If you ever find yourself in Cambridge on a Saturday afternoon, be sure to stop by The Plough and Stars pub on Massachusetts Avenue. Odds are you'll see singer/ songwriter Josh Lederman, who's been holding down a seat there since his days with popular folk-punks Los Diablos. Each week "the Bard of Boston" performs an informal set with some of the area's best roots players sitting in on the sessions. Calling themselves the Cambridge-Somerville All-Stars (CSARS), the group just released their debut album, Seven Years A-Roaming, on the Easthampton-born label Nine Mile Records.

The album, meant to give a small taste of Lederman's rag-tag Saturday sessions, features 16 different players lending their talents to a wide range of folk- and roots-style music. The tunes range from ballads to upbeat waltzes, but tying everything together are Lederman's lyrics. Written to address the variety of styles used by the group, and largely recorded live in Somerville's Bluetone Studios (owned by CSAR member Damon Leibert), the tracks show the touch of a true highway poet, with lines both wry and sentimental.

Still, it's a hard job for any record to encapsulate the merry, feel-good atmosphere of the live show. That's why, week after week, Lederman returns to The Plough and Stars. You should, too. As the man says, "It feels good."

For more info on the Cambridge-Somerville All-Stars, Josh Lederman or Nine Mile Records, visit www.ninemilerecords.com and www.myspace.com/joshledermannmusic.