Archie Fisher

UK

Born: 23 October 1939

Years Active: 60, 70, 80

Genres: International, Folk

Styles: Scottish Folk, Celtic/British Isles, Celtic/British Isles, European Folk, Celtic Folk, British Folk

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Although Archie Fisher is a legendary figure in the Scottish folk music world -- everybody's favorite singer and an enormously influential presence both musically and philosophically -- he has remained largely unknown to the greater pop music mainstream. While the mainstream's a poorer place for that, one gets the idea it suits Archie Fisher just fine. Fisher was born into a family of semi-professional musicians and learned to play the guitar at a young age. Fisher and his sister Ray formed a skiffle group in the mid-'50s, as most musically inc...

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