Here's another great poster that takes you to the main site for the NNRFL CD!
No words needed here:
Some fun stuff:
Hey everybody, come check out my buddy, Rockin MikieJ
(The drummer on our top friends list)
in his 80's band days!-New Models doing Stranger In Disguise!
Big wink to Mike ;)
Do you like Olympics of the MIND? Robin sure does!
So here's something for the thinking person in you:
If you like that, go check out more at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRRDzFROMx0
Have to share one more, and a very important one:
Think Arete!!!
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Musicially, way too many to mention!
First, a wholehearted thanks to Mr. Tom Battista in Springfield, Vermont. Robin's vocal coach, high school concert choir instructor, and lifelong friend, for showing him how to get the most out of his vox, even on the worst days. To thank all of those who have given Robin vocal praise, the credit goes to Tom Battista, give him the props. ;)
"Blessings to you Tom and thank you so much..."-says Robin
Our current sound may show signs of obviously heavy influences by:
Seal, Lenny Kravitz, Doyle Bramhall II, George Harrison, The Church, Michael McDonald, Christopher Cross, The Doobie Brothers, U2, Michael W. Smith, Stephen Curtis Chapman, Dan Fogelberg, John Denver, Kenny Loggins, Jim Messina, CrosbyStills&Nash, Lindsey Buckingham, Paul McCartney, Badfinger, etc- 60s Folk artists like the Kingston Trio, many of the soft rockers of the 70s, right on up to the current
That being said, we want to give a deep, spiritual thank you to the Heavenly Father/ Great Spirit.
Huge humble loving thanks to Robin and Lori's parents and family, (all of them- step, natural, etc.)
Some very special thanks to 3 very dear people in Robin's background-
His Senseis and lifelong friends:
Gary and his son Tom McKenney, and Joe Hammond.
For their friendships and for teaching the philosophy of
Gichin Funakoshi and Miyamoto Musashi.
Without them, Robin says his life would already be over.
Robin and Lori also want to show how grateful they are for
some newer friends and aquaintances:
"We'd like to thank peeps like Andre, Randy, Roy and Gary,
(aka 8084!), Sue L., Andrew W., Mark V., Rockin Mikey J and Kat, John S., Jon B., Joey M., Donna, Andrew, Victoria, Sonya, Robert, Kris, Charlotte, Tracy, Tyler, Steve and all the gang at BSIDE, Doyle B, Ephraim O. & Georgia, Jack, Geno, Jake, Leslie&Mike, Thomas, and...
LISA COLEMAN and WENDY MELVOIN!
Big hugs to you two..(and a wink to Jesse),- Thanks for being so cool~!
Another thank you and cheers to Mr. Mike Melvoin. Thanks for hanging out for a while at Dartmouth in June 2009~!
... Also to MWS, Amy G., and everyone on board the Carnival Liberty for being so kind, and cool". (Robin says)-"never wait.. but give thanks today, for tomorrow may never come...
...our musical hearts brought us together, and we are blessed,
and very honored to know all of you."
Others who should be given props would be Steve and Terri Irwin, for their incredible conservation teachings.
Also, to Michael Landon and Bill Bixby, who were more than just actors, they showed us an example of decent human beings who treated others with respect, and kindness. Two men who were truly well rounded human beings. One could learn a lot from just watching them in their interviews.
More of our Musical Influences: When we said eclectic,
we weren't kidding.. The list would be a mile long.....
Seriously, we love a LOT of different kinds of music,
from Progressive Rock to Pop Rock, from Blues to Ballads.
Isaac Hayes to Pink Floyd. SRV to the Beatles and Billy Preston. Coldplay to Leon Russell, The Doobie Bros. to Prince to Eric Clapton to Fuel, Dr. John to John Mellencamp to Badfinger to Oleander. Michael W. Smith to the Foo Fighters. The Family to Joe Satriani to the Eagles, to Stevie Wonder. Eric Johnson to Bruce Springsteen. Rush to Sheryl Crow. Sly & The Family Stone to ZZ Top. U2 to DoyleBramhall2. Scott Joplin to INXS, Mozart to Sade, etc etc etc You name it!
