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The Piano Girl Podcast

Dec 23, 2020

“The Lady Plays,” is Robin's tribute to the Piano Queen, Marian McPartland. Robin taped a one-hour segment on Marian’s program, NPR’s Piano Jazz, twelve years ago, when her first book, Piano Girl, was published. Marian’s joy rubs off on me. Look at her go—here’s a ninety-year-old woman playing piano the...


Oct 29, 2020

Piano Girl Podcast host Robin Meloy Goldsby flashes back to the eighties, when Donald Trump was her boss at a fancy-pants Manhattan hotel. 

"Goldsby has a wicked sense of humor and a keen eye for the absurd." Publishers Weekly Starred Review of Piano Girl: A Memoir

This episodes features two tracks from...


Jul 16, 2020

“Music has never been essential for keeping people alive, but it has always been essential for helping us feel alive.  Live music connects us in an impeccably human way.” Robin’s tribute to freelance musicians, doing their best during challenging times to feed their families, stay on track, and keep the music...


May 8, 2020

This month's Piano Girl Podcast, “Waltz of the Asparagus People,” takes you on a romp from a fancy New York City hotel lobby to a swanky German castle, accompanied by piano music and vegetables in costumes. It’s a bizarre story, but 100% true. You can’t make this stuff up.

Featuring the track "Waltz of the...


Mar 30, 2020

For over five decades Piano Girl Podcast host Robin Goldsby has lost and gained the same five pounds about four times a year. Road trips, evil catering, unidentifiable bar food, vending machine Twix bars, buffalo wings, airplane pretzels, stale ham sandwiches, chocolate donuts, and, yes, those community bowls of...