Robyn has been working in the music industry in New Zealand since
1980 & has played solo & with well known performers like Rick Bryant,
Karen Hunter, the Paua Fritters & Midge Marsden as both bassist & singer.

She has played at corporate functions, weddings & funerals, on TV, national tours - performed at pubs, clubs, theme dinners, restaurants & garden parties.
She's also played festivals like Sweetwaters, Mountain Rock & WOMAD
& at food & wine festivals.

Based in Auckland since 1994 & concentrating primarily on her harp playing,
singing and composition - Robyn has worked with:

Winterland - Gothic, Dark Wave rock band -as bassist and backing vocalist
performing live gigs and also playing on the Alone in A Fairground album

Rick Bryant and the Jive Bombers - Rhythm and Blues Group -
as a backing vocalist and sometimes called on as a bassist as well.
The Jive Bombers also played one of Robyn’s songs called The Moon which
she sang lead vocals on.

Jan Hellriegal - as bassist and backing vocalist, Two of Robyn’s original songs
were included in Jan longer nights of Playing, The Moon and Journey.

Incantata -   Medieval duo - with Caroline Lynn. Incantata‘s songlist included
Medieval and Pilgrim songs, selections of the Cantiga de Santa Maria,
haunting Sephardic & Traditional songs from around the world,
early chant and original works.

Robyn currently performs regularly playing the harp & singing, mostly at weddings and corporate events. She plays a 34 string Aoyama harp which is a Japanese made instrument. It is a beautiful golden coloured maple harp with tiger stripes in the woodgrain on the back.
She also hires out harps to students and others and teaches lever harp for beginners - both children & adults

Personal Bio

Robyn's home town is Dunedin where she played in rock covers bands around the pub and club circuits as a bassist and singer from the age of 16. She also developed an interest in Tai Chi at the age of 21 which has stayed with her and she is passionate about caring for the health of the older generation. Prevention is better than cure and Tai Chi is a great way to keep people moving well into their golden years. Robyn has held Tai Chi classes for health and relaxation at various venues round Auckland but now concentrates on her music and no longer teaches Tai Chi.

She likes to grow her own food as much as possible and has a sizeable edible garden.

An interest in technology has led her on an interesting journey over the years and she now enjoys working with computers on a daily basis.

She lives in Oratia with her partner Brett and their 2 black cats, Stella and Lulucci.