Robbie Fulks
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Fulks |
| Born |
March 25, 1963 York, Pennsylvania U.S. |
| Origin | North Carolina |
| Genres | Singer-songwriter Neo-traditionalist country Alternative country Bluegrass |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar Vocals Banjo |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | Boondoggle Records Bloodshot Records Yep Roc Records Geffen Records |
| Associated acts | Nora O'Connor |
| Website | robbiefulks |
| Members | Chris Scruggs Jenny Scheinman Robbie Gjersoe |
Robert "Robbie" Fulks (born March 25, 1963) is an American alternative country singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and long-time Chicago, Illinois resident. He has released 13 albums over a career spanning more than 30 years. His most recent record, Upland Stories, was nominated for a Grammy for Best Folk Album and the song “Alabama at Night,” was nominated for a Grammy for Best American Roots Song.
Fulks was born in York, Pennsylvania, the son of a school teacher father. He grew up small towns in southeastern Pennsylvania, the Blue Ridge Mountains area of Virginia, and the Piedmont region of North Carolina. Fulks' family moved often when he was young, until they eventually settled in North Carolina when he was 12. Fulks considers North Carolina his childhood home. Fulks has a younger brother named Jubal.
Fulks was exposed to music through his family, where everyone played a different instrument, from his Aunt Stella on banjo, his Aunt Mildred on violin, his mother on autoharp to his father playing guitar. Through this immersion, Fulks picked up his aunt's banjo when he was six and started playing guitar at age 11.
In 1980, he graduated from Carolina Friends School. In 1980 at the age of 17, Fulks moved to New York City and attended Columbia University.
While at Columbia University, Fulks often played at Gerdes Folk City and other places in the West Village. He eventually dropped out of college after two years to pursue music full time.
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