The new album 'Silver Lining' by award winning songwriter and spirited impresario, Robin Jackson. To be released in Autumn, 2024.

All songs and lyrics written and composed by Robin Jackson. All songs registered with ASCAP. 

www.robinjackson.net 
©2024

Robin Jackson - vocals, whistling and clarinet 
Chet Lyster - Electric and acoustic guitars and percussion 
Barra Brown - Drums and percussion
Micah Hummel - Drums and percussion
James Villa - Electric and acoustic guitars, bass, keyboards, piano, and percussion 
Joseph Berman - Electric guitars
Asher Fulero - Keyboards, organ, synth and piano
Michael Dougherty - Bass
Alexis Mahler - Violin, viola, and cello
Haley Johnsen - Vocals (Heart in my Hand) 
Lewis Childs - Acoustic guitar 
Dana Hersh - Flute and Harmonium 

Produced and engineered by James Villa at Brizzleman Recording Studio and Groundswell Studios 

Produced, engineered and mixed by Chet Lyster (The Eels, Lucinda Williams) at Concordia Station, Portland, OR and James Villa at Brizzleman Studios, Portland, OR

Mastered by Jon Neufeld, Portland, OR

Photo credits and design by Jax Cruz Media

BROKEN OPEN

LONG DISTANCE LOVER

New single from upcoming album 'Silver Lining' by award winning songwriter and spirited impresario, Robin Jackson. To be released in Autumn, 2024.

All songs and lyrics written and composed by Robin Jackson. All songs registered with ASCAP. 

www.robinjackson.net 
©2024

Robin Jackson - vocals, whistling
Chet Lyster - Electric and acoustic guitars and percussion 
Micah Hummel - Drums and percussion
James Villa - Electric and acoustic guitars, bass, keyboards, piano, and percussion 
Joseph Berman - Electric guitars
Michael Dougherty - Bass

Produced and engineered by James Villa at Brizzleman Recording Studio and Groundswell Studios 

Produced, engineered and mixed by Chet Lyster (The Eels, Lucinda Williams) at Concordia Station, Portland, OR and James Villa at Brizzleman Studios, Portland, OR

Mastered by Jon Neufeld, Portland, OR

Photo credits and design by Jax Cruz Media

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LYRICS

I took my heart to the five and dime
Said I won’t be needing this for a time
Not sure what sorta price it’ll fetch
It’s been though a lot, and it’s kinda messed up

The lady said now hey there son
I’ve seen your kind and you think you’re done
I’ll keep it safe while you take a spell 
To think about what you can and can not sell

Sometimes love’s a crazy wind 
It lifts you up and breaks you in 
Heart spinning ‘round like a weathervane 
you just wanna get out of the rain 

I think I thought I thunk by now 
That I’d have figured it all out
The years gone by and I can count
So many times that love’s gone south

Was my guitar out of tune
Were there clouds over the moon 
Maybe I just missed the que 
The day you said Adieu 

Sometimes love’s a crazy wind 
It lifts you up and breaks you in 
Heart spinning ‘round like a weathervane 
you just wanna get out of the rain 

Aphrodite what’s your secret 
For finding love and how to keep it
For I knew a lady with eyes like the earth 
She put stars in my chest I knew what she was worth 

If you see her tell her in time
I left her a gift, it’s down at the dime
For her alone and nobody else
It’s sitting there up on the shelf 

Sometimes love’s a crazy wind 
It lifts you up and breaks you in 
Heart spinning ‘round like a weathervane 
you just wanna get out of the rain

WEATHERVANE

RIGHT HERE NEXT TO ME

This is a pre-release single from the new album 'Silver Lining' by award winning songwriter Robin Jackson. To be released in Autumn, 2024.

