> Folk Music > Records > Ray and Archie Fisher: Far Over the Forth

Ray and Archie Fisher: Far Over the Forth

Far Over the Forth (Topic TOP67)

Far Over the Forth
Ray and Archie Fisher

Topic Records TOP67 (7" EP, UK, 1961)

Recorded in 1960 in Hampstead, St. Pancras and Edinburgh.

All tracks were included in 1965 on the compilation LP Bonny Lass Come O'er the Burn (Topic 12T128).

Musicians

Ray Fisher, vocals [1-4];
Archie Fisher,vocals [1, 4], guitar [1, 3-4]

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. The Night Visiting Song (2.58)
  2. Far Over the Forth (3.48)
  1. The Twa Corbies (2.09)
  2. Kilbogie (3.05)

> Folk Music > Records > The Fisher Family

The Fisher Family

The Fisher Family (Topic 12T137)

The Fisher Family
The Fisher Family

Topic Records 12T137 (LP, UK, 1966)

Recorded by Bill Leader at the Fisher Family's home in Monkseaton, Northumbria in 1965;
Notes by Norman Buchan;
Photograph by Joe Boyd

Musicians

Archie, Ray, Cindy, Joyce, Audrey and Priscilla Fisher, vocals;
Archie Fisher, guitar accompaniment

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Come All Ye Fisher Lassies
    The Family lead by Ray
  2. Schooldays Over
    Ray & Archie acc. guitar
  3. Te Rogs o' Rye
    Archie acc. guitar
  4. Donal Ogue (Young Dan)
    Joyce acc. guitar
  5. Four Our Lang Biding Here
    Archie acc. guitar
  6. Joy of My Heart
    The Family lead by Ray & Archie acc. guitar
  1. Hey Ca' Through
    Ray, Joyce, Audray and Priscilla
  2. What's Poor Mary Weeping For, Bonny Lassie O
    Ray & Archie acc. guitar
  3. I Am a Miller tae My Trade
    Cindy & Joyce
  4. I Am a Free-born Man
    Archie acc. guitar
  5. The Birken Tree
    Joyce & Cindy
  6. Aince Upon a Time
    Ray & Archie acc. guitar

> Folk Music > Records > Ray Fisher: The Bonny Birdy

Ray Fisher: The Bonny Birdy

The Bonny Birdy (Trailer LER2038)

The Bonny Birdy
Ray Fisher

Trailer LER2038 (LP, UK, 1972)
Trailer/Leader LERCD2038 (CD-R, UK, October 2000)

 The Bonny Birdy (Trailer LERCD2038)

This is more or less the 1971 Steeleye Span line-up with Ray Fisher replacing Maddy Prior.

Musicians

Ray Fisher, vocals [1-8], guitar [2-3, 6-7];
Martin Carthy, guitar [1, 4, 8], vocals [4];
Tim Hart, dulcimer [1, 4], vocals [4];
Peter Knight, fiddle [1, 4], mandolin [4];
Ashley Hutchings, electric bass [1, 4];
Colin Ross, fiddle [2], Northumbrian small pipes [7];
Alistair Anderson, concertina [2];
Stefan Sobell, guitar [5];
Liz Sobell, harmonium [5];
Bobby Campbell, fiddle [8]

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Johnnie Sangster (2.55)
  2. Mill o' Tifty's Annie (7.25)
  3. Bonny at Morn (4.16)
  4. The Forfar Sodger (3.19)
  1. The Pride of Glencoe (6.24)
  2. The Silkie of Sul Skerry (4.02)
  3. The Shipyard Apprentice (3.56)
  4. The Bonny Birdy (7.09)

> Folk Music > Records > Cilla Fisher & Artie Trezise: Balcanquhal

Cilla Fisher & Artie Trezise: Balcanquhal

Balcanquhal (Trailer LER2100)

Balcanquhal
Cilla Fisher & Artie Trezise

Trailer LER2100 (LP, UK, 1976)

Recorded by Bill Leader and John Gill at Leader Sound;
Sleeve design by Janet Kerr;
Photography by John Trezise

Musicians

Cilla Fisher, vocals, guitar [7];
Artie Trezise, guitar;
Archie Fisher, guitar [2, 10];
Allan Barty, fiddle, mandola;
Pete Shepheard, melodeon

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Hash o' Benagoak
  2. Leaboy's Lassie
  3. Wheel of Fortune
  4. Miller o' Dron
  5. Nancy Bell
  6. Jock Stewart
  1. Love and Freedom
  2. Magdalene Green
  3. Spinner's Wedding
  4. Rares Hill
  5. Aikey Brae

Tracks 1-2, 11 trad. arr. Artie Trezise;
Tracks 3-5, 8, 10 trad.;
Track 6 trad. arr. P. Trezise;
Tracks 7, 9 Mary Brooksbank

> Folk Music > Records > Cilla Fisher & Artie Trezise: Cilla & Artie

Cilla Fisher & Artie Trezise: Cilla & Artie

Cilla & Artie (Topic 12TS405)