Way too many to mention but Robin wanted to at least mention the following thanks:
Jeff Lynne and ELO~! One of Robin's first albums, if not THE FIRST, was "Out Of The Blue"! Been Turnin To Stone ever since... ;)
All the awesome blues/rock artists out there!
Sly and the Family Stone for giving Robin the lust for the funk during his
early high school years. Robin has fond memories of finding Sly albums at the local
library, what a joy they were to find!! Thank YOU Sly!
Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Don Donahue, and Rocketown Records
for their musical light of encouragement when Robin needed it the most.
STEVE PERRY of Journey and MICKEY THOMAS of Starship for being two of the best frontmen/ Vocalists ever. Steve and Mickey have inspired Robin for many years with their vocals~ Thanks guys, your ranges are incredible!
SEAL. --> This guy's heart beats right through in his music. Incredible lyrics that stir the soul! Robin just found out a few years back that Seal is also an upsidedownlefty player. Too cool!
LENNY KRAVITZ- Gotta dig this guy. One hell of a guitarist and performer, Robin's got Lenny's first 5 or 6 albums, his funk and rock mixed with those amazing lyrics just go right to the heart.
Some special notes right here:
A big whole hearted thank you
to artists like M.W.Smitty, Seal, U2 and Lenny.
Their songs were perhaps quite influencial to keep Robin alive, true, sane, and maybe even a little courageous through some very hard times in the 90s. They were the light at the end of the tunnel, beconning Robin back to the music....
Mission accomplished..... Thanks guys. Blessings to you all. From my heart and Lori's.
***Robin adds- .."and of course, to my family, especially Lori, my angel, my wife- For staying with me through it all..
As my lyrics express, Your Solace Means The World To Me....
To have you with me on these musical and life journeys, standing on our convictions of the heart is the greatest gift that God could ever give me.
The friends we make, along the way are a wonderful icing on that cake."
continuing on:
Peter Gabriel & all the guys of Genesis
for their amazing creations!
and the very special-
DOYLE BRAMHALL2 .... wow..
For showing Robin it was possible. As a peer, Robin can relate to Doyle, so Doyle has inspired Robin on a very deep level.
CHARLIE SEXTON:
Who's heart comes through his lyrics, and song.
We heard that Mr. Bob Dylan basically "discovered" Charlie
Well, he has good taste~.. So glad you're around bro.
Thanks Doyle, and Charlie for being so friendly too. We dig you both so much.
Yes, the drummer and bassist from this video should also be quite familiar!
They are Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton, aka DOUBLE TROUBLE.
Together, these 4 fellows are known as the ARC ANGELS.
JULY 2007!! Enjoy this live clip of the ARC ANGELS that Robin filmed
while at Antones in Austin with Lori and many many friends!
Also, our online friends Jack and The Sonnier Brothers opened for the Arc Angels, and here's a great clip of them in action:
------------------------Moving on with more thanks to influences such as:
Roscoe Beck, Tommy Shannon, Sting, Dug Pinnick, Chris Squire, Geddy Lee, and so many other amazing bassists!!
Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons and all incarnations of of The Doobie Brothers!
Your music has been with Robin since the beginning!
Rick Wakeman, you are our keyboard HERO!
and Mr. Paul Hewson,
aka- "BONO" of U2,
for showing us all how it's done. I'm talking about how to treat one another....
Not only is he another favorite amazing front man and songwriter, but he's a spiritual wonder, with a huge heart of gold. Bono puts his money and time where his mouth is. Working tirelessly for humanity and the planet.
God bless you Bono/Paul. You are also another major inspiration as a front man for many years, but also more importantly, my inspiration as a humanitarian.
Also an added note:
to the guys of COLDPLAY
for their similar action! Way to go guys, you're awesome!
This being said, we wish to thank the one who started us on the humanitarian and conservationist track, Mr. John Denver. His music, heart, and spirit have influenced us more than we can express here. But to give you some idea, please feel free to visit our "near and dear" page at our home webpage.
