Dillon Bustin is hard to describe. For starters, he is a folklorist, singer, songwriter, filmmaker and a playwright. After obtaining a degree in Folklore and Anthropology at Indiana University, he returned to his native Massachusetts with a wealth of great songs from the Ohio River area, including the oft-recorded "Shawneetown", "Bayou Sara", and "Cranberry Bogs." Many are from "Steamboatin' Days" by Mary Wheeler and are regularly sung by FSSGB members. For many years he held Program Coordinator positions at the Mass. Council on the Arts and the Mass. Cultural Council. Currently, Dillon is Exec. Director of the South Shore Art Center.

Dillon is best known for his theatrical musicals which include "Walden Pond Revisited", "Come Life, Shaker Life: The Spiritual Quest of Isaacar Bates" and a number of productions based on characters from the history of Martha's Vineyard. These latter form a trilogy called "Tidebook: an Island Rhapsody" which is comprised of "Tallman at the Dock", "The Captain's Daughters", and "The Journeys of Joshua Slocum".

In addition, Dillon has written a number of original songs which have become well known, including "More Wood" which is probably the national anthem of wood stove lovers. At the house concert, Dillon will perform a variety of songs from the Ohio River, from his musical productions, from his own pen and from tradition. Sounds like a wonderful, song-filled concert.

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