Charlie Hill

"Dogs In Paradise" won 2nd place in the instrumental division of the 2013 Dallas Songwriting Association Contest. - Dallas Songwriting Association

"Surreal McCoy (The Hospice Nurse)" is a nominee in the music category for the 2013 Hollywood Music in Media Awards - Hollywood Music in Media Awards

A master class in acoustic guitar, you won't believe one man and one guitar can create such depth... - Americana UK

Honorable for "Aileen" - SongDoor

Honorable for "Aileen" - SongDoor

Finalist - The Great American Song Contest

Honorable Mention, 2013 Indie International - Indie International

Honorable Mention, 2013 Indie International - Indie International

Charlie Hill's song "Dogs In Paradise" is a semifinalist in the 2012 International Songwriting Contest - International Songwriting Contest

Charlie Hill is a finalist for the second time for the 9th Annual International Acoustic Music Awards - International Acoustic Music Awards

Charlie Hill, semi-finalist - UK Songwriting Contest

Charlie Hill is a featured artist this month - International Acoustic Music Awards

Charlie - Music Emissions

Charlie Hill is introducing his debut CD, "The Landing." I wish I was Charlie Hill or at least had a 3rd of his abilities. He is a guitarist that lives in a realm above us all. I have never hearts such purposeful and concise music. - www.skopemag.com

The emotive guitar work that begins The Landing draws the listeners in; there is a narration that is present throughout the entirety of the opening effort, Dogs In Paradise. - Neufutur.com

Instrumentalist Charlie Hill's tranquil guitar magnifies the joys of nature and storytelling without words. - Instrumental Music@Suite 101

Review for Charlie Hill's "The Landing" - Dangerdog Music Reviews

Charlie Hill as released "The Landing." - musesmuse.com

Charlie Hill is a finalist the the 2012 Songwriting Competition - USA Songwriting Competition

As I was doing a little research on Charlie Hill... - Paper Dragon Ink

"Dogs In Paradise," the opening tune on Charlie Hill's debut CD "The Landing," is a relatively slow melodic and rhythmic tune. The alternating bass pulsing and sparkling treble notes actually brought to mind a couple of dogs playfully and lazily playing on a sun drenched front porch.

Hill works his way through a handful of original compositions that are complex enough to intrigue and simple enough to please. Crisp technique and warm tone are present throughout, but really shine on the title cut, "Surreal McCoy," and "Love Letters From Arabia," the later performed on harp guitar. The sonic palette offered is consistent, even considering Hill's vocal on the next to last track, which seems right at home on this first CD.
--James Filkins, Minor 7th - Minor 7th

Finger-style guitarist Charlie Hill has an ear for that marinated-rosewood should that only the best instruments and the most proficient players can create. This Tulsa-based musician captured it in his home studio while recording his latest CD collection of instrumentals, "The Landing." Laying down each guitar track was done in one, live take - no simple feat when performing nine self-penned, intricate and sophisticated pieces.

Droning bass notes hit you in the gut right at the get-go in "Dogs In Paradise" The title track is introspective, flanked be the unusual starts and stops in "Hayward Hawthorne." "Intro/Crosscut" brings to mind Stephen Stills vintage CSN, and percussive beats on the guitar add a sort of engine-knocking to songs like "Aileen." A quiet, lilting melody may be hinging at a better life to come on "Surreal McCoy (The Hospice Nurse), and quirky slid passages dazzle in "Polaris Pass."

Hill does offer an easy, unpretentious vocal on the folky "Simple Song," and delivers his lone harp guitar performance on "Love Letters From Arabia," where haunting string vibrations linger well past each attack. This album is a master class in guitar tunings.

P.S. Check out the website blog entry about his chance encounter with Hendrix, just three months before his untimely death. Here's a snippet:

"...the next thing I knew I was walking through the airport with Jimi Hendrix...my family and I essentially had him to ourselves..He looked at me when he spoke. He asked me if I was going to the show and where he could get a good cheeseburger, He had an 8 mm movie camera and shot a few frames of us...friendly, talkative and in no particular hurry." -- Janet Goodman, Music News Nashville - Music News Nashville

One of Tulsa's hidden treasures and biggest secrets, Hill is one the most underrated guitarists in town. Debut CD, "The Landing," only scratches the surface of Hill's playing, which spans acoustic and harp guitar as well as electric bass. An understated artist with huge guitar chops, we can guarantee you'll hear more from Hill in 2012. -- by Urban Tulsa Weekly staff - Urban Tulsa Weekly, Jan 5, 2012

Charlie Hill, finalist, The Great American Song Contest 2011, Instrumental, for "Surreal McCoy, The Hospice Nurse." - The Great American Song Contest

Charlie Hill is a finalist in the 8th Annual International Acoustic Music Awards, Instrumental Category, for "Dogs In Paradise." - International Acoustic Music Awards

Charlie Hill is a finalist in The Great American Song Contest, 2011, Instrumental category, for "Surreal McCoy, The Hospice Nurse." - The Great American Song Contest