Erin Hill

Erin Hill

Background information
Birth name	Erin Kathleen Hill
Born	Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Genres	Pop, celtic, opera
Occupations	Singer, songwriter, musician, actress
Instruments	Harp, keyboards, electric bass, upright bass, guitar, flute, fiddle, recorder, percussion, accordion, drums, hammered dulcimer, theremin, hurdy-gurdy, saxophone
Years active	1997 – present
Labels	Gridley Records
Associated acts	a-ha, Enya, Cyndi Lauper, Kanye West, The Fab Faux, Martha Wainwright, G. E. Smith, Garth Hudson, Savoy, Four Celtic Voices, The Dream Jam Band,
Website	Official Website

Erin Hill is an American harpist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actress. Her musical performances have ranged from pop, psychedelic, and science fiction to kids music, opera, and Celtic. Hill’s 2009 album with her Celtic group hit #1 on the Billboard World Music Chart ^[1] . As an actress, she’s appeared on Broadway,^[2] film, and television,^[3] most notably as the Pretty White Girl on Comedy Central’s Chappelle’s Show. She is an actor, composer and screenwriter on the film Clear Blue Tuesday, about which the New York Times said: "Erin Hill, as a giddy, harp-playing Trekker, stands out… The best and funniest scene in the film is Ms. Hill’s, a first date that looks promising until the conversation turns to the relative merits of Star Trek Voyager."^[4]

1 Discography
2 Filmography
3 Television
4 Stage
- 4.1 Broadway
- 4.2 Off-Broadway/Regional
5 Screenwriter
6 Soundtrack (Film and Television)
7 External links
8 Notes

Discography

Girl Inventor by Erin Hill & her Psychedelic Harp (January 2011) Gridley Records. Erin Hill: songwriter, vocals, harp, keyboards, bass.
Leave it in the Soup (July, 2010) by The Dream Jam Band. Dream Jam Productions, EMI. Produced by Rick Chertoff. Erin Hill: songwriter, vocals, bass, harp, keyboards; arranger on Shoes, co-producer on Melanie the Mermaid
Four Leaf Clover by Four Celtic Voices with Celeste Ray & Erin Hill (2009) Gridley Records. Erin Hill: songwriter, vocals, harp, bass.
Vapor by Taylor Barton with Wicked Felina (2006) Green Mirror. Produced by G.E. Smith. Erin Hill: co-writer, vocals, harp, guitar, keyboards, hammered dulcimer.
The Fantasticks (2006) Ghostlight Records/ Razor and Tie. The new Off-Broadway recording. Erin Hill: harpist.
Martha Wainwright by Martha Wainwright (2005) Zoe Records. Erin Hill: harpist.^[5]
Pyjama Party by Frederic Buchet (2005) Gridley Records. Erin Hill: producer, co-writer, vocals, harp, accordion, hammered dulcimer, analog synths.
Frost as Desired by Erin Hill (2002) Gridley Records. Erin Hill: songwriter, vocals, guitars, harp, synths.
I See a Great City by Clan Chi (2002) Crisnjoco. Erin Hill: vocalist
Pretty Flowers by The Buddy Scott Trio (2002) Gridley Records. Erin Hill: vocals, executive producer.
Cradle Will Rock (1999) RCA. Motion picture soundtrack, directed by Tim Robbins. Erin Hill: vocals.^[6]
Cabaret (1998) RCA. The new Broadway cast recording, directed by Sam Mendes. Erin Hill: vocals, harp, flute, saxophone.
Night of the Hunter (1998) Varese Sarabande. Erin Hill: vocals.^[7]
Titanic (1997) RCA Victor. The Original Broadway Cast Recording. Erin Hill: vocals.
Honkytonk Highway (1996) Original Cast Recording. Erin Hill: vocals, harp, fiddle, lap steel, guitar, bass, percussion, keyboards, saxophone.^[8]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2009	Clear Blue Tuesday	Etta Cummins	also screenwriter and composer ^[9]
2009	Red Hook	Westie Girl ^[10]	uncredited
2000	Loser	Dancer / Lulu	uncredited
1999	Cradle Will Rock	Sandra Mescal	directed by Tim Robbins
1993	24 Frames Per Second	Susan Tiptree ^[11]	CINE Eagle Award, IAC Gold

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	The Sunny Side Up Show	Erin the Red	episode: Chica’s Big Birthday Surprise!
2007	Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate Crisis	herself	harpist for Kanye West
2007	The Education of Kanye West: Part 1	herself	harpist
2007	The Education of Kanye West: Part 2'	herself	harpist
2007	106 & Park Top 10 Live	herself	harpist for Kanye West
2007	MTV Total Request Live	herself	harpist for Kanye West
2007	American Masters	Rose of Sharon	episode: Novel Reflections: The American Dream
2006	Christmas in Rockefeller Center	herself	backup singer for Enya
2004	Who Wants to be a Millionaire	herself	2 episodes
2004	Broadway: the American Musical	Sandra Mescal	episode: I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’: 1929-1942
2003	Chappelle's Show	Pretty White Lady Singing	Episode 1.2, also wrote the music for the skit
1998	Late Show with David Letterman	Lulu
1998	The 52nd Annual Tony Awards	Lulu	original Broadway cast of Cabaret
1998	The Rosie O'Donnell Show	herself	2 episodes
1997	60 Minutes	herself/The Devil’s Bride in Randy Newman’s Faust	episode: TV Land Legends: The 60 Minutes Interviews
1997	Macy's 21st Annual Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular	Kate Mullins
1997	The 51st Annual Tony Awards	Kate Mullins	original Broadway cast of Titanic
1992	Another World	Annie	appeared in 7 episodes

