Welcome! Please browse my site by clicking on the categories on the upper left hand side of this page. Click - HERE - to visit my blog pages. They have sound clips, song lyrics, poetry, photos, my performing schedule and a lot more. While you're there check out "My Ramblings", which includes information on the latest up to date listing of what's going on in my life and folk music in the Hudson Valley Catskill Mountain corridor. Contact me at (845) 594-4412 or e-mail me at: BobLusk@gmail.com Thanks for visiting!	(Photo by Jean Haines)
"His music flows in a gentle baritone, smooth and gradeful, like sea gulls gliding toward shore. His repertoire is vast, a unique variety of Irish folk tunes...He plays everything from guitar to mandolin, from banjo to fiddle.." James Copploa - Rondout Landing Newspaper "His tone is smooth and his a-cappella numbers, some in Gaelic were .....satisfying. Standout songs included "The Star of the County Down"...and "Katie Morgan," a low-down drinkin'-and-wishin'-she-was-marryin'-me song". Todd Paul - Woodstock Times	From the Hudson and the Catskills, to the rural South, by way of the big clipper ships, the far east and the British Isles, Bob Lusk's songs encompass the whole world and hundreds of songs. A veteran of both the Irish and American folk circuit, Bob is an experienced balladeer and multi-instrumentalist. He sings in a strong baritone, from rousing "pub song" favorites to tender love songs and accompanies himself on guitar, cittern, banjo, and button accordion. Like the minstrels of old, he performs songs that weave a tale of people’s history. His songs also reflect a strong social conscience and a lifetime of working for peace, justice and social action. He is a long time member of the Hudson Valley Folk Guild, and a former staff member of Sing Out! Magazine, the country’s premier folk music magazine
For bookings call (845) 594-4412 or e-mail “BobLusk@gmail.com” “Slainte from Ulster County N.Y. Irish Music of the Catskills” is now available on Compact Disk (CD)! Send $15 (includes shipping) to Bob Lusk, POB 914, Saugerties, NY 12477
Performance Credits *Concerts* Hudson River Maritime Museum Hurley Heritage Society James Baird State Park Martin Van Buren Residence Senate House State Historic Site Vassar Institute, Poughkeepsie, NY *Festivals & Events* Mill Mansion Celtic Day in the Park City of Kingston St. Pat's Day Parade Reenactment of the Burning of the City of Kingston, NY Town of Valatie, NY, Irish Festival Woodstock, NY Renaissance Faire *Schools & Educational Programs* D&H Canal Society Elderhostels Shelbark Farms Winterbear Montessori School *Coffeehouses & Pubs* Depuy 1790 Canal House Fiddler's Green Book Store Hudson Valley Folk Guild Kingston Holiday Inn McCaffery's Cottage Inn St. Charles Hotel	PROGRAMS AVAILABLE Building of the Canals Catskill Mountain Music Celtic New Year (Samhain) Celtic Music of Colonial Times Greenwich Village Songwriters of the 1960’s Historic Music of N. Y. State Hudson Valley Traditions Renaissance Faires Robert Burn's (Scottish)Celebration Saint Patrick's Day Sea Chanteys Senior Citizen Programs Traditional Dance Tunes Vocal Toning BOB LUSK AND THE FOLKLORIC MUSIC COALITION For larger events Bob's programs are available with a variety of backup musicians, including your choice of instruments from A-Z. Accordian, Autoharp, Banjo (tenor & 5-string), Bass, Bazouki, Bodhran, Celtic Harp, Concertina, Drums, Dulcimer (mountain or hammered), Fiddle, Flute, Guitar, Harmonica, Uilleann Pipes, Mandolin, Scottish Bagpipes,and Zither.