All songs and lyrics written and composed by Robin Jackson. All songs registered with ASCAP. 

www.robinjackson.net 
©2024

Robin Jackson - vocals, whistling and clarinet 
Chet Lyster - Electric and acoustic guitars and percussion 
Barra Brown - Drums and percussion
Micah Hummel - Drums and percussion
James Villa - Electric and acoustic guitars, bass, keyboards, piano, and percussion 
Joseph Berman - Electric guitars
Asher Fulero - Keyboards, organ, synth and piano
Michael Dougherty - Bass
Alexis Mahler - Violin, viola, and cello
Haley Johnsen - Vocals (Heart in my Hand) 
Lewis Childs - Acoustic guitar 
Dana Hersh - Flute and Harmonium 

Produced and engineered by James Villa at Brizzleman Recording Studio and Groundswell Studios 

Produced, engineered and mixed by Chet Lyster (The Eels, Lucinda Williams) at Concordia Station, Portland, OR and James Villa at Brizzleman Studios, Portland, OR

Mastered by Jon Neufeld, Portland, OR

Photo credits and design by Jax Cruz Media

IN THE SHADOWS

WAY BACK HOME

The new album 'Silver Lining' by award winning songwriter and spirited impresario, Robin Jackson. To be released in Autumn, 2024.

All songs and lyrics written and composed by Robin Jackson. All songs registered with ASCAP. 

www.robinjackson.net 
©2024

Robin Jackson - vocals, whistling and clarinet 
Chet Lyster - Electric and acoustic guitars and percussion 
Barra Brown - Drums and percussion
Micah Hummel - Drums and percussion
James Villa - Electric and acoustic guitars, bass, keyboards, piano, and percussion 
Joseph Berman - Electric guitars
Asher Fulero - Keyboards, organ, synth and piano
Michael Dougherty - Bass
Alexis Mahler - Violin, viola, and cello
Haley Johnsen - Vocals (Heart in my Hand) 
Lewis Childs - Acoustic guitar 
Dana Hersh - Flute and Harmonium 

Produced and engineered by James Villa at Brizzleman Recording Studio and Groundswell Studios 

Produced, engineered and mixed by Chet Lyster (The Eels, Lucinda Williams) at Concordia Station, Portland, OR and James Villa at Brizzleman Studios, Portland, OR

Mastered by Jon Neufeld, Portland, OR

Photo credits and design by Jax Cruz Media

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LYRICS

When it rains, when the rain pours down your face 
I can see the clouds in your eyes 
Holding on, for a light inside the way
Sometimes it's hard not to leave this world behind 


Times like these can bend the strongest of hearts 
Let’s not let this wind pull us a apart 


I want to wake up with you in this together 
Nothing will break us, blow us far from the land 
Let the winds howl, rains come, whatever the weather 
I’ll hold you closely, your heart in my hand 

When it rains, I can feel your heartbeat 
Struggling to break from the ties that bind 
From the past, the river runs so deep
And it’s course is yours to change in the family line 

I know it can be hard to do this alone
Let me hold you close, and guide your way home

I want to wake up with you in this together 
Nothing will break us, blow us far from the land 
Let the winds howl, rains come, whatever the weather 
I’ll hold you closely, your heart in my hand 

Ahhhhhh

I want to wake up with you in this together 
Nothing will break us, blow us far from the land 
Let the winds howl, rains come, whatever the weather 
I’ll hold you closely, your heart in my hand

HEART IN MY HAND

BEFORE YOU MET HER

The new album 'Silver Lining' by award winning songwriter and spirited impresario, Robin Jackson. To be released in Autumn, 2024.

"A captivating song-crafter....a true storyteller." — NPR

All songs and lyrics written and composed by Robin Jackson. All songs registered with ASCAP. 

www.robinjackson.net 
©2024

Robin Jackson - vocals, whistling and clarinet 
Chet Lyster - Electric and acoustic guitars and percussion 
Barra Brown - Drums and percussion
Micah Hummel - Drums and percussion
James Villa - Electric and acoustic guitars, bass, keyboards, piano, and percussion 
Joseph Berman - Electric guitars
Asher Fulero - Keyboards, organ, synth and piano
Michael Dougherty - Bass
Alexis Mahler - Violin, viola, and cello
Haley Johnsen - Vocals (Heart in my Hand) 
Lewis Childs - Acoustic guitar 
Dana Hersh - Flute and Harmonium 

Produced and engineered by James Villa at Brizzleman Recording Studio and Groundswell Studios 

Produced, engineered and mixed by Chet Lyster (The Eels, Lucinda Williams) at Concordia Station, Portland, OR and James Villa at Brizzleman Studios, Portland, OR

