WALTZ OF THE ASPARAGUS PEOPLE (Robin Meloy Goldsby, Solo Piano, 2011)

The solo piano compositions on this recording correspond to the stories by Robin Meloy Goldsby from her book, Waltz of the Asparagus People. Available in both English and German (Walzer der Spargelmenschen), Goldsby s lyrical stories reveal the trials and triumphs of an expatriate musician s life, as she connects her music to family, friends, and home, past and present.

Robin Meloy Goldsby is the author of Piano Girl and Rhythm. Her thirty-year career as a musician has taken her from roadside dives to posh New York City venues and exclusive resorts, and on to the European castles and concert stages where she now performs. Robin has three other solo piano recordings to her name Twilight, Somewhere in Time, and Songs from the Castle and has appeared on National Public Radio s All Things Considered and Piano Jazz with Marian McPartland. Robin is a Steinway Artist.

In 2010 her collaboration with singer/composer Joyce Moreno, Slow Music, received a Latin Grammy nomination for Best Brazilian Album.

Visit the Robin Meloy Goldsby web page for more information.