John, we miss your light...
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"I Believe -
That just because two people argue, it
doesn't mean they don't love each other.
And just because they don't argue, it
doesn't mean they do.
I believe -
That we don't have to change friends
if we understand that friends change.
I believe -
That no matter how good a friend is,
they're going to hurt you every once in a
while and you must forgive them for that.
I believe -
That true friendship continues to grow,
even over the longest distance. Same goes
for true love.
I believe -
That you can do something in an instant
that will give you heartache for life.
I believe -
That it's taking me a long time
to become the person I want to be.
I believe -
That you should always leave loved ones
with loving words. It may be the last
time you see them.
I believe -
That you can keep going long after you
think you can't.
I believe -
That we are responsible for what we do,
no matter how we feel.
I believe -
That either you control your attitude
or it controls you.
I believe -
That heroes are the people who do what
has to be done when it needs to be done,
regardless of the consequences.
I believe -
That money is a lousy way of keeping
score.
I believe -
That my best friend and I can do anything
or nothing and have the best time.
I believe -
That sometimes the people you expect to
kick you when you're down, will be the
ones to help you get back up.
I believe -
That sometimes when I'm angry I have the
right to be angry, but that doesn't give
me the right to be cruel.
I believe -
That maturity has more to do with what
types of experiences you've had and what
you've learned from them and less to do
with how many birthdays you've celebrated.
I believe -
That it isn't always enough to be forgiven
>> by others. Sometimes you have to learn to
>> forgive yourself.
I believe -
That no matter how bad your heart is broken
the world doesn't stop for your grief.
I believe -
That our background and circumstances may
have influenced who we are, but we are
responsible for who we become.
I believe -
That you shouldn't be so eager to find out
a secret. It could change your life forever.
I believe -
Two people can look at the exact same thing
and see something totally different
I believe -
That your life can be changed in a matter
of hours by people who don't even know you.
I believe -
That credentials on the wall do not make
you a decent human being.
I believe -
That the people you care about most in
life are taken from you too soon.
I believe -
That even when you think you have no more
to give, when a friend cries out to you -
you will find the strength to help."
-Author unknown
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Together since 1987, Lori and Robin Lull have been involved
in various musical endeavors, including time spent with
The two New England bands they co-founded: 7-RAGE and Spectris.
Robin and Lori will always feel proud of everything they accomplished for, and with these bands, giving their full attention and efforts to both while on board.
Robin and Lori (aka "HeartFire"), now happily continue forward with their latest music.
They may also pool efforts with a few other musicians for a bigger HeartFire experience from time to time.
NEW MUSICAL CHAPTER WITH A MISSION:
Now inspired to return to their ballad/acoustic roots,
Singer-songwriter Robin Lull and his keyboardist/wife- Lori
will be working towards creating beautiful and fun music by continuing to explore many of the styles and artists, new and older, that influence them.
Thus, when their solo album is completed, it will probably be called Eclecticworks.
In this new chapter of their music, Robin and his wife Lori hope to satisfy a broad range of musical tastes with a fun, heartwarming, intimate and charismatic approach to their music and their listeners.
The result should be an eclectic range that represents their spiritual, humanitarian, and conservationist philosophies which have already begun to touch hearts and souls and that's what we want to do from here on...
Quoting a wonderful tune by Michael W. Smith which sums it up:
"For the world to know the truth there can be no greater proof
Than to live the life... live the life
There's no love that's quite as pure there's no pain we can't endure
If we live the life, live the life
Be a light for all to see........For EVERY ACT OF LOVE WILL SET YOU FREE"
Robin's deep love for his wife Lori, has inspired him to write most of their HeartFire ballads thus far: such as -"Heart Of You and Me", "Music Box Melody", "Luck and Blossoms", "Just Sail Away" and "The Inner Voice" (which appears on Illumina Record's Northern New England Rockers For Life CD in an edited for radio-play form..
