Anderson first performed in his home town of Weston-super-Mare as a member of the Backwater Jook Band[2] and came to prominence as a member of the Bristol based country blues scene of the mid to late 1960s, performing live and on record, both solo, with Al Jones and Elliott Jackson as the trio "Anderson Jones Jackson",[1] and as a duo with Mike Cooper.

[1] The label released two dozen albums by mostly British and American artists between 1970 and 1974 including LPs by Wizz Jones, Sun Also Rises, Pigsty Hill Light Orchestra, Steve Tilston, Dave Evans, Fred Wedlock, Al Jones, Derroll Adams, Hunt & Turner, Lackey & Sweeney, Chris Thompson, Dave Peabody and Noel Murphy, as well as three by Anderson himself.

[4] In 1973, he moved from Bristol to Farnham, Surrey, performing internationally with his then wife, Maggie Holland, as the duo Hot Vultures who recorded three albums.

[6] Anderson and Folk Roots were actively involved in the 1987 campaign which established the term "world music", and supported tours by artists who were previously unknown in the UK.

[1] The label was the first to release recordings in the UK by Senegal's Baaba Maal, Madagascar's Tarika, Gambian kora duo Dembo Konte and Kausu Kuyateh, and Tex-Mex accordionist Flaco Jimenez.

Rogue Records later turned into a compilation label, The Weekend Beatnik, which specialised in the reissue of folk and world music albums in CD format.

Anderson moved back to his Bristol roots in 2011, relocating his home and the fRoots offices full circle to Clifton Village where his career began.