Schooner Fare

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Schooner Fare is a local Portland, Maine folk band, consisting of the late Tom Rowe (1950 - January 17, 2004), Steve Romanoff, and Chuck Romanoff. Schooner Fare plays primarily original maritime and topical songs,Celtic and British folk music. They play throughout New England and North America, and their songs have been recorded by major international artists Tommy Makem, Liam Clancy, Glenn Yarbrough and are played by radio stations worldwide.

[edit] History

Schooner Fare was formed in 1975. Tom Rowe, Steve Romanoff, and Chuck Romanoff were sitting around in Tom's camper singing an old folk song (Fiddler's Green) while waiting to perform with their six-piece folk-rock group, Devonsquare. The three enjoyed singing the folk song to such an extent they began contemplating doing this for a living. Six months later, they had a Sunday booking in Portland for $150 USD. They then got a steady job (every Sunday night) at a place in Portland called The Holy Mackeral.

Schooner Fare has performed at Lincoln Center for the Arts, New York, NY, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Wash., D.C., Wolf Trap Foundation for the Arts, Wash., D.C., Town Hall on Broadway NYC, and Boston's Symphony Hall with The Boston Pops Orchestra. They have been featured on CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt, National Public Radio Morning Edition and Weekend Edition with Scott Simon.

Chuck and Steve, now a duet, continue to write, perform, and record as Schooner Fare.