The iconic "Bert and I" stories were first created by Yale University students Marshall Dodge and Robert Bryan in the late 1950s and performed around campus. The two amateur storytellers soon recorded a short 10-inch album of 11 stories for friends and family, but ultimately pressed just a few hundred. However, growing popularity prompted them in 1958 to record and release the seminal commercial album of New England humor and storytelling – Bert and I . . .  And Other Stories from Down East.
 
Featuring 19 stories, the album depicted Maine fishermen and woodsmen with dry, classic humor and set the tone of direction of the genre for decades. More than 50 years later, their milestone album has been digitally remastered for the special CD edition, which also includes three bonus stories taken from the private 10-incher that preceded the first commercial record. These three stories either did not appear on the commercial album or were changed. Eventually, Dodge and Bryan recorded three more "Bert and I" albums together and remain the godfathers of Down East humor.
 
Track List for Bert and I . . . And Other Stories from Down East:
Bert and I 
Kenneth Fowler Goes Hunting 
Camden Pierce Goes to New York 
The Sassage 
The Lighter-than-Air Balloon 
Which Way to East Vassalboro? 
Which Way to Millinocket? 
The Long Hill 
The Liar 
Mad Dog 
Down East Socialism
Down East Religion 
Albert's Moose 
Virgil Bliss 
Chester Coomb's Firstborn 
Arnold Bunker Testifies 
The Body in the Kelp 
The Long Fezzle 
Harry Whitfield's Trip 
Bonus: Bert and I (Alt.) 
Bonus: Effie and the Iron Lung 
Bonus: A Fair Trade