Give a listen... to some of Charlie's songs below.
Wild Frontier
Deeper Into Blue
Life In Parentheses
(This quasi-unofficial page is posted and updated by an obsessive shut-in.)
Wild Frontier
Deeper Into Blue
Life In Parentheses
"Charlie's newest album, "Gallery," has just dropped. It is emotional and cathartic in a way. It speaks of our common past, present and future. Charlie tells us that the journey of life is serious and sometimes tough, but one has to approach it with lightness and humor." Zeke Williams
Boys in The Dark
Phone Call
As you might have guessed Charlie flies well below the radar of conventional commerce, so if you'd like some of his music drop an email to:
(This address isn't click-able to foil the spam robots.)
From Doug Spears' Traveling Road Journal 5/011/2009 @ Gamblefest:
"I stuck around to hear Charlie's set. He is just one of those amazing songwriters who can see every little thing from every possible perspective and picks the one that should be obvious, but which you hadn't considered to write about. It just knocks your socks off. He is also given to unpredictable commentary that makes you laugh until you hurt. You shouldn't miss any chance to hear Charlie Robertson."
From New England bard Chuck Hall:
"I'd like to thank...Charlie Robertson for relieving me of the pressure of writing the most amazing songs ever"
From legendary Flick Coffeehouse staple and award winning producer George Blackwell:
"Forged in a furnace of over 40 years in writing, Charlie Robertson takes unlikely people and situations and infuses them with soul and humor and turns them into remarkable works of art."
This is just a taste of the musical world of Charlie Robertson... Set to memorable arrangements framed with simple but bizarre chord voicings, heartfelt and subtly inventive vocals and populated with characters whose stories are told by no other and like no other. The songs of Charlie Robertson are one of a kind pieces that have been spread by word of mouth in whispers, shouts, and standing ovations in venues like The Raven Gallery in Detroit, Earl of Old Town in Chicago, The Last Resort in Athens, GA, The Great Southeast in Atlanta, Exit Inn in Nashville, Red Mule in Norfolk, Lion's Share in Miami, Cat's Cradle in Chapel Hill and dozens of colleges and universities.
He's opened shows and shared bills with Townes Van Zandt, Jimmy Buffett, Michael Smith, Steve Martin, Tom Paxton, Odetta, Taj Mahal, Steve Goodman, Guy Clark, Waylon Jennings, Doc and Merle Watson, The Newgrass Revival, Roy Bookbinder, and was part of Gamble Rogers hand picked traveling Florida Folk Revue named "Cassadaga Stories" which included Will McLean, Paul Champion, Jim Ballew, Teri DiSario, Elizabeth Corrigan and Bob Patterson.
(904-377-1978)
$20 @the door
Proceeds to World Central Kitchen
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PReTTy CooL MuSiC — "growing smaller proudly since 1994"
We are proud to announce that old friend Charlie Robertson will be playing in our backyard on Sunday, November 16 at 4:00 PM.
Some forty years ago, I met Charlie at Dave Dowling's Old Favorites record shop on San Marco Ave. in St. Augustine, Florida. (Old Favorites? Another story. Chat me up!) Our conversation quickly went from used records to an exploration of the corners of the universe—and inner-verse. We've been best friends since. And through the those ensuing years we've continued our explorations. God, have we laughed. Convos about our beloved Atlanta Braves evolve into talks about extraterrestrials, John Cheever and zombies on roller skates. An every day chat is filled with wit and wisdom—and the realization that Palatka, Florida might be the center on the universe.
If you don't know Charlie's music, you've missed out! He was Gamble Roger's self-professed favorite songwriter. He played and toured with the likes of Tom Paxton, Townes Van Zandt and Steve Martin. His lyrics are wise and thoughtful and funny—literary. Like Flannery O'Connor meets Charles Bukowski meets Dr. Suess. And how would one ever find out that Ricky Nelson and the Dalai Lama share a birthday?
Charlie's newest album, "Gallery," has just dropped. It is emotional and cathartic in a way. It speaks of our common past, present and future. Charlie tells us that the journey of life is serious and sometimes tough, but one has to approach it with lightness and humor.
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904-377-1978