Cilla & Artie
Cilla Fisher & Artie Trezise

Topic Records 12TS405 (LP, UK, 1979)

Recorded at Temple Studio, Midlothian, May-July 1979
except [4, 10] recorded at Perfect Crime, Boston, Mass., April 1979,
[7] recorded at Pan Audio, Edinburgh, April 1979;
Produced by Robin Morton;
Sleeve design by Tony Russell;
Photography by Keith Morris

Musicians

Cilla Fisher, vocals, guitar [11];
Artie Trezise, vocals [2, 4-7, 10], guitar [1, 5-6, 8], lap organ [7];
Phil Cunningham, accordion [1, 5, 11], whistle [1], bass synthesiser [5-6, 11];
Johnny Cunningham, fiddle [1, 6];
Brian McNeill, fiddle [3], viola [8];
Rick Lee, piano [4, 10], electric piano [4];
Bob Zentz, autoharp [5];
Jim Houston, mouth organ [6];
Grey Larsen, concertina [7];
Malcolm Douglas, hammered dulcimer [7];
Brian Miller, guitar [8], mandolin [10];
Alistair Anderson, Northumbrian pipes [11]

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Norland Wind (3.38)
  2. The Beggar Man (3.28)
  3. What Can a Young Lassie (3.33)
  4. Fisher Lassies (2.27)
  5. Generations of Change (4.08)
  6. Fair Maid of Londown Town (2.20)
  1. The Wicked Wife (3.05)
  2. The Gypsy Laddies (6.25)
  3. Blue Bleezin' Blind Drunk (3.12)
  4. John Grumlie (3.28)
  5. The Jeannie C (5.15)

All tracks trad. arr. Artie Trezise except
Track 1 Violet Jacob, Jim Reid;
Track 4 Ewan MacColl;
Track 5 Matt Armour;
Track 7 E. Harley;
Track 11 Stan Rogers

> Folk Music > Records > Ray Fisher: Willie's Lady

Ray Fisher: Willie's Lady

Willie's Lady (Folk Legacy FSS-91)

Willie's Lady
Ray Fisher

Folk Legacy Records FSS-091 (LP, USA, 1982)

Musicians

Ray Fisher, vocals, guitar

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. The Pressers (3.37)
  2. The Bonnie Wee Lassie That Never Said No (1.59)
  3. The Red-Haired Man's Wife (3.47)
  4. The Kye Have Come Hame (3.05)
  5. Willie's Lady (8.56)
  1. Are Ye Sleepin' Maddie (2.46)
  2. Miller Tae My Trade (3.05)
  3. The Weary Cutters (3.44)
  4. Betsy Bell (2.04)
  5. Over Yonder Banks (3.48)
  6. When Fortune Turns the Wheel (4.36)

All tracks trad. arr. Ray Fisher except
Track 1 Mary Brooksbank;
Track 4 trad. arr. Johnny Handle;
Track 10 Graeme Miles

> Folk Music > Records > Ray Fisher: Traditional Songs of Scotland

Ray Fisher: Traditional Songs of Scotland

Traditional Songs of Scotland (Saydisc CD-SDL 391)

Traditional Songs of Scotland
Ray Fisher

Saydisc Records CD-SDL 391 (CD, UK, 1991)
Musical Heritage Society 513121Y (CD, USA, 199x)

 Traditional Songs of Scotland (Musical Heritage 513121Y)

Recorded at Valley Recordings, Littleton-on-Severn, December 1990 and June 1991.
Recorded by Gef Lucena (Saydisc) and David Wilkins (Valley Recordings)

Musicians

Ray Fisher, voice, guitar [1, 5, 10-13, 15];
Colin Ross, Scottish small pipes [4, 8, 12], fiddle [4, 5, 13];
Martin Carthy, guitar [3, 6-7, 16-17, 19];
John Kirkpatrick, button accordion [2, 9, 18], melodeon [7], Anglo concertina [14]

Tracks

  1. Night Visiting Song (4.28)
  2. Wark o' the Weavers (5.38)
  3. Lady Keith's Lament (4.23)
  4. The Gallowa Hills (4.00)
  5. Coulter's Candy (3.07)
  6. Willie's Fatal Visit (5.14)
  7. Twa Recruiting Sergeants (3.54)
  8. Floo'ers o' the Forest (4.28)
  9. MacGinty's Meal and Ale (5.54)
  10. Baron o'Brackley (4.26)
  11. Gipsy Laddies (5.05)
  12. Lang Biding Here (2.47)
  13. Jute Mill Song (3.13)
  14. Hie, Jeannie Hie (3.19)
  15. Johnny My Man (2.56)
  16. My Laddie's Bedside (3.14)
  17. What Can a Young Lassie (3.21)
  18. Nicky Tams (4.13)

Recording out-takes

  1. Now Westlin' Wind (4.32)
    released on the Hokey Pokey anthology All Through the Year

All tracks trad. arr. Ray Fisher except
Track 13 Mary Brooksbank

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Carper for information and to Alistair Banfield for the Musical Heritage Society cover picture.