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

BACK TO YOUR HEART

recorded feb 2024
few tracks I hope to develop 
heroes of the park eventually

some of the first tracks I wrote after moving house, and some of the first tracks written mainly with guitar

even if these tracks arent great - its still worth getting something out there as a start i think.

Long Weekend

Laci Kaye Booth | OurVinyl Sessions

True Love (OurVinyl Sessions)

There were times I knew that I was gonna change the world.  
Ride off in the sunset, on a horse, with the girl.
Be a hero, save the day – maybe they’ll throw me a parade.
Instead, I’m working nine to five, trying to pay my dues.
Most weekends I’ll mow the lawn, maybe change a fuse.
Fix a leak and pull some  weeds.  Maybe a hero’s not what you need.

I could have been a bright light in your darkness, a pedestal to lift you up.
A voice of reason in uncertainty, when your lips were dry, I could have been your cup.
I always tried to stand so tall.  I soon found out I could not do it all.
The thing you needed me to be – was enough.

I always thought I had to be strong, be the man.
And you always let me, I see now, and understand.
No, I never saved the day, but you let me think that way
You always smiled and said you loved me as I am.  
Said you wouldn’t change a thing, happy as a clam.
Looking back, it’s plain to see all the things I could have been.

I could have been a bright light in your darkness, a pedestal to lift you up.
A voice of reason in uncertainty, when your lips were dry, I could have been your cup.
I always tried to stand so tall.  I soon found out I could not do it all.
The thing you needed me to be – was enough.

I always did what I thought was best for us both. 
I only needed to do enough.





Enough

Extinction

Rose (Demo)

A song about not leaving your home enough.

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Many years alone I stand on shores of the Pacific
And dreams of clear and distant lands have seemed to make me sick
I will not leave where I was born, I know of nowhere else
So drink with me, dear traveler
And tell me of yourself

I cut the wood to build the homes, dug the earth to lay the water
My hands are cracked and leathered bones burnt by fire and solder
Well, I will not be a millionaire, I've sold all my good health
But listen to me, traveler
and tell me of yourself

And yes, I too know our time too must too come to an end
You are the first that I have met not an enemy, a friend
We all must say goodbye someday but when we cannot tell
So before you go, I've got to know
Tell me of yourself

Dear Traveller

Stay my friend

Written by John K. Samson, Jason Tait, John P. Sutton, and Stephen Carroll.  Performed by Tyler Commo.

Aside (Weakerthans)

Love On My Mind

Your Fragrance

“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.

BACK TO YOUR HEART

Robin Jackson

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