2010 Chicago Maritime Festival - John Roberts - The Boatman's Cure

[@SuperSarandipity]

I stumbled on this song about a month ago and fell in love with it and also I started to learn the concertina that has been lying around gathering dust. I aspire to be able to at least learn the tune! I also downloaded a bunch of John Roberts tunes the one about the the Jersey fellow who threw up over the tape was hysterical.

[@NotaCapn]

How goes your concertina study, Sara?

[@thxcuz]

I heard this last Sunday on KDHX radio and its been stuck in my head since. Thanks for posting. I want to learn it on banjo. Catchy tune for sure.

[@martinhealy2902]

Great performance - lovely tune and the sweet 'tina!

[@ainofeayou]

every year fb reminds me that i like this song and i re-watch it :)

[@peterwilliams4279]

thankyou for the music (the real sounds ) true music with feeling (pmw)

[@johnroberts8368]

William Strauss did the video. The song was written by George Ward.

[@DSB_SF]

Hello, are you actually the singer John Roberts from Roberts and Barrand? I am from Bulgaria and a big fan of your work!

[@NotaCapn]

​@@DSB_SF He is!

[@SouthCountyGal]

Mr. Strauss, thank you for writing such a gorgeous song. Every time I see John in concert I wait for this one.

[@NotaCapn]

Ma'am, Mr. Strauss was one of the organizers of the Chicago Maritime Festival. His personal project was to edit and post the videos that captured the talented musicians at this event for the bulk of the 14 years that it ran.

[@SouthCountyGal]

@@NotaCapn Thanks for the info. I don't remember writing this but I may have been running low on brain cells. Most likely I meant to thank him for posting the song. "Boatman's Cure" was written by George Ward, and I knew that at the time. lol

[@tadeuszchabiera6355]

It's a great wish to have this kind of music more and more; so what's hapend?