> 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)
Topic Records TSDL137 (digital download, UK, December 2009)

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 (1.51)
    The Family lead by Ray
  2. Schooldays Over (1.27)
    Ray & Archie acc. guitar
  3. Te Rogs o' Rye (3.25)
    Archie acc. guitar
  4. Donal Ogue (Young Dan) (2.53)
    Joyce acc. guitar
  5. Four Our Lang Biding Here (1.45)
    Archie acc. guitar
  6. Joy of My Heart (1.55)
    The Family lead by Ray & Archie acc. guitar
  1. Hey Ca' Through (1.08)
    Ray, Joyce, Audray and Priscilla
  2. What's Poor Mary Weeping For, Bonny Lassie O (1.57)
    Ray & Archie acc. guitar
  3. I Am a Miller tae My Trade (2.43)
    Cindy & Joyce
  4. I Am a Freeborn Man (2.05)
    Archie acc. guitar
  5. The Birken Tree (2.12)
    Joyce & Cindy
  6. Aince Upon a Time (1.29)
    Ray & Archie acc. guitar

> Folk Music > Records > Archie Fisher, Barbara Dickson, John MacKinnon: The Fate o' Charlie

The Fate o' Charlie

The Fate o' Charlie (Trailer LER3002)

The Fate o' Charlie
Songs of the Jacobite Rebellions
Archie Fisher, Barbara Dickson, John MacKinnon

Trailer LER3002 (LP, UK, 1969)

Recorded in Kirkcaldy, Fifeshire by Bill Leader;
Produced by Bill Leader
Cover picture: The Field of Prestonpans, September 21, 1745, after Sir W. Allen, Radio Times Hulton Picture Library

See also Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger's album The Jacobite Rebellions. It has the same cover picture and was recorded by Bill Leader too.

Musicians

Archie Fisher, vocals [1-3, 8a, 13], guitar, concertina, dulcimer, mandolin;
Barbara Dickson, vocals [2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 15], guitar, bodhrán;
John MacKinnon, vocals [2, 5, 12], violin, mandolin

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. [AF] Cam Ye o'er Frae France
  2. [AF, BD, JM] The Three Healths
  3. [AF] Wha Wadna Fight for Charlie
  4. [BD] The White Cockade
  5. [JM] My Bonny Hieland Laddie
  6. [BD] The Hieland Widow's Lament
  7. Prestonpans
  8. [AF] The Battle of Prestonpans / Killicrankie
  1. [BD] O'er the Water to Charlie
  2. Prince Charlie
  3. [BD] Highland Harry
  4. [JM] The Fate o' Charlie
  5. [AF] The Highlander's Lament
  6. O'er the Water
  7. [BD] The Flowers o' the Forest

Tracks 1, 3, 7-8, 13-14 trad arr. Archie Fisher;
Tracks 2, 10 trad arr. Archie Fisher, Barbara Dickson, John MacKinnon;
Tracks 4, 6, 9, 11, 15 trad arr. Barbara Dickson;
Tracks 5, 12 trad arr. John MacKinnon

> Folk Music > Records > Archie Fisher: Orfeo

Archie Fisher: Orfeo

Orfeo (Decca SKL5057)

Orfeo
Archie Fisher

Decca SKL5057 (LP, UK, 1970)
Celtic Music CM028 (LP/CD, UK, 1985)
Phonograph Folk PHFCD 1002 (CD, UK, 2002)

 Orfeo (Phonograph PHFCD 1002)

Recorded in Edinburgh on 4 track, engineer Robert Sibbald, and in London on 8 track, engineer David Grinsted;
Produced by Ray Horricks;
Photograph: Ian MacCabnan

Musicians

Archie Fisher, vocals, lead guitar;
Barbara Dickson, backing vocals;
Daryl Ronswick, bass, bass guitar;
Rob Noakes, backing vocals, rhythm guitar;
Bill Kemp, drums;
Alex Sutherland, piano, attangements, string group conductor;

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Orfeo (8.46)
  2. To Joan Eardley (1.52)
  3. Silver Tassie (2.30)
  4. The Mountain Rain (3.24)
  5. Just in Passing (2.34)
  1. From a City Balcony (3.24)
  2. The Norway Maid (4.36)
  3. Tak' the Road (1.46)
  4. Sadness Salesman (2.55)
  5. The Last Time I Saw Esau Shaw (3.16)
  6. Whatever Happened to Me? (2.43)

Tracks 1, 7-8, trad arr. Archie Fisher;
Tracks 2, 6 Morgan, Archie Fisher;
Tracks 4-5, 9, 11 Archie Fisher;
Track 3 Robert Burns, Archie Fisher;
Track 10 Archie Fisher, Rob Noakes

> 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 > Archie Fisher: Will Ye Gang, Love

Archie Fisher: Will Ye Gang, Love

Will Ye Gang, Love (Topic 12TS277)

Will Ye Gang, Love
Archie Fisher

Topic Records 12TS277 (LP, UK, 1976)
Topic Records TSDL277 (digital download, UK, December 2009)

Musicians

Archie Fisher, vocals, guitar;
Allan Barty, fiddle, mandola;
John Tams, melodeons

