One of Roger Holdstock’s early memories from England when he was about five years old is of his grandfather playing concertina. When Roger was six, his family moved to California, where his two older brothers immediately bought guitars. Roger's brother, Dick Holdstock, who continues to perform folk music in California and England, had a strong influence on Roger’s choice to play music with folk roots.

Roger feels privileged to have found a rich community of musicians and friends since moving to Vancouver in 1974. Since the early 1980s, when the original members met through the Vancouver Folk Song Society, Fraser Union has been a central part of his musical, social, and work life (including performances for the college classes he has taught). 

From benefit concerts to festivals, from picket lines to academic conferences, from living rooms to stages, Roger believes that the songs chosen by Fraser Union encourage voices to join together and to build community—and that keeps him singing.

Barry Truter was born in India and has been a traveller for much of his life. His music and songwriting are influenced by the places he has lived and worked including India, Hong Kong, Fiji, USA, Pakistan, England, Canada, and a spell at sea as a sailor working on a tramp freighter.  

Barry is a co-founder of the Georgia Strait Guitar Workshop, and teaches guitar at music camps in the Pacific Northwest. But above all he loves to sing and jam with friends in the kitchen, on the ferry, in a coffeehouse, at a music camp, on a protest march, at a sea festival and wherever live music can be found. As he says, “May there always be the joy of music in all our lives."

In 2011, Barry released a solo CD, Traveller, consisting of originals and carefully selected covers supported by guest appearances from some fine musicians, including his Fraser Union buddies, whom he met at the Vancouver Folk Song Society many years ago. He looks forward to more years of music-making with Fraser Union – making music that speaks to life and the joy of living.