Folk musician and former BBC Scotland presenter Archie Fisher has died at the age of 86. The singer, songwriter and guitarist had presented BBC Radio Scotland's Travelling Folk from 1983 to 2010.

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.

Legendary Scottish band The Tannahill Weavers is set to perform at Cà d’Zan House Concerts in Cambridge. According to a release, you can experience traditional Scottish band The Tannahill Weavers for ...

We often think of traditional Scottish music performed in an ensemble with fiddle, pipes (either Highland or border style), a piano or perhaps a guitar or bouzouki and, on occasion, harp. But the ...

Old Blind Dogs, the neo-traditional Scottish band that has won the 2004 and 2007 Folk Band of the Year award from Scots Trad Music Award, makes its second Vermont appearance this Sunday night, at 7:30 ...

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 ...

BRATTLEBORO -- A new tradition based on old traditions gets under way this Saturday as the Brattleboro Music Center holds its first Northern Roots Traditional Music Festival. The brainchild of local ...

In its essence, folk music is music for the people — an art form inextricably intertwined with the soul of a region. Its nature is inherently visual, conjuring vivid imagery with just a single ...