Hall of Fame fiddler Alasdair Fraser and cellist Natalie Haas will perform at three Folk Orchestra concerts, Nov. 7-9.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – In 1986, Scotsman Donnie Macdonald and Irishman James Keigher came together to perform Irish and Scottish folk music, combining traditional and contemporary styles. The name ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

When the weather is warm—or at least not freezing cold—Chris Johnson spends his lunch hour as often as he can in the large cemetery on East Fifth Street. He stands alone under an enormous oak tree ...

As the name suggests, the Chamber Music in Historic Sites series ushers music into architectural spaces in relationships that can surprise, delight and perplex. Rarely, though, have sound and site ...

Unbeknownst to most local college students and non-oldie-lovers, a Scottish folk legend, Archie Fisher, will be making an appearance in Somerville tonight (Oct. 7) at the nearby Burren. While the ...

Rousing and toe-tapping Celtic, Scottish and Irish folk and rock music will be heard at the Dixon Scottish Highland Games on Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Dixon May Fairgrounds, 655 S. First St.

My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean is a traditional Scottish folk song that tells the story of someone missing a loved one named Bonnie who is far away across the sea. In 1881, Charles E. Pratt released ...