Sean Robbins, guitar

Meet Sean

Sean Robbins appeared on Show 210, recorded in January 2010, at age 16.

Program bio from Show 210:

Sean Robbins (slack key guitar), 16, a recipient of From the Top’s Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award, lives on Pahoa on Hawaii Island. He attends Pahoa High School, studies music with Arnold Peneueta, and pays guitar with his school’s Hawaiian music ensemble Na Pua Mae’ole o Pahoa. Sean also plays ukulele and bass and enjoys Muay Thai, surfing and diving.

Sean is a Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist.
Scholarship Year: 2010

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