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. O Charlie, O Charlie (2.07)
  2. Lindsay (2.32)
  3. The Broom a' The Cowdenknowes (3.41)
  4. Mally Lee (2.33)
  5. Will Ye Gang, Love (3.54)
  6. The Flower of France and England, O (3.50)
  7. The Laird o' Windy Wa's (2.13)
  1. Men o' Worth (2.51)
  2. Looly, Looly (2.50)
  3. Dreg Song (1.38)
  4. Adam Cameron (4.19)
  5. Blackbirds and Thrushes (2.26)
  6. The Gallant Ninety Two (1.20)
  7. The Rovin' Ploughboy (1.53)

All tracks trad. except
Track 8 Archie Fisher

> Folk Music > Records > Archie Fisher: The Man With a Rhyme

Archie Fisher: The Man With a Rhyme

The Man With a Rhyme (Folk Legacy CD-61)

The Man with a Rhyme
Archie Fisher

Folk Legacy Records FSS-61 (LP, USA, 1976)
Folk Legacy Records CD-61 (CD, USA, 1997)

Recorded and edited by Sandy Paton;
Notes by Archie Fisher;
Photograph by David Gahr

Musicians

Archie Fisher, vocals, guitar;
Wendy Grossman, concertina, banjo, dulcimer;
Kathy Westra, cello;
Lani Herrmann, fiddle;
Annie Mayo Muir, flute;
Lorraine Lee, magic dulcimer [6, 15]

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Twa Bonnie Maidens (3.23)
  2. Welcome Royal Charlie (3.03)
  3. Dark Eyed Molly (2.59)
  4. Queen Among the Heather (3.49)
  5. Jock Stewart (2.57)
  6. The Witch of the West-mer-lands (4.38)
  7. The Echo Mocks the Corncrake (2.42)
  1. Western Island (2.01)
  2. Upstairs, Downstairs (1.58)
  3. Mount and Go (3.13)
  4. The Wounded Whale (4.09)
  5. The Cruel Brother (5.45)
  6. Helen of Kirkconnell Lea (3.29) [CD only]
  7. Coshieville (3.04)
  8. South Wind (3.19)

All tracks trad. except
Tracks 3, 6, 8 Artie Fisher;
Track 14 Stewart MacGregor;
Track 15 Donal O'Sullivan

> 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)
Greentrax Records CDTRAX 9050 (CD, UK, 1998)

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;
Johnny Cunningham, fiddle

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.

> Folk Music > Records > The Fisher Family

Other records with the Fisher Family

Various Artists, The Iron Muse, LP, Topic 12T86, 1962

Various Artists, Edinburgh Folk Festival Vol. 1, LP, Decca LK4546, 1963

Various Artists, Edinburgh Folk Festival Vol. 2, LP, Decca LK4563, 1964

Ray and Archie Fisher, Dolina MacLennan, Enoch Kent, Robin Gray, Bonny Lass Come O'er the Burn LP, Topic TPS128, 1965

Various Artists, Folk Songs: An Anthology (Topic Sampler No 2), LP, Topic TPS145, 1966

Various Artists, A Prospect of Scotland (Topic Sampler No 5), LP, Topic TPS169, 1966

Various Artists, On the Edge (Radio Ballad No 5), LP, Argo DA 136, 1970

Various Artists, The Folk Trailer, LP, Trailer LER 2019, 1970

Barbara Dickson, From the Beggar's Mantle… Fringed With Gold, LP, Decca SKL 5116, 1971

Various Artists, Electric Muse: The Story of Folk into Rock, 4 LP, Island/Transatlantic Folk 1001, 1975

Various Artists, Our Folk Music Heritage, LP, Trailer LETSAM 2087, 1975

Various Artists, Folk Festival, 2 LP, Transatlantic TRA(D) 324, 1976

Various Artists, The Second Folk View Record, LP, Folksound FS 107, 1976

Various Artists, Fylde Acoustic, LP, Trailer LER 2105, 1977

Various Artists, The Good Old Way, LP, Topic TPSS412, 1980

Various Artists, The Derby Tup Presents: A Feast of Local and National Folk Music, cass., BBC Radio Derby DTP-01, 1988

Various Artists, All Through the Year: A Calendar in Music & Song, CD, Hokey Pokey HPR 2002.2, 1991

Anne Briggs, Classic Anne Briggs, CD, Fellside FECD78, 1995

Various Artists, Troubadours of British Folk Vol. 1, CD, Rhino R2 72160, 1995

Anne Briggs, A Collection, CD, Topic TSCD504, 1999

Various Artists, On the Edge (Radio Ballad No 5), CD, Topic TSCD806, 1999

John Kirkpatrick, Mazurka Berserker, CD, Fledg'ling FLED 3030, 2001

Various Artists, A Woman's Voice, CD, Topic TSCD521, 2001

Various Artists, The Acoustic Folk Box, 4 CD, Topic TSFCD 4001, 2002

Various Artists, Folk Festival Sidmouth, 2 CD, Gott Disks GOTTBOX 011, 2004

Various Artists, Transatlantic Folk Box Set, 3 CD, Sanctuary SMEDT137, 2004

Various Artists, Anthems in Eden: An Anthology of British & Irish Folk 1955-1978, 4 CD, Castle CMXBX1030, 2006

Various Artists, Three Score and Ten, 7 CD, Topic TOPIC70, 2009