Leading figure in the Scottish folk revival from the 1960s who presented the radio programme Travelling Folk for 27 years Archie Fisher, who has died aged 86, was a leading figure in the Scottish folk ...

ON A street of soot-stained sandstone, tucked behind Scotland’s National Museum, a door is thrown open and then pulled shut against the cold. A snatch of sound—chatter, strings and the strum of a ...

Archie Fisher presented BBC Radio Scotland's Travelling Folk from 1983 to 2010 Folk musician and former BBC Scotland presenter Archie Fisher has died at the age of 86. The singer, songwriter and ...

She was part of a musical family of Scottish Travellers that furthered the nation’s folk revival and influenced its American counterpart. By Neil Genzlinger See more of our coverage in your search ...

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Two of Scotland’s rising folk stars are set to perform in Shoreham later this month. Shoreham’s Ropetackle Arts Centre will host the gig on June 26 as part of a four-date tour across England, ...

MR. MACKENZIE gives his readers a comprehensive view of the main heads of Scottish folk-tradition and belief. He ranges from food taboos to giants, fairies and goddesses. One of the more remarkable of ...

HEISK and Chloe Matharu will visit Shoreham Ropetackle on Friday, June 26 as part of Scotland Introducing, a landmark initiative from Showcase Scotland Expo designed to connect Scottish-based artists ...

IN SCOTLAND, between the Ochil Hills and the River Devon, lies Dollar. Etymologically, the town’s name is thought to have come from dol, a Pictish word for “field”, or doilleir, a Gaelic word meaning ...