JOHN ROBERTS at The Borderline

The Borderline Folk Music Club is proud to present the incomparable, JOHN ROBERTS as our headliner for our March 25th concert. John Roberts has been singing English folk songs since the early 1960s, when he joined a local folk club in his native Worcestershire. Coming to the U.S. as a graduate student in 1968, he soon joined with Tony Barrand to form a duo which has lasted ever since. While continuing to work with Tony, and with the seasonal performances of Nowell Sing We Clear, John has continued to work as a solo performer, accompanying a broad repertoire of British Isles songs on concertina and banjo. English Balladeer, Songs of The Sea, Master of the Anglo Concertina. John Roberts is considered a “national treasure” in the folk music world. With Anglo concertina and banjo, he sings the traditional songs of his native Britain, as well as songs of the maritime genre in a manner that is highly entertaining. He has a fantastic sense of humor. John has been a regular at both, the Mystic Sea Music Festival as well as the Old Songs Festival each year, since their inception. Opening the show will be veteran singer songwriter, Backroad Joe McKay from Bergen County, NJ. Admission is $20 per person ($15 for Borderline members) and we ask that you bring a cold potluck dessert dish to share with 4 other people. No alcohol permitted on premises. For reservations e-mail solz1@optonline.net or telephone Sol Zeller at (845) 354-4586. For more information visit The Borderline website atwww.borderlinefolkmusicclub.org