The British session ace on being asked to audition for the Rolling Stones, producing the Sex Pistols’ early demos
and recording Robert Gordon’s final album
The Canadian guitarist walks through the retro-rock techniques and tones that inform his unique rockabilly style on Cousin Harley’s new album, Let’s Go!
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Joe Robinson is a frighteningly fantastic acoustic and electric guitar player who can leave you contemplating one of two things: quit while you’re behind, or join his quest onward toward ultimate guitar expression.
Just turning 30, Robinson is already a seasoned vet of the Guitar Army with Robben Ford and Lee Roy Parnell, and he works regularly with Nashville royals Rodney Crowell and Emmylou Harris as well as his mentor and fellow Australian transplant, Tommy Emmanuel.
The prodigiously talented guitarist made a huge splash with his 2009 American debut of acoustic instrumentals,
Time Jumpin’, and earned Best New Talent in the 2010