Please answer the following question: Facts: - years active: 1969 -- - caption: john roberts in 2009 . - origin: cornell university - label: -lsb- http://www.goldenhindmusic.com/ golden hind music -rsb- - genre: traditional folk music - notable instruments: anglo and english concertina , banjo , and guitar - name: john roberts - image size: 200 - background: solo_singer - image: john roberts musician.jpg - associated acts: roberts all broken string band and barrand nowell sing we clear ye mariners Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john roberts -lrb- musician -rrb- .
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john roberts -lrb- born 1940s -rrb- is an english musician residing in schenectady , new york .he is best known for his musical collaborations with tony barrand .as roberts and barrand , they perform '' a cappella '' and accompanied performances of traditional english folk music .they also perform and record fare such as sea shanties of the north atlantic , and an album of traditional drinking songs .the duo is also half of the related act '' nowell sing we clear '' -- which in addition to a number of albums -- performs an annual yuletide concert series .born in england , roberts moved to the united states to study graduate level psychology at cornell university , where he formed his ongoing music partnership with tony barrand in 1968 .roberts also has a solo career , is a member of the trio ye mariners all -lrb- with john rockwell and larry young -rrb- , and performs regularly with upstate new york 's broken string band .