Overview

Roberts and Barrand was a musical duo formed in 1969 by John Roberts and Tony Barrand while they were graduate students in psychology at Cornell University. Much of their repertoire is traditional English music, although they have also recorded albums of traditional sea shanties.

The duo were also members of the four-man act Nowell Sing We Clear.

Barrand died on 29 January 2022, at the age of 76.  Roberts passed away on 2 February 2025, at the age of 80.

Recordings:

Across the Western Ocean (Album on Amazon Music) Digital Download  Album

Mellow with Ale from the Horn (Album on Amazon Music) CD  Album

Dark Ships in the Forest (Album on Smithsonian Folkways) CD  Album

Live at the Old Town School of Folk Music (album on Bandcamp) CD  Album

Live at the Old Town School of Folk Music (album on Bandcamp) Digital Download  Album

Band Members

John Roberts Tony Barrand

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberts_and_Barrand

1969

No

Contact Information

Lisa

Preston

Schenectady

NY

USA

Videos