Welcome to my new album,
‘Wind on the Shallows’!
Hope you like it!
My 12th album!! OMG! Incredible!
Some of these songs were written over the last several years and weren’t included in the previous album release. A few were written in the time of Covid and a couple were written after Russia invaded Ukraine. So, songs in varying degrees of darkness and light. Regardless, I hope they will bring you hope.
With heartfelt thanks to:
Zoë Hardy for being my wife, best friend, confidant and muse.
Ian Koeller: The warrior drummer who conquers my quirky songs.
Lane Gibson: friend, the master of mastering and savior of the sound.
With Special Thanks to:
The Gottfried Clan, The Hardy Clan, The Oates Clan, The Symonds Clan, Patty Webb, Tom Danielson and Corey Webb, Mark Pozzi, Beno Lamontagne, Tom and Gail Shampnois, Valdine Hall and Ted Donlon, Bonita Libman, Muriel Nathan, Suzan Bader, Peter Wilder, Jeanette Newell and Bob Witkewicz, the Music & Art Clan
Always and forever dedicated to Zoë, Ben, Vinaya, Rama, Celeste and sweet Elodie
Robin Gottfried grew up in Washington Heights, New York City where he graduated from the High School of Music & Art in 1970.
He immediately started his professional career as a singer/songwriter performing in bands that played all over the Northeast. Robin now performs in the Burlington, VT area where he has lived since 1978.
Robin’s discography:
Handwritten – 1994
Robin Gottfried & Friends – 2000
Carry You – 2003
Pelican Crash Dive – 2005
Unfinished Portrait – 2007
Pages (with Susan Hosmer) – 2009
images and rhymes – 2011
Caspian Sky – 2014
Other Side of the Rain – 2017
Our Trip Up In Time – 2019
Dreams and Extremes – 2022
Wind on the Shallows – 2023
Please feel free to try before you buy! The full song is available here for download as a hi-res wav file. The Amazon link to purchase the mp3 is in the audio player. It can also be found on Apple Music or Spotify and various other digital music download sites.
CD’s available upon request.
Wind on the Shallows - Lyrics
Musicians:
Robin Gottfried: vocals, guitars, keys, bass, percussion
Ian Koeller: drums
Reviews:
Robin’s latest, “Wind on the Shallows” continues his legacy and effort with 12 newly released songs of wide ranging topics. Robin’s mix of what he takes in emotionally and intellectually, is released in a starkly honest fashion with exceptional song crafting, musicianship. Mastered with gentle but terrific technical attention by Vermont’s legendary Lane Gibson, this new album is more than worth your time to engage with it.
As a long time member orbiting Robin’s musical world, he shames me with his continued output of new material… projects that go above and beyond and truly show a Herculean effort toward the process.
Highly recommended.
– Peter Bruce Wilder
dbaergo.com / Conceptioneering
Guitar-slinger Robin Gottfried is back with his latest record, Wind on the Shallows. Few songwriters in the Green Mountains craft such an authentic late ’70s/early ’80s-tinged mix of jam-band grooves, sunny yacht rock and white-boy blues.
With more than 20 years of records on his CV, Gottfried has long since zeroed in on the sound he wants, and he executes it flawlessly. Between the octave guitar runs on “Whatcha Gonna Do” and the stabs of cello on “Beginnings,” it’s clear he knows exactly how to produce his music and has no desire to fuck with the formula. Nothing on Wind on the Shallows signals a new phase of Gottfried’s music, but the songs are brimming with clever, tasteful flourishes and, as always, astute guitar playing. Fans of the Grateful Dead’s later studio work will find much here to admire.
– Chris Farnsworth / Seven Days
Contact Info:
Email: robin(at)zoerobin.com
Other affiliated sites:
Robin Gottfried Facebook page
Robin Gottfried YouTube Channel
Robin Gottfried Band
Robin Gottfried Band Facebook page