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Archie Fisher Tribute

Anna Massie with a tribute to former Travelling Folk presenter and musician, Archie Fisher.

Anna pays tribute to singer, songwriter, guitarist and former Travelling Folk presenter, Archie Fisher. Archie presented Travelling Folk from 1983 until 2010. He was a hugely influential figure in the Scottish folk music scene, releasing several albums and working with artists such as Barbara Dickson and his sisters, Cilla and Ray.

We hear some of Archie's music and interviews from the archive as well as chatting to those who knew him well including former producer, Ken Mutch and fellow musicians Barbara Dickson and Brian McNeil. Plus English folksinger Amy Davenport tells us the story of when she met Archie and how he gifted her a song.

And in the second hour, Elspeth Cowie joins us to chat about a mini tour- ‘a Wheen o’ Wimmin- Singing Our Stories’ which she has been taking around Scotland along with Barbara Dymock, Amy Lord, Aileen Carr, and Chris Miles.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Thu 20 Nov 202520:00
BBC Radio Scotland

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Music Played

  • Archie Fisher

    Joy of My Heart

    • Off the Map.
    • Red House Records.

  • Archie Fisher

    Mountain rain

    • Orfeo.

  • Archie Fisher and Barbara Dickson

    Fiddlers Green

    • Thro The Years.

  • Archie Fisher

    Open the Door Softly

  • Archie Fisher

    Coshieville

    • The Man with A Rhyme.

  • Archie Fisher

    Borderlands

    • BBC Travelling Folk Recording.

  • Archie Fisher

    The Echo Mocks The Corncrake

    • The Man With a Rhyme.
    • FSS 61.

  • Archie Fisher

    The Parting Glass

    • A Silent Song.
    • Red House Records.

  • Archie Fisher

    The Witch of the West-Mer-Lands

    • A Man With A Rhyme.

  • Amy and Gavin Davenport

    The Return

    • A Boat of Promises.

  • Elspeth Cowie

    Who Knows Where The Time Goes

    • Who Knows Where the Time Goes.

  • Gordeanna McCulloch

    Captain Wedderburn

    • Sheath and Knife.

  • Wheen of Wimmin

    A Wee Bird Cam Tae My Apron

  • Tamzene

    The Love I Know

  • Valtos and Talisk

    Ember

  • Jim and Susie Malcolm

    John C Clark

    • The Berries.
    • Belcd113.

  • Peatbog Faeries

    Still Drunk in the Morning

    • What Men Deserve to Lose.
    • CDBOG003.

Broadcast

  • Thu 20 Nov 202520:00
    BBC Radio Scotland