WITH his strong baritone vocals and unique guitar style, Bob Mecklenburger sings his own music and that of other folk singers and singer-songwriters spanning four decades from the 1960s to the present day.He performs Friday, Jan. 8, at Thomas Paine UU Fellowship’s Tom’s Place coffeehouse.
Bob grew up in the Chicago area, where he first sang publicly at his hometown “Twelfth of Never” coffeehouse, in his high school, and as a youth group song leader. Over the years, he has lived in seven states where he has become part of the folk scene: from Illinois and Ohio of the midwest, to New York, down to North Carolina, up to Washington DC and then Boston, along the East Coast, and ultimately to his current happy home in Princeton Junction, N.J.
Bob is an active member and past president of the Princeton Folk Music Society, and is an active participant and performer in the Philadelphia Area Songwriters Alliance (PASA). In 2007, he released his debut album of his own songs, entitled “Do It!” Look for details with photos and lyrics at his web site, www.BobMecklenburger.com. Bob has been married to his beloved wife, Judith, for 38 years and they have raised two grownup, beautiful daughters, whom he boasts are smarter than he is. As he says, “Now that’s something to sing about!”
