Blind songwriter, guitarist, and poet Mike Rogers visited the library to present scenes and characters from his life of 75-plus years in a musical program called "Outside Looking In". The show is laced with Mike's wry humor and paints portraits of people "outside the circle" in song, story-telling, and poetry.
The other two members of the Mike Rogers Trio are Mike's wife Beverly, who adds harmony vocals, and his long-time friend and bandmate Dan MacLellan on bass and harmony vocals.
Sometimes edgy, sometimes gentle, Mike's characters are all real people from his journey through life and he places emphasis on understanding and accepting others. Mike accompanies himself on his guitar and his signature harmonica. His comfort with his audience comes from 15 years of teaching high school as well as the music business. He has been performing for over 45 years and has recorded on more than 40 albums. He has opened for Emmy Lou Harris, Tom Rush, The Eagles, James Montgomery, and others.
Special thanks to Berwick Community Media for filming this program.
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