Q:Facts:   - website: -lsb- http://www.ziplink.net/%7elwalker/roberts_barrand.shtml '' roberts and barrand '' -rsb-    - years active: 1969 --    - origin: cornell university    - genre: traditional folk music      - alias: john roberts and tony barrand    - name: roberts and barrand    - background: group_or_band    - label: -lsb- http://www.goldenhindmusic.com/ golden hind music -rsb-    - associated acts: nowell sing we clear john roberts   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of roberts and barrand .
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roberts and barrand is a musical group formed in 1969 by john roberts and tony barrand while they were graduate students in psychology at cornell university .much of their repertoire is traditional english music , although they have also recorded albums of traditional sea shanties .the duo are also members of the four-man act nowell sing we clear .