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John Roberts
John Roberts was an English musician. He is best known for his musical collaborations with Tony Barrand. As Roberts and Barrand, they performed a cappella and accompanied performances of traditional English folk music. They also performed and recorded fare such as sea shanties of the North Atlantic, and an album of traditional drinking songs. The duo was also half of the related act Nowell Sing We Clear—which in addition to a number of albums—performs an annual yuletide concert series. Born in Worcestershire, England, of Welsh ancestry, Roberts moved to the United States to study graduate level psychology at Cornell University, where he formed his longtime music partnership with Tony Barrand in 1968. They were members of the Cornell Folk Song Club and for several years served as co-presidents. Roberts also had a solo career, was a member of the trio Ye Mariners All, and performed regularly with upstate New York's Broken String Band. In recent years he had performed with his partner Lisa Preston, as well as folksinger Debra Cowen. He was a regular at the Old Songs Festival both as a performer and Master of Ceremonies for evening concerts. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Roberts_(musician)) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/legalcode)
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Bad Stuff Happens in the Bathroom
Bob's Burgers, H. Jon Benjamin, Kristen Schaal, Dan Mintz, Eugene Mirman, John Roberts, Tim Dacey, Loren Bouchard, Nora Smith, Steven Davis, Kelvin Chow-Min Yu, Jim Dauterive, Jonathan Peter Schroeder, Wendy Molyneux, Lizzie Molyneux, Rachel Hastings, and Larry Murphy
Albums
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Ballads Long & Short
2015
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Sea Fever
2007
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The Music of St Paul's Cathedral
2000
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Praise to the Lord: Hymn Favourites from St Paul’s Cathedral
1999
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Dark Ships in the Forest: Ballads of the Supernatural
1977
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Joseph Spence: Folk Guitar - John Roberts and Frederick McQueen: Bahaman Ballads and Rhyming Spirituals
1964
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Folk Guitar, Bahaman Ballads and Rhyming Spirituals
1964
Videos See All
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2010 Chicago Maritime Festival - John Roberts - The Boatman's Cure
William Strauss • 13K views
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John Roberts - Anderson's Coast, 3/25/12
lipwak • 3K views
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John Roberts with Debra Cowan - Anderson's Coast
TimGraffham • 755 views
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John Roberts - The Old Figurehead Carver, 3/25/12
lipwak • 1.1K views