The album length is longer, and includes a third verse). Lyrics in the song represent those times when we have deep and philisophical thoughts of reflection, and ask that quiet inner voice for guidance to help us make sense of and heal from events that can sometimes leave us traumatized and/or damaged on a spiritual and/or emotional level. Indeed, the inner voice is that spirit of your God that you seek in good times and bad...
Backgrounds on some of the songs:
"Heart Of You And Me", is an autobiographical song, regarding their lifestyles of duality from holding down full-time jobs while trying to fit in time for their musical passions.
"Music Box Melody" is a song of hope and love between these two with a theme brought on by their early days of courtship, when Robin had a gift giving theme of music boxes for Lori, as he found they had a common appreciation for them. Years later, reminiscent of these music boxes, Robin uses tapping techniques on guitar for a similar sound.
"Just Sail Away" represents the call of the sea to Robin and Lori.
With lyrics everyone can relate to, laced with calming musical tones, and background sounds of the waves, gulls, etc, you can close your eyes and picture yourself on a sailboat feeling all the joy that the wind and water brings.
UPDATE July 2008: A big smiley wink and nod to all of you who were on the Caribbean Cruise, we hope this song helps you hang on to those wonderful feelings and good memories of being on board, and we hope to see you out there again some day~ Blessings and best wishes from Robin and Lori!
"Wrecking Ball Behavior" is a song written to hold accountable, all those who are oppressive and/or abusive towards others. It needed to be said, and now it's done. It's got a funky beat and smooth chugs on the guitar to get you foot tapping right away.
Just in case everyone thought we were just sappy old farts, think again.. ;) this song proves otherwise! "...But yep, we're still proud to be sappy old farts too.. We've earned it haahaha!.."
Another song called "Apple Blossoms Return" is an instrumental product of being inspired by the blossoms at Dartmouth Campus in the spring, reminding us of how short life can be, and also a happy little number representing the changing seasons of New England. We hope you enjoy~
RECENT BACKGROUND:
From late 2006 through 2007, their own musical careers have taken a back seat to the demands of their busy professional day jobs, get caught up on some home improvments, and to jump in on a cause that's important to the whole musical community:
An oportunity to be screening partners for the music industry documentary film- "BEFORE THE MUSIC DIES" (or "B4MD") fell in their laps and touched their hearts.
They also found out that one of the movie's main focuses is on Robin's favorite guitarist- DOYLE BRAMHALL II. Anything they could do to help him was a wonderful bonus, so they felt even more compelled to assist. This just had to be done!
Their first screening on November of 2006 with special guest Andrew Shapter, the Director of the film, went so well, that they felt the need to do one more, to continue to spread the word and the vision of the film's creators, which was in harmony with Robin and Lori's. So they did an encore in May 2007. You can see the blogs and videos here and we encourage you to visit the sites for B4MD!
During the Summer of 2007 Robin and Lori had the pleasure of finally taking that overdue trip back to Robin' birth-state of Texas, and the timing was perfect for them to meet up with many of the folks involved in the B4MD project. They were so very happy to have the opportunity to do this as well as meeting a lot of online friends and fellow musicians who are all big fans of Doyle Bramhall II, and the Arc Angels. Robin said-"..To also meet Double Trouble, and Doyle was a very welcome icing to this amazing cake of a vacation!!.."
MORE ON THEIR BIOS:
LORI SAYS HI TO FELLOW BERKLEE ALUMNI!!
She loves to play Piano and Keyboards, classically trained, she enjoys playing ballads with Robin who sings and plays Guitar, keys, Bass, and some harmonicas. His leftyupsidedown way of playing guitars tends to turn heads and raises eyebrows and he struggled for a long time to do it publicly due to embarrassment. Thanks to Doyle Bramhall, and Seal, he's much more ok with it these days.
Robin's vocals have been compared to a blend of U2's Bono, Lenny Kravitz, Dave Grohl of The FooFighters, Pat Monahan of Train, Seal, Dan Fogelberg, Kenny Loggins, and Sting.
Having eclectic hearts, Lori and Robin have met people from all over the world, making friends in every walk of life. So they can usually relate to just about anyone who puts their best foot forward.
