Django Reinhardt, Tony Rice, Oscar Aleman, Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, Norman Blake, Charlie Christian, Martin Taylor, Borelli LeGrene, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Ray Charles, Jerry Reed, Julian Bream, John Williams, Christopher Parkening, David Russell, John Hartford, Kate Rusby, Wil Maring, Maura O'Connell, Paul Brady, The Bothy Band, Jascha Heifitz, Itzhak Perlman, Grady Martin, George Barnes, Joe Pass, Johnny Smith, Tchaikovsky, Brahms, Ennio Morricone, Albert Collins, BB King, Doc Watson
Above: Robert playing fiddle with Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys
Above: Robert playing guitar with Jeannie Kendall ("Heaven's Just a Sin Away")
Above: Robert with Hank Thompson
Above: Brad Davis, Wil Maring, and Robert (on mandolin)
Above: Robert with Wil Maring on the Grand Ole Opry
Sounds Like
Mostly sounds like Robert Bowlin, but could compare to: David Grier, Tony Rice, Tommy Emmanuel, Pete Hutlinger, Jim Hurst, Martin Taylor, Django Reinhardt
Robert Bowlin started at age 1 and a half playing the ukelele, graduated to his dad's guitar at age 5, and has been creating unique and beautiful guitar music ever since. He won the National Fingerpicking Guitar Championship in Winfield, KS in 1979 and got 2nd in the Flatpicking Guitar Contest in 1978. His professional career has included stints with artists such as Maura O' Connell, Kathy Mattea, Tom T. Hall, the Osborne Brothers, Bill Monroe, Ray Price, Bobby Bare, Faron Young, Ricky Van Shelton. He was a session guitarist and fiddler in Nashville for countless recordings. He has played onstage with artists such as BB King and Ricky Skaggs, Tony Rice, Peter Rowan, and Vassar Clements. He has performed his original music on the stage of the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.
He has a new cd of solo guitar instrumentals entitled "Six String Soliloquy". Here is what experts have to say:
"This recording is wonderful! It's mostly original instrumentals, a few traditional tunes and a Stephen Foster medley.Robert has a real gift for melody. You hear the original tunes and you feel like you've heard them before (but you haven't). When he plays a standard, like "Whisky Before Breakfast," he really makes it his own. His solo style doesn't sound like anyone elses. Robert blends Bluegrass, Jazz and other influences in a way that sounds natural and unforced. I would describe his phrasing as vocal. Many guitarists sound mechanical. He's just the opposite, milking every phrase for maximum feeling. And the tone he gets out of his 1930 Larson is just beautiful. He's not afraid of space and never adds unecessary notes that get in the way of hearing the melody. There are lots of guitarists these days who have great technique and can generate excitement with hot picking. Robert can certainly do the same. But there are few who work with the full range of emotion that is possible in music. These are medium and slow paced solos intended to move the listener. Though they'll appeal to any guitar playing person with an ear, they'll also appeal to others who don't care what kind of guitar he plays or whether or not he uses a custom made bevelled pick. Do you have a spouse who's tired of hearing your flatpicking CDs? Get this one and you'll both enjoy it!This is really one of the finest guitar recordings I've heard in years. It's only fault is that it's too short. I could listen to Roberts picking all day."
- Dan Mozell
"His playing is really incredible - tasteful,passionate, and unique. He is a virtuoso flatpicker who is well-versed inmany styles. It's incredible that he's known primarily as a fiddler, havingbeen Monroe's "last" fiddle player.I recently judged him in a contest (Uncle Dave Macon Days in Murfreesboro,TN - www.uncledavemacondays.com), and he played an absolutely jaw-dropping"Waltz for Django" on that old Larson. Tone from now on!"
- Boge Quinn
Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane.To those who don't know me, I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too! Ruby Jane
Robert, Stoppin' in to say hello. Keep up the painting U have great ideas. U & Wil come again so we can all paint together. Keep up the Spirit, hope all things really work out the best for U per the guitar. Praying!
Come and see our Bon Jovi videoclip featuring Sgroove! 4 minutes full of the most beautiful images about the greatest rock band over the world! we are waiting for you... Bon Jovi sings in Italian, don't miss it!
Thank you, for making music, and such great music at that! I hope to get the opportunity, to enjoy you and Wil perform, for us here in Martinsville again sometime...
Inredible... that's what comes to mind when I hear you play... incredible. There are guys that play and then... there are musicians. You are a musician's musician. Play on my man... play on. I hope to get to hear you live soon.
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