Roger at the Fo'c'sle
Well-known for 'Roots Progress' and as the Artistic Director of TAPS, Roger is also a superb player of melodeon and English concertina and has an attractive singing voice. Roger creates individual versions of traditional songs as well as performing them 'straight', and with a few instrumentals as well as some ringing choruses, this promises to be a fulfilling (and fun) evening. Roger had to postpone his previous gig at the Fo'c'sle after a heart attack caused not least by overwork, so let's welcome him all the more on this occasion. |
Some of you may know me through this, others may remember me for bands such as Muckram Wakes, the New Victory Band and Chequered Roots in the '70s and '80s.
Even others may know me through my melodeon and concertina tutors, which are still selling widely after nearly 20 years!
I still use melodeon as my main instrument, but not to "hack out tunes" (although the occasional instrumental may creep into the set) and also some English concertina.
I still sing songs from mainly traditional sources, plus some from my own pen and those of other writers.
I still like to present songs with some humour in the presentation, but a respect for the seriousness of the subject when it is due.
I prefer to work without P.A. and most of all, to be able to build contact with an informal audience. That's why I miss the folk clubs and would like to sing at some again. It's a sort of New Year's resolution.