Mastered by Jon Neufeld, Portland, OR

Photo credits and design by Jax Cruz Media

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LYRICS

I had a dream last night 
I lived in the ground 
My roots dug down deep
With every breath 
A thousand leaves would shake 
And the old earth would creak

I had a dream last night 
My roots were a love song 
Hands clasped tight 
For a million years
With all of my sisters and all of my brothers 
We all cry the same tears 

The way the wind blows the waterfalls
We are a part of it all
The breath inside of you inside of me
So much these days is us and them
Caught up in a case of othering’ 
But we all come from
We all come from the same tree 

I had a dream last night 
The sky was burning 
Ashes on my tongue 
from a page that needs to turn 
Anger is the spark of a world that’s learning
You can’t fight fire with fire 
or there’ll be nothing left to burn 

Divisiveness and righteousness 
Are wind upon the flames
Underneath the words we speak 
We are all the same 
A trunk is a passage from the earth to the sky
In the roots we are born and we all will die 

The way the wind blows the waterfalls
We are a part of it all
The breath inside of you inside of me
So much these days is us and them
Caught up in a case of othering’ 
But we all come from
We all come from the same tree

SAME TREE

BACK TO YOUR HEART

Written by Robin Jackson, performed by Vagabond Opera.

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October Rain

Singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Robin Jackson, known for his wild, theatrical contributions to bands like Vagabond Opera and the March Fourth Marching Band, draws upon the moody spirit of his rain-soaked, Portland, OR home to create an eclectic brew of dreamy, vintage folk-pop in he debut album Dust Diaries (release: June 8, 2012). The Record features an all star band with members of The Portland Cello Project, The Eels, March Fourth Marching Band and Vagabond Opera. "A catchy and captivating song-crafter…a true storyteller." - NPR
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released 08 June 2012 
All songs written and composed by Robin Jackson except "It's that time of night again" lyrics by Robin Jackson and Laura Bell. All songs registered with ASCAP. 

Drums and percussion - Anders Bergstrom; - Rob Stroup (on This time), - Chet Lyster (on Heroin and Honey) 
Electric and acoustic guitars - Chet Lyster 
Piano, wurlitzer, accordion and organ - Mike Danner 
Acoustic and electric bass - Matt Voth 
Violin - Annalisa Tornfelt (on Heroine and Honey), - Katherine Claire (on Roses and Gold) 
Cello - Skip Von Kuske 
Trombone - Daniel Lamb 
Flugelhorn - Max Ribner 
Saxophone and Clarinet - Robin Jackson 
Tuba - Huck Wilken 
Whistling - Robin Jackson 

Background Voices - Robin Jackson (on October Rain, Roses and Gold, Paper Bird, Red Blanket), - Katherine Claire (on October Rain, Paper Bird), - Annalisa Tornfelt (on Heroin and Honey), - Ashley Ward (on The Spring) 

Produced by Chet Lyster 
Engineered by Rob Stroup at 8Ball Studios, Portland, OR 
Mastered by Justin Phelps at Cloud City, Portland, OR 
Album design by Elena Cronin (elenacronin.com) and Rachel Brodkey 
Photo credits - Mosca Photo (moscaphoto.com) 

www.robinjackson.net 
© 2012 


Roses and Gold

Paper Bird

It's that time of night again

“A catchy and captivating song-crafter, a true storyteller” –NPR 

An award-winning songwriter, teacher, activist, and spirited impresario, Robin Jackson has built on his colorful bohemian upbringing and dedicated himself to creating connection through art and music. For more than a decade with Vagabond Opera and the MarchFourth Marching Band, he performed everywhere from Red Rocks to the World Cup, with everyone from Gogol Bordello and Amanda Palmer to The Polish Ambassador. More recently, Robin founded the Songwriter Soiree, a nationally recognized organization dedicated to nurturing songwriting prowess and creative interdependence. He currently leads a 6-piece band, the Caravan, playing an eclectic brew of dreamy folk-pop, whimsical Americana, gypsy-tinged jazz, and acoustic storytelling. He has released three albums as a solo artist, Dust Diaries (2010), Dark Stars (2017), and Silver Linings (2024), leading to critical acclaim in the US and viral popularity in China.

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