Folk musician and former BBC Scotland presenter Archie Fisher has died at the age of 86. The singer, songwriter and guitarist ...

ON A street of soot-stained sandstone, tucked behind Scotland’s National Museum, a door is thrown open and then pulled shut against the cold. A snatch of sound—chatter, strings and the strum of a ...

Fisher started playing in the early sixties and soon occupied the burgeoning folk scene within Edinburgh. His initial solo album was Archie Fisher, in 1968. He was characterized by his soft singing ...

Archie Fisher, Scottish folk singer, songwriter, guitar player, and long-time presenter on BBC Radio Scotland, has died at the age of 86 on 1 November 2025.

This multi award-winning ensemble is among Scotland’s leading bands performing traditional and original music. The 5-member ...

She was part of a musical family of Scottish Travellers that furthered the nation’s folk revival and influenced its American counterpart. By Neil Genzlinger Elizabeth Stewart, a folk singer, pianist ...

Unbeknownst to most local college students and non-oldie-lovers, a Scottish folk legend, Archie Fisher, will be making an appearance in Somerville tonight (Oct. 7) at the nearby Burren. While the ...

Hall of Fame fiddler Alasdair Fraser and cellist Natalie Haas will perform at three Folk Orchestra concerts, Nov. 7-9. (Courtesy photo) The Folk Orchestra of Santa Barbara’s Scottish shows, Nov. 7-9, ...

FORMER BBC Scotland presenter Archie Fisher sadly died yesterday at the age of 86. The singer and guitarist helmed the station’s popular radio programme Travelling Folk between 1983 and ...

The Spokane Fall Folk Festival is celebrating its 30th year with traditional music, arts and dance.