Roll & Go

Roll & Go is a Maine group of men and women who love to sing “sea shanties” and other songs of the sea. Over the past 20 years their spirited performances have earned them a growing reputation among festival and concert goers in Maine and New England.

The group has been featured at the Mystic Sea Music Festival (CT), the Great Schooner Race in Penobscot Bay, the Maine Festival, the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, the Portsmouth Maritime Festival (NH), the Pilgrim Museum & Monument in Provincetown (MA), as well as many tall-ship special events and community concerts. The shanties are sung unaccompanied, combining strong solo work with tight harmonies on the refrain and chorus. The ballads are generally backed up by banjo, guitar, concertina, washtub bass and/or penny whistle.
In 2002 they released their first CD, Outward Bound. Their second CD, Rolling Down to Sailortown, was released in 2006 and their most recent CD, Look Out!, was released in 2010.
The current roster of five people is a diverse mix of individuals. Eli Dale of Portland is an administrative assistant. Norris Dale of Portland is a quality control engineer. Dick Dufresne of Kennebunk is a retired high school guidance counselor. Charlie Ipcar of Richmond is a landlord and energy efficient housing developer. Jeff Logan of Portland is an acupuncturist.