This was Fisher's first album recorded in the United States, a lovely set of pastoral trad-folk with gentle, sympathetic accompaniment by a few acoustic musicians - a bit of fiddle, dulcimer, cello and flute - though mainly it's Fisher's voice and guitar that fill the frame. Nice album, if you can track it down.Īrchie Fisher & Barbara Dickson "The Fate O' Charlie" (Trailer, 1969)Īrchie Fisher & Barbara Dickson "Thro' The Recent Years" (Decca, 1999)Īrchie Fisher "The Man With A Rhyme" (Folk-Legacy, 1976) He doesn't go overboard with it - this is basically a solid trad album - but it does show how early on many artists were open to outside influences. There are also nice, though mildly amusing, touches that were very much in keeping with the times, such as the gentle sitar work which pops up at the start of the album. This family-band recording includes siblings Archie, Ray and Pricilla (Cilla) Fisher.Īrchie Fisher "Archie Fisher" (Celtic Music, 1968)įisher's first solo album is notable for its melodic richness, a pleasant departure from the more plaintive style that predominated in trad music at the time. The Fisher Family "Traditional And New Songs From Scotland" (Topic, 1966) Not sure if these have been anthologized elsewhere, but it's nice they're available digitally, at last. This 4-song EP features two starkly traditional solo numbers by Ray Fisher and a pair of sweeter-sounding brother-sister harmonies featuring Archie and Ray together. Ray & Archie Fisher "Far Over The Forth" (EP) (Topic, 1962) Archie Fisher is the best-known of the group, with a number of albums that are considered folk classics, particularly his work of the late 1970s. Scottish singer Archie Fisher came from a musical family, with sisters Ray and Cilla Fisher also established recording artists, all stemming from the family band who first recorded in the early 1960s folk boom. Archie Fisher Discography: Slipcue.Com Folk Guide
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