SHERBURNE – It’s a musical journey that’s lasted more than three decades for guitarists Bob Bormann and Larry Will, one that began in 1978 with the formation of North of Georgia – the pair’s first collaboration – and recently saw the release of their second CD of original material, Now and Then, in the spring of 2012.

The disc, which features twelve songs written, performed and recorded in Bormann’s Sherburne-based home studio, is a follow-up to the duo’s 2006 album, Keeper of the Fire. Work on Now and Then began in 2009, said Will, with a little help from friends and fellow musicians Phil Youngs (drums) and Dick Jones (bass). Six of the songs, he added, were penned back in 1982, while the remaining numbers were written during the recording process for Now and Then, the inspiration for the album’s title.

Said Will, “I feel very fortunate to be able to collaborate with Bob, writing and recording music. He’s been a great friend and a tremendous inspiration to me for many years now.”

That camaraderie can be heard on the disc, particularly on its opening track, the laid back and harmony friendly “Keep a Song in Your Heart.”