Holly Robbins

I have found I am no bueno at being mere background music. It's not so much I who want attention, but rather these songs want attention. And they're FOR YOU. They're . . . simple, relatable, experiential, odd, inspiring . . . seriously . . . yes, they are in my own voice, but it's almost more like they . . . just came to me and through me. They comforted me in my loss, they knocked me in the side of the head, they lifted me up, they made me laugh again. And I keep finding this is what they do for my audiences as well. I am INSANELY GRATEFUL to be able to share these songs with you and to experience them AGAIN for the first time through your experience of them.

So CONCERTS with the audience and myself fully present goes best with this set. I don't do covers. You can expect to hear songs you've never heard before. You can expect to understand all the lyrics. You can expect me and my guitar and my sound system and whatever angels see fit to show up to take you on a musical journey. Think of me as your tour guide and I will show you the beauty you have already become and are still yet to become as a wonderful human being going through this crazy wonderful life.

I started out as kind of a magical but pretty awkward kid. In high school, I landed serendipitously into the classroom of the AMAZING Chris Brower at Timpview High School, and it was THE best thing that had ever happened to me because he knew exactly what to do with all my weirdness. Chris further made me realize that I LOVE teaching, so I pursued a Russian and Spanish teaching degree at BYU, and picked up the guitar there as well. Ever since, I have joyfully continued my weirdness and love of learning and performing in multiple classrooms and stages.

In 2005, I fell in love and . . . I lost . . . which ironically made me WIN, because after that, all these songs started pouring out of me, and I have felt a strong mission ever since to share the joy and strange wisdom they brought to me when I needed them most.

My set-up is simple but does require power and good lighting. I have all my own gear. I have OFTEN performed in people's small living rooms and it works GREAT. I have performed in people's large back yards and that has worked great too. I just need to know what to expect in advance, so I'll know whether to bring the heavy artillery or if my little amp will do. Let's talk about it. I want your guests to have the best possible experience and journey.

Kids under 12 tend to need a different version of me than kids over 12, so use your best judgment there.