{"id":9915,"date":"2020-06-07T11:12:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-07T15:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/?p=9915"},"modified":"2020-06-07T11:12:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-07T15:12:00","slug":"closet-karoake-queenie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/blissblog\/2020\/06\/closet-karoake-queenie.html","title":{"rendered":"Closet Karoake Queenie"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Music has the power to delight, to entertain, to soothe, to uplift, and to heal. In this particularly trying time, when the world is awash in chaos and off the charts unpredictability, it provides additional magic mojo.<\/div>\n
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I\u00a0 have a friend named Robin D. Brackbill who has been doing amazing karaoke covers of well-known songs by musical divas. She is phenomenal!\u00a0 Entertaining, funny, and uplifting. She is performing for that purpose. This is one such hit. <\/span>She did Emmylou Harris proud with her rendition of – Wayfarin’ Stranger.<\/a><\/span> a few weeks back. Robin is a larger than life presence, a force of nature, with a heart as big as the moon.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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She has many\u00a0 appellations:<\/span><\/div>\n
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Closet Karaoke Queenie<\/a>
\nRedhead Contralto Singer.
\nBig Hair. Big Mouth
\nVocal Impersonator. Humorist.
\nPhilly-DelCo bred.
\nHopeful dreamer spreading joy & nostalgia through song. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Instagram: @closetkaraokequeenie
\nYoutube: Closet Karaoke Queenie
\nFacebook: Closet Karaoke Queenie
\nTiktok: Closet Karaoke Queenie<\/div>\n
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She is the Creator and Founder of Fabby-Do Creative Studio for Kids<\/a> in Doylestown, PA Fabby-Do is an Arts and Crafts studio and retail establishment for children encouraging hands-on creativity in the arts for children ages 2 to teen. When I walk in (an eternal child that I am), I am mesmerized by the wonderland of color and wish I could dive in and play. Robin herself is a kid in a grownup suit.\u00a0 She is also an art and music and movement teacher at Fabby-Do and can be seen around town in her oh-so-fab converted VW mini-bus.As the eldest of 10 siblings, all encouraged in music and arts, she says that her talent and love of creative expression was a gift from her parents. She shares it with her own children and the kids in our community. She can turn frowns upside down. I am making her sound a bit like Mary Poppins, aren’t I?<\/p>\n

Through the quarantine, Robin\u2019s business had sadly been labeled non-essential which has had a tremendous impact on her family as it has for families worldwide.\u00a0 This weekend, our region went to the Yellow Zone so she has opened her doors and will be adhering to all safety precautions. I can only imagine the delight on the faces of the children and parents who will return to let their inner Creativa out to play.<\/p>\n

Passersby can see inspiring messages and happy designs inscribed in chalk on the walkway in front of her store.<\/p>\n

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She says that “Through these difficult times, my love of music and singing has gotten me through.”<\/p>\n

Recording songs under the new alias of \u201cCloset Karaoke Queenie<\/a>\u201d since the pandemic, Robin has recorded over 100 vocal impersonations and tribute songs on Instagram, of some of the greatest female singers of all time.<\/p>\n

Her vocal impersonations range from Stevie Nicks to Peggy Lee, June Carter, Alison Krauss, Pat Benatar, Madonna, Paula Abdul, to Adele … and so many more.<\/p>\n

She has developed quite a following over various social media and music group platforms.<\/p>\n

Posting songs every day has not only given Robin a feeling of purpose during these hard times, but it has touched so many others who have been uplifted by her daily singing and humor.<\/p>\n

She shares, “Music is healing. It was my immediate response to the traumatic scenario. I sing everyday anyway… but realizing that my recordings were helping folks have something to look forward to daily. Same time every day. They knew they\u2019d get a laugh or chuckle. This gave me a little sense of purpose when my normal routine in life came to a crashing halt with the pandemic. I won\u2019t stop singing even when I reopen. I\u2019ve given another creative part of me to the public that is well received. I\u2019ll sing as long as people want to listen. Singing is my first love. My preference is singing Jazz and Bluegrass Music. But I love it all really.”<\/p>\n

This morning, in the midst of the protests in support of Black Lives Matter, she offered her rendering of We Shall Overcome<\/a>. It brought tears to my eyes. May it be so.<\/p>\n

This was her message that accompanied it on Social Media:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

“I sang WE SHALL OVERCOME today with all my heart … to the point of almost shouting and yelling from my gut. I don\u2019t care how flat and off-key it is. We need to stand up for those we love. To shout out!
\nI\u2019ve been silent for the past week from singing.
\nAngry and heartbroken about a lot of things.
\nBeen a very hard few weeks with sadness, grief, and loss. It\u2019s been hard to be silly and offer comic relief. Praying for my family and my friends in the black community who I love so much. I stand with you. We need change now. I\u00a0had been researching and listening to songs of the Civil Rights Movement. I remember this one well, sung by Pete Seeger.
\nSing with me:<\/span><\/p>\n

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We shall overcome
\nWe shall overcome
\nWe shall overcome, some day<\/p>\n

Oh, deep in my heart
\nI do believe
\nWe shall overcome, some day<\/p>\n

We’ll walk hand in hand
\nWe’ll walk hand in hand
\nWe’ll walk hand in hand
\nWe’ll walk hand in hand, some day<\/p>\n

Deep in my heart
\nOh, deep in my heart
\nI do believe
\nI do believe
\nWe shall overcome, some day
\nWe shall overcome, some day<\/p>\n

We shall live in peace
\nWe shall live in peace
\nWe shall live in peace, some day
\nWe shall live in peace, some day<\/p>\n

We all will be free
\nWe all will be free
\nWe all will be free some day.
\nOh, deep in my heart
\nI do believe
\nWe shall overcome
\nSomeday”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

When we are let loose on the world and can hug again safely, I will special deliver a bunch to her!<\/p>\n

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