ItsAboutMusic.com Signs Folk Artists Dana and Susan Robinson

ItsAboutMusic.com, the web's first Internet-Only Music Label is pleased to announce the signing of Folk Artists Dana and Susan Robinson to their roster of more than 200 great artists.

(PRWEB) March 12, 2005 --ItsAboutMusic.com, the web's first Internet-Only Music Label is pleased to announce the signing of Folk Artists Dana and Susan Robinson to their roster of more than 200 great artists.

"Many songwriters such as Bruce Springsteen, or John Mellencamp have been heralded as modern day Woody Guthries or keepers of the American rural spirit, but that mantle might be better entrusted to musicians like Dana Robinson who embody both the heart and the soul of folk music."

- Dirty Linen

Says Dana Robinson about "Native Soil," the latest release by the duo, "Ive made my living as a songwriter yet I could never write the way I do without the influence of traditional music. The music of our ancestors is the rich soil that all new music arises from. Music of Scots, Irish, African, and native American origin has been continually reinterpreted and recycled through generations to become something uniquely American, and has arisen out of what I call our "Native Soil." This collection of songs, most old and a few new, is our contribution to that process."

A multi-instrumentalist (guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo), Dana brings traditional music values into his contemporary songwriting. He integrates guitar styles from influences as diverse as America's Norman Blake and Tim O'Brien to England's Nick Jones and John Martyn. Dana's songwriting has been likened to that of Steve Goodman and Dougie MacLean, and he sings with a warm and reedy tenor.

Susan brings her rich harmonies and the clawhammer-style banjo into Dana's music. In 2002, Susan had been working as an environmental grantwriter in California and studying Scottish fiddle. A natural musician, having played piano and oboe in addition to the fiddle, Susan took instantly to the guitar and banjo when she and Dana met. Together they complete a circle that allows them to more fully explore their passion for merging traditional and contemporary music.

"...rural America explored with elegant simplicity. Their music and cleanly poetic songwriting bring to mind the great folksingers of our times..."

- Asheville Citizen-Times

"I am struck by how he writes songs that sound deeply rooted in tradition. His phrasing and poetry are wonderful..."

- Dick Pleasants, WUMB, Boston, MA

Dana and Susan Robinson's music can be sampled at: http://www.itsaboutmusic.com/robinson.html

Press photo available for download at the following location:

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Promotional full-album downloads of Dana and Susan Robinson's music are available upon request.

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