*The Greenwich Village Folk Festival February Edition Live Zoom* is now posted online as a video. You can watch the entire 3 hour Zoom Fest in two locations. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GVFF2022/videos/1659865301078048 Greenwich Village Folk Festival website: https://greenwichvillagefolkfestival.org/listen-livea.php?84 You can hear a lot of wonderful blues, jazz and folk music in the 3 hour video. And I am thrilled to have heard what Chris Smither said about me at the start of his 1 ...Continue Reading

This weekend I have 3 solo gigs in Martin County, Friday afternoon at The Pirate's Cove Loft, Saturday night at The Dolphin Bar, and Sunday afternoon at Mondo Pizza & Grill. The food and vibes are great at all three venues so come on out and have a blast. The Village Voice article is online now and getting a lot of attention. Go to this page on my website and you will be able to click the link to the Village Voice article: https://www.robertrossband.com/reviews I didn't get sick with CoVid ...Continue Reading

Well, I tested negative again today for CoVid19 so, my gigs this weekend are on. Friday at Stringers in Sewall's Point, and Saturday at Hurricane Dockside Grill in Boynton Beach. Unfortunately, Tuesdays gig at Irish Bridage in Lake Worth was cancelled a little prematurely and will not be reinstated. However, I will be at Irish Brigade on Monday March 28. That Village Voice article has gotten quite a reaction from old friends, old band mates, and old fans who remember me playing all of the legendary ...Continue Reading

VILLAGE VOICE March 2022 By Rafael Alvarez “Robert Ross Never Knew It Would Be This Hard This Long” The March edition of The VILLAGE VOICE has a feature article about me written by my good pal and one seriously great scribe Rafael Alvarez! Rafael is a former writer with the HBO series "The Wire" as well as a staff writer with The Baltimore Sun, and author of several collections of stories. He landed a feature article about me in The Village Voice. It came out in the print ...Continue Reading

I have been exposed to the virus and had to cancel a party for today, and a gig on Monday at Irish Brigade in Lake Worth. The last thing I want to do is expose somebody else who might be susceptible to serious illness. My little family and I have been thoroughly vaccinated along with the booster but my girlfriend Vicky was on a cruise and got infected. Vicky has had cold symptoms for about 5 days. We have 4 rapid tests from the government and Vicky tested positive with the first one. If you get a positive r ...Continue Reading

I'll be at Mondo's in Stuart on Friday playing next to the outside bar. Get some pizza, it is delightfully delicious! Oh, and I'll be playing some blues and jazz. LATE FEBRUARY 2022 SCHEDULE Robert Ross @ Mondo’s Bar When: Friday, February 25, 2022 Time: 6pm to 9pm Address: 950 SE Indian St, Stuart, FL 34997 Phone: (772) 291-2767 Venue Website: https://www.mondospizza.com Robert's Website: https://www.RobertRossBand.com I play alongside the outside bar at Mo ...Continue Reading

I will be performing in West Palm on Monday and in Stuart on Friday. I've been playing quite a lot in the Stuart area the last few months, they seem to like me a lot there. Both West Palm and Stuart are very scenic areas with a lot of tasty restaurants, good music, and cool bars. Then the following Monday I am in Lake Worth again, another cool town I have been gigging a lot in lately. Thank you to the South West Florida Blues Society for their fundraising efforts for my trip to Memphis to compete in t ...Continue Reading

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! A package came for me today from the South West Florida Blues Society (SWFBS) for winning the South West Florida Blues Challenge last October. Mel Suran, the SWFBS Membership Chairman told me to expect the package and that it would include a trophy for winning the solo/duo category, a SWFBS tee shirt, and the promised check. The trophy is a real beauty. So is the tee shirt. I was expecting a check for $150. That’s what I was told. At least that is what I “t ...Continue Reading

Due to a communication breakdown and because Piano Bob is not feeling well, tonight's gig at The Blues Burghers is canceled. Anyway the Greenwich Village Folk Festival Blues Edition is on Sunday. It will be live streamed. Don't miss it. The show starts at 3:05pm and my 15 minute segment starts somewhere around 4:15pm give or take. There will be 10 great blues artists on this live stream including Chris Smither & Guy Davis, and each will get 15 minutes to shine. Last night's show at the Dolphin R ...Continue Reading

I am looking forward to a busy week. My old pal Rafael Alvarez is in town coming in from Baltimore to spend a few days. He's a writer who has a long history with the Baltimore Sun. He also wrote a lot of episodes HBO's The Wire. Rafael will join me at a private party I am doing on Wednesday. Friday I'll be at The Dolphin Bar in Jensen Beach, Saturday I'll be at The Blues Burghers with Piano Bob, and Sunday I'll be playing the Greenwich Village Folk Festival with a bunch of other blues artists. 0000 ...Continue Reading