Stage

Broadway

Year	Production	Role	Notes
2001	Urinetown	Hope, Little Sally (understudy) ^[12]	Henry Miller Theater, original cast
1998	Cabaret	Lulu ^[13]	Roundabout, Henry Miller Theater, original cast, directed by Sam Mendes
1997	Titanic	Kate Mullins ^[14]	Lunt-Fontanne, original cast

Off-Broadway/Regional

Year	Production	Role	Notes
2010	Lincoln Center’s South Pacific	Harpist, Rehearsal Pianist	1st National Tour (Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Toronto, etc.)
2010	Lil’s 90th	Musical Director	Long Wharf Theater, starring Lois Smith
2008	Lil’s 90th	Deirdre	Sundance Theater Lab, starring Lois Smith
2006	The Fantasticks	Harpist	The Jerry Orbach Theater, Snapple Theater Center, the Off-Broadway revival
2006	The Difficulty of Crossing a Field	Mrs. Williamson	Ridge Theater, Alexander Kasser Theater opera
2004	People Are Wrong!	Teri	Vineyard Theatre
2002	When It’s Cocktail Time in Cuba	Anya	Cherry Lane Theatre
2001	Largo	Leila	New York Stage and Film, also starring Cyndi Lauper, Fisher Stevens
2000	Spring Awakening	Ilse	Sundance Theater Lab
2000	Night Governess	Chloe	McCarter Theater, world premiere
1999	A Little Night Music	Petra	Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Great Lakes Theater Festival
1996	Between the Sheets	Lilly	Playwright’s Collective, world premiere, by Eduardo Machado
1995	Randy Newman’s Faust	The Devil’s Bride	Goodman Theater, La Jolla Playhouse, and American Place Theater (Lincoln Center workshop)
1994	Rent	Brenda, Blockbuster Woman, Mark’s mom, student	New York Theater Workshop
1994	Night of the Hunter	Ruby	Vineyard Theatre
1993	Honkytonk Highway	Jenine-Kate	Don’t Tell Mama, Goodspeed-at-Chester, won Bistro Award

Screenwriter

(2010) Fade to White ^[15]
(2009) Clear Blue Tuesday

Soundtrack (Film and Television)

Clear Blue Tuesday (2009) (writer, performer: Prologue, Reckless. co-writer: Move High)
A Mock Time: A Star Trek Wedding (2007) (writer: Intro: Mock's Brain, Main Theme: The Bridegroom of Gothos)
The Shabbos Bigfoot (2006) (writer: Waking Up and No Other You) (performer: Waking Up and No Other You)
American Desi (2001) (writer: Lolita (Lo and Behold) (performer: Lolita) (Lo and Behold))
$pent (2000) (writer: Do it Yourself) (performer: Do it Yourself)
Bad Bride (2000) (TV) (writer: Waking Up) (performer: Waking Up)
So, What's in Jericho? (1999) (performer: Precious Memories) (Precious Memories)
Cradle Will Rock (1999) (performer: Let's Do Something, The Cradle Will Rock, Honolulu, Oh What a Filthy Night Court, Art for Art's Sake)
The 52nd Annual Tony Awards (1998) (TV) (performer: Willkommen)
Macy's 21st Annual Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular (1997) (TV) (performer: Lady's Maid)
The 51st Annual Tony Awards (1997) (TV) (performer: Ship of Dreams)

External links

Official website
Erin Hill (I) at the Internet Movie Database
Erin Hill at the Internet Broadway Database
Twitter
MySpace
Facebook
Flickr

Notes

^ "Four Leaf Clover #1 in the Billboard World Albums chart". Billboard Top 200. Billboard.com. 2 May 2009. http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200#/charts/world-albums?chartDate=2009-05-02. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
^ "Erin Hill on IBDB". http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=74716. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
^ "Erin Hill on IMDB". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0384246. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
^ "A Post-9/11 Pop Musical". Mike Hale. New York Times. 2 September 2010. http://movies.nytimes.com/2010/09/03/movies/03clear.html. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
^ "Martha Wainwright on Discogs". http://www.discogs.com/Martha-Wainwright-Martha-Wainwright/release/2450868. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
^ "Cradle Will Rock on IMDB". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0150216/soundtrack. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
^ "Night of the Hunter on Castalbums". http://castalbums.org/recordings/The_Night_Of_The_Hunter_1998_Studio_Cast/1043. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
^ "Honkytonk Highway on Castalbums". http://castalbums.org/recordings/Opal_Honky_Tonk_Highway_and_Other_Theatre_Songs_by_Robert_Nassif_Lindsey_1995_Studio_cast/8962. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
^ "Clear Blue Tuesday on IMDB". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1111295/. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
^ "full cast page for Red Hood on IMDB". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1097015/fullcredits#cast. Retrieved 04 July 2010.
^ "24 Frames Per Second page on IMDB". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1138438/. Retrieved 04 July 2010.
^ "Urinetown page on IBDB". http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=12936. Retrieved 04 July 2010.
^ "Cabaret page on IBDB". http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=48486. Retrieved 04 July 2010.
^ "Titanic page on IBDB". http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=4746. Retrieved 04 July 2010.
^ "Fade to White movie official website". http://fadetowhitemovie.com/. Retrieved 06 July 2010.

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