Roll & Go has been together as a group since the 70's. I joined in 1992. When I joined it was still just a group of friends singing together and occasionally getting paid a pittance to do some performance. Then about 2 or 3 years ago we decided it was time to get serious (a little) and focus on our sound. We have been working hard and it shows. This year was our busiest year ever with at least a dozen gigs ranging from coffeehouses to festivals. We were street musicians for Maine's OpSail 2000, we performed with Gordon Bok and Castlebay at a small festival in Kennebunk. We performed at the University of Maine (Farmington) coffeehouse. We have been featured at the Bath Brunswick Folk Club's annual Songs Of The Sea concert for the last three years running. This year we shared the stage with The Beans. Other venues have included the Maine Arts Festival, the annual Maine schooner races, Camden's Windjammer Festival, the dedication of the Reuben James Memorial and the dedication of the Portland Observatory. We're working on a CD. We've been inducted into the list of Maine touring performers. We have achieved the point where we are fielding calls to perform at various functions.

We perform traditional and new sea music, chanties, forebitters, and ballads, as well as occasional forays into drinking songs, traditional American, English, Irish, and French folk songs as well. We share leads throughout a performance with each person invited to lead songs.

Over the years we have had a number of changes in the group. Membership has varied from our current low of 6 to as high as 10. Most recently we have been 4 men and 3 women. There have always been women in the group. We believe they add a vital and necessary quality to the music and contribute substantially to the sound that is Roll & Go.

And now to get to the point of this post. One of our members has left the group and though she says she may be able to return in a year or so we feel that it is best for the group to add a member to replace her while she's gone and, if our new member agrees, remain to enhance the feminine section of the group after her return. This could be a long term commitment if you want it to be.

We rehearse in Portland, Maine, on the first, third and fifth (when available) Tuesdays of the month. We gather there because it is a convenient central location. The members of the group live in Richmond, Bath, Freeport, Portland, and Kennebunkport. One of our members was commuting from Boston for several years until she moved to Maine.

If you are interested, or if you know someone who is interested please have them contact me at brettdb@yahoo.com. This is my spam account. I check it at irregular intervals but I do check it. Alternatively I will provide my phone number by PM. Once you contact me we will arrange for an interview and audition. (Sorry to make this so formal but we are inviting you into a family and we need to be sure...)

This is a wonderful opportunity to do some great music and meet some great new friends. Please pass the word.