Robert Hill: News

With the explosive Joanne Lediger on vocals, we did a quick 10-day tour of Madrid and northern Spain, including Gijon and the Asturias region. 3 nights at La Coquette Blues bar in downtown Madrid, up north to El Paso and The Savoy, then to Talamanca de Jarama for outdoor concerts at Kisoko Recreativo- El Jordo's Hotdawgistan!!!
With drummer Steve Jordon, bassists, Hector Oliveira and Miguel Funk...Rafa on harp, and outstanding blues guitarist, Tonky, this was an incredible tour. Videos and photos to be posted soon- stay tuned!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1141143640#!/video/video.php?v=139658889385913&ref=mf

July 15-25 we will be touring along the northern coast of Spain and playing in and around Madrid. Our first outing to Espana!!! See calendar for more details;

With a crowd of 65, 000 this is one of the premier blues festivals in the country.
We played throughout the 3 day festival. To hear a clip from a LIVE radio performance on Helena's famous KFFA, go to: http://www.youtube.com/user/radiotoneslide#p/u/2/AOgcwUgYOq0
The Delta Sounds Show Oct. 09, 2009

Video clips from the festival will be posted soon at: http://www.youtube.com/radiotoneslide

I was a top 20 finalist in the following categories:

1. Social/Political for:
"First To Fight"

2. AAA/Americana for:
"Love Has No Boundaries"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBwxKSJggwY

3. Lyrics Only for:
"Love Has No Boundaries"

To view all the winners go to: http://www.unisong.com/Winners12.aspx

I was fortunate enough to win 1st Place in this co-sponsored contest, for my instrumental, 'Slide On Rye"
The contest centered on showcasing outstanding guitar playing.

"Hill's aggressive slide playing over a rough-and-ready backing track makes us want to slam down some moonshine and start a ballroom blitz. It's intense and relentless, and Hill's slide tone is fat, edgy and fabulous."
Guitar Player Magazine June 2009

Among the hefty winnings were numerous recording software programs, controllers, and a Traveler Escape EG-1 guitar.
To see the guitar in action:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=59101740

I have licensed a number of instrumentals for soundtracks,etc.with Royalty Free Music Revolution, a division of Prolific Arts, Inc.

Go to: http://www.royaltyfreemusicrevolution.com/cds/view/id/23
to preview my listings.

Co-founders Brian Beshears and Scott Meath have had considerable success in creating some of the most used music libraries in the industry. With Prolific Arts, we have taken our years of experience to create what we believe is the premier offering of royalty free music available anywhere. Regardless of your production music needs, Royalty Free Music Revolution has something for everyone.

"All My Children", primetime ABC, and cable, have been featuring two of my songs for the past few months-
Hey, it pays the bills-
Mom's new toaster is on the way!

For a LIVE sample of what you will hear at The Slide Session's show, March 5th, at Googie's Lounge, (above The Living Room), NYC- Go to the music page,(http://www.roberthillband.com/music.html), and click on:

"Empire State Blues"-LIVE
"Mama"- LIVE

With: Abbie Gardner- dobro/vocals
Robert Hill- National,vocals
Mark Murphy- upright bass

More info on the calendar page

A half-hour segment of a solo performance done at Studio Joe, 8/02/08, in Little Rock, AR., will be broadcast on NPR affilliate, KUAR, on October 11th, 2008 at 9 pm. Go to: http://www.kuar.org/
to listen online.

http://www2.arkansasonline.com/news/2008/aug/01/music-ex-arkansan-robert-hill-make-rare-s-20080801/?entertainment/music

Excellent write-up by Jack Hill,(no relation). With a humorous recollection or two, this article ties some interesting background info with current musical endeavors and achievements by the guitarist/singer/songwriter.
Well worth reading!

Aug. 08, 2008, charting at #25 on the Roots Music Report Folk category
http://www.rootsmusicreport.com/2.0/charts.php?name=folk

Off my latest cd, the song, "My Corner", makes it into the, "Most Requested" section of XM Radio show, "The Loft", as reported today. This is their singer/songwriter show- THANK YOU to all who have requested it!

For Jan. 2008, charted at #99 on the Top Albums Chart, and #185 on the Top Artists Chart.
http://nwfolk.com/topfolk/report0801.html

"My Corner", "Country Soul", and "Angelina" put into rotation on XM Radio show, "The Loft" !
http://www.xmradio.com/onxm/channelpage.xmc?ch=50

"'My Corner", debuted at #19 on the Roots Music Report Folk Top 50!
To date, over 70 stations have played the cd, including; WUMB, WFMT, WKZE, and WFDU.
2-22-08: Charting at #32 on the RMR Folk top 50.
http://www.rootsmusicreport.com/2.0/charts.php?name=folk

My latest cd, "My Corner", was in the Top 5 most added as reported to the AMA.
Go to: http://pdf.rronline.com/Americana/Americana-20080107-2522.pdf?userid={EmailAddress}
2-28-08: Currently aired on over 90 stations across the country

My latest cd, "My Corner" is now available in the BUY section of my website through DigStation. All original material encompassing Americana, S/S, Alt. Country, and Roots music. The title song, "My Corner", won first place in the Americana category of the 10th Annual Unisong International Songwriting Competition. Also on this cd, "Another Chapter", which won an honorable mention in the 11th Unisong Competition.
Primarily acoustic, focusing on the songwriting.

I was fortunate to win Third Place in the blues category of Unisong's 11th International Songwriting Contest for my instrumental, "Slide On Rye".
I also placed in the Top 20 Finalists in the AAA/Americana category for "Another Chapter", and in the L.U.N.C.H. category for, "My Corner".
See all the details and hear the winners at: http://www.unisong.com/winners11.aspx

Friday, July 13th, I will be performing live on KFFA'S Delta Sounds show, hosted by Terry Buckalew.
Delta Sounds, the Delta Cultural Center's weekly radio show, celebrates Arkansas Delta music -- from blues to gospel; from rockabilly to country. Delta Sounds is broadcast live from the Delta Cultural Center Visitors Center from 1:00 -- 1:30 p.m. each Friday. The show is broadcast locally on KFFA-AM 1360. You can also download a copy of each previous week's show by accessing the KFFA website at www.kffa.com
Go to : http://www.deltaculturalcenter.com/ for more info on this historic station and town- This is the radio station that started the famous King Biscuit Time show,the longest running daily blues radio show in the United States. Once hosted by Sonny Boy Williamson, and for the past 50 years, by "Sunshine" Sonny Payne.
Go to: www.bluesandheritage.com/ for info on one of the premier blues festivals which also takes place here each year.