To them, music is all about bringing people together, as it could very well be the language of the spirit. They really enjoy making friends and making music with a fun and broad perspective. .."We like to say right here that we are so blessed by the many comments regarding the fore-mentioned!..."
CURRENT PROJECTS:
Keeping the eclectic idea in mind, they like to cover all their bases with a variety of projects to enable their efforts for the planet as well as their musical desires and also those of the venues
in the area:
1. Working on original material of course...
2. Gigging out as a softer, acoustic styled ballad type sound for small venues.
3. Playing out as HeartFire in a bigger way adding other musical friends for bigger venues when the opportunities and time allow.
4. Collaboration/recording/helping some musical friends
5. Check their "Near & Dear" page at their home website of robinlull.com to see what else they are up to.
"..Recording and playing with their other musician friends is proving to be quite fun, and we look forward to the future endeavors with them...."
SPECIAL MENTION:
Robin and Lori would like to share the following words that they feel show some wonderful insight and important things about music:
..." the very most important thing to remember is that music is meant to be fun, and make you happy, and make others happy. If you lose that, you've lost it all. I think that music is a gift. It belongs to no one. It just flows through us if we let it. Success and all the rest of it are just by-products of the love for music. That's all I know. ( or think I know)...."
--Tommy Shannon- Bassist
for SRV/DoubleTrouble, Storyville, and The Arc Angels
Below are some teaser clips from when Robin hosted the
B4TheMusicDies Celebration Screening at Dartmouth College
After those, is one clip of Robin covering a song by one of the musicians
who is featured in the film, Doyle Bramhall II. The song is called Chariot.
Hi! I hope you are doing well. Please stop by and listen to two New Songs off Elizabeth’s upcoming 2010 album. Two singles off that album, "Have Faith" and "Someday" will be released on iTunes soon!! For updates, please Join Elizabeth’s Email list. And, add Elizabeth’s new Facebook music page: www.facebook.com/elizabethsouthmusic and new Twitter: www.twitter.com/elizabeth_south Thank you! Keep being awesome! Please leave a comment, let Elizabeth know what you think, and tell her how you’re doing!
Sorry for not having been in touch awhile - been rather busy! Just wanted to say that your valued friendship continues to be appreciated. Have you checked out my MySpace and web site (www.faberoptime.com) recently? Oh and did you subscribe for my free newsletter (using the form on site at page right - high quality, low quantity, no spam!)? You might also like to take a look at some of my vids on my YouTube channel too! www.youtube.com/faberoptime Take care and keep in touch. Best, Faber. "Just a guy trying to make the world a better place."
We're about one song away on the the HeartFire album- "Eclectic Works And Ballads" !!
After two years of struggling to find time around their jobs, school, and various other commitments, Lori and Robin are proud to announce that the "homestretch" is finally in sight.
This is their first solo album outside of past bands and it marks a new beginning for them in music. HeartFire is proud to be represented by SongPlacements.com, (Hitt Music Group), as their music gets submitted to film, movies, tv, labels, various events, etc.
Plus, they are grateful for the help and publicity that Illumina Records has given to Robin and Lori since 2007. Ideas for the final tune mostly seem to point towards an upbeat rock theme. If there is more time, a possible bonus funk song may be written and added as well.
"Made up my mind to make a new start. Going to California with an aching in my heart. Someone told me there's a girl out there With love in her eyes and flowers in her hair."
Thanks for the add! Don't forget, you can DL any of the tracks from our EP for FREE & check for updates on our new record. You can also visit us at ReverbNation & Facebook. Spread the Disease!
Autism Awareness Music Festival Category: Music Autism Awareness Music Festival August 8th at the Springfield Elks Club on Park St. 6 Bands. Food,raffles, etc t-shirts for sale: resource information about Autism. Robin will be doing sound and vid! Come say hi!
hey thanx for the support, this was painted live in the moment during juke joint @ the hop monk in sebastopol 6-11-2009. Bob Marley 4ft x 4ft acrylic on pannel by Neal Ray Barbosa.
