Artist description George Robinson is a contemporary solo guitarist who performs original musical compositions on a hybrid nylon string instrument. His contemplative music employs modern sound modeling technologies that blend the characteristics of acoustic and electric instruments to produce a striking, ethereal sound.

Music Style New age fingerstyle guitar

Musical Influences Classical, jazz, rock and new age music

Similar Artists Doesn't sound like any specific popular artists, but somewhat similar to various artists performing contemporary instrumental music.

Artist History Robinson began performing professionally when he was 18, and over a period of 15 years worked with over 60 musical ensembles of various kinds. After a 10 year hiatus from the profession in pursuit of other interests, he discovered his muse and began composing contemporary solo guitar compositions. Refuge is the first of several planned CD projects. The Awakening, Robinson's second release, will be available in late 2002 or early 2003.

Group Members George Robinson, solo guitar

Instruments Hybrid nylon string guitar

Albums Refuge (2002)

Press Reviews Reviewer: The Instrumental Weekly I absolutely love a debut album...a new artist, new ideas, and a fresh start. Oregon's George Robinson, with his hybrid nylon string guitar, makes an excellent first-run with Refuge, a 40 minute joyride through the world of solo guitar. It's usually pretty easy to tell if a guitarist "has it" from the first few chords...let me be one of the first to say that George definitely has it, and knows what he's doing with it. A common complaint I have about albums that I really enjoy is their relative brevity. At just a hair over 40 minutes, Refuge contains the kind of music I could listen to for hours on end. Each piece is simple enough to not demand your full attention, yet when listened to intently, many treasures await. I found it hard to classify this album into any single musical category, but as George himself puts it: "...I'm calling it new age in lieu of any better characterization known to me." Frankly, I think using the term "new age" falls far short of even coming close to describing the fantastic pieces of music on this recording. Though some pieces on Refuge are slightly more upbeat than others, the overall feeling I came away with was one of calm and introspection. None of the music here is in your face, something that could easily be done with solo guitar. George seems to have a solid idea for each piece, and makes his way through each with delicacy and a profound sense of care. This is not just random plucking by any means...there is definitely a high level of substance to be found here. Since he is new to many of us, here is some bio info from George's website: "Robinson began performing in public when he was 18, and over a period of 15 years worked professionally with over 60 musical ensembles of various kinds. After a 10 year hiatus from public performance in pursuit of other interests, he discovered his muse and began composing contemporary solo guitar compositions, drawing on influences from classical, jazz, rock and new age music." It would seem that George has a lot of experience to expand upon, and this album is a great introduction to an artist who has plenty to share. In fact, George is currently working on his next album, due out in less than a years time.

Location Portland, OR - USA

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