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| caption = Robinella performing in Nashville.{{deletable image-caption|date=July 2011}}

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| current_members = Robinella Bailey, Taylor Coker, DericMike DickensSeal, MikeNolan SealNevels, Justin Hanes

| past_members = Cruz Contreras, [[Billy Contreras]], Steve Kovalcheck, Tom Pryor, Deric Dickens

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'''Robinella''' is the band of singer-songwriter RobinellaRobin Ella Bailey. The band was first formed as '''Robinella and the CCstringband''' in the late 1990s by Robin Ella Tipton Contreras and former husband, Cruz Abdon Contreras (the "CC" in CCstringband) who met while studying at the [[University of Tennessee]], Cruz being a jazz piano major and "Robinella" an illustration/art major.<ref>[http://robinella.com Robinella.com]</ref> They released three albums under that name before shortening it to simply Robinella with the 2006 release of ''[[Solace for the lonely (album)|Solace for the Lonely]]'', an album whichthat began to explore areas of [[pop music|pop]] and [[funk music|funk]].

The album contains the country weeper "Teardrops," the funky "Waiting" and the uptempo "Oh So Sexy."

Prior to that, much of the band's work could be described as a mixture of [[progressive bluegrass]] and [[jazz blues]]. Notable early songs include a faithful remake of Nanci Griffith's "Love at the Five and Dime," a cover of "Flashdance (What A Feeling)" and the fan favorite "Man Over."▼

▲Prior to that, much of the band's work could be described as a mixture of [[progressive bluegrass]] and [[jazz blues]]. Notable early songs include a many faithfuloriginals remakeby of"Robinella" such as "Man Over" and covers such as Nanci Griffith's "Love at the Five and Dime," a cover ofand "Flashdance (What A Feeling)" andfrom the fanmovie favoritesoundtrack "Man Over.Flashdance"

Robinella released "Fly Away Bird," her much anticipated fifth album, in December 2009, along with a live album, "A Sunday Kind of Love," which includes live performances from her 10-year run at Barley's Taproom and Pizzeria in Knoxville, TN.▼

▲Robinella released "''Fly Away Bird''," her much anticipated fifth album, in December 2009, along with a live album, "''A Sunday Kind of Love''," which includes live performances from her 10-yearregular runshow at Barley's Taproom and Pizzeria in Knoxville, TNTennessee, where Robinella performed every Sunday evening for 11 years. Her most current album titled "Ode to Love" was released in 2012, The album consists mainly of love songs and boasts guitarists Frank Vignola playing and co-producing.

==Discography==

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==References==

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[[Category:American bluegrass musicians]]

[[Category:Musical groups from Knoxville, Tennessee]]

[[Category:Country musicians from Tennessee]]