mike Edison, and wonderful illustrations by Julia Meloy Goldsby. Hallelujah! I’m back at the Steinway at Excelsior Hotel Ernst in Cologne, starting on Saturday, September 4th, 2021. I’ve missed you. See the calendar for details. And do stop by.
With gratitude and delight,
Robin
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 […]
Featured Book
Piano Girl Playbook: Notes on a Musical Life
Available everywhere in hardcover and ebook editions. A pianist in lounges and lobbies around the world, Robin Meloy Goldsby tells her warm-hearted stories by linking people she has met with places she has played. Along the way, she connects the humanity of her audiences—princes and paupers, dreamers and doers, moguls, mobsters, wanna-bes, and has-beens—with the […]
Blog
When I’m Sixty-Four
Another song lyric comes true. I shouldn’t be surprised that sixty-four sneaked up on me, but since I’ve spent most of the last three decades assuming I’m still thirty-two, the idea that I’m a year away from taking my musician union pension seems a little extreme. In honor of this milestone, I’ve composed a list of thoughts on growing older:
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