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    Archie Fisher

    Archie Fisher

    Presented by Crossroads Music at Crossroads Music

    April 10, 2010


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    Master guitarist, singer and songwriter Archie Fisher is among Scotland’s foremost interpreters of traditional songs and is known throughout the country as the host of BBC Radio Scotland’s award-winning “Travelling Folk” show, which he has presented for over 25 years. For his contributions to Scottish folk music, he has been inducted into the Scots Traditional Music Hall of Fame and in 2007 was awarded an MBE by Queen Elizabeth for services to traditional music. Archie was born in Glasgow into a large singing family – his sisters Ray and Cilla also became professional singers. His father’s appreciation of many musical styles (opera, vaudeville, traditional ballads) and his mother’s Gaelic speaking family from the Outer Hebrides strongly influenced his musical development and the lyrical quality of his singing and songwriting. He first became interested in the folk revival during the Skiffle era of the late 1950’s and recordings of the Weavers later profoundly influenced approach to music and political outlook.


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        Crossroads Music

        801 South 48th Street
        Philadelphia, PA 19143

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        Tickets: $10 - $30

        Info Phone: (215) 729-1028

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      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        April 10, 2010

        Times:
        7:30 PM

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