Bob Walser is a musician, dance caller, scholar and educator. He began contra dancing in Amherst, Massachusetts in the 1970s, worked as a shantyman at Mystic Seaport Museum in Connecticut in the 80s. Since then he’s presented Folklore In Action folk music and dance programs as an artist-in-residence in schools across the USA, and performed as a singer, dance leader and dance musician from Maine to California and overseas.

Bob earned his Ph.D. in ethnomusicology at the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies researching music teaching and learning across cultural difference based on fieldwork in Uganda and England. His folk music and education research has been published in the Folk Song Journal (UK) and publications by World Music Press.

In addition, he has three CDs for The Old and New Tradition label to his credit as well as guest appearances on another dozen recordings in the US, France and England.