Roger And The Rockets - Unknown Man

Rootsy happy Americana music with meaningful lyrics and a spice of Irish folk music added to the foot-stomping mix.

Track Listing

Educated Man [2:29]
Out of This Place [4:03]
Unknown Man [3:24]
I Got Hope [3:08]
Praise the Lord [3:27]
Dead End Town [3:26]
Wedding Day [2:38]
Silver and Gold [3:04]
What a Ride [3:29]
Hardship Trail [2:37]
When My Sweetheart Is Gone [2:57]
The Road [3:08]
Snowy Mountains [3:41]
By the Water [3:13]
When I'm Done [3:07]
Tossing a Coin [3:30]
Ride On [3:54]
On the Radio [3:01]

Roger And The Rockets

This is the result of three odd years in a studio with musicians and friends. The plans and tunes has shifted over time, so has the members of the band. I wrote all the songs, but I don't play much on this CD - some guitars and some percussion.
I'm grateful for all the help I got making this CD. Whatever the music should be called, it is at least very original and varied. My goal is always to write songs with both a strong melody and a lyrics with something to say.
On the CD you'll find a happy set of tunes. The topics for the lyrics are real and sometimes on the black side, but the tunes themselves are always cheerful. As for the physical product, it's a professionally shrink wrapped and pressed CD and comes with a nice booklet of 20 pages with all the lyrics and one great illustration to…