Jerry Rau. Jerry has a warm, wonderful voice, is a strong songwriter and just a fine person. He works out of Minnesota, when he stays in one place for any period of time. There have been long stretches when he has just livead on the road in his car, or wherever anyone would put him up. He's never lost his love of street singing and is one of the most unaffected humans I've ever known. I met him when we shared a couple of workshops at the North Country Folk Festival in the northern penninsual of Michigan many years ago, and we immediately realized that we were long lost brothers. As far as I know, none of his albums are available on CD. If they are, man, I want them!

Because Jerry is constantly on the move, I keep losing track of him. Sometimes I'll get a lead and write to an address or call a phone number, only to find that he's already moved on.

Hopefully, I'll catch him someday when he stops for a moment to catch his breath.

The other Jerry