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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">PRESS CONTACTS:<br>Dorene Sykes, <span class="839260320-01022010"><a href="mailto:dorene@dorenesykes.com" target="_blank">dorene@dorenesykes.com</a>,
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508-540-0865</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">==================<br>CONCERT SUMMARY<br>Date/time:
Sunday, February 14, 7:30 PM. Doors open at 7 PM.<br>Performer: Archie Fisher,
Scottish singer<br>Sponsor: Woods Hole Folk Music Society<br>Location: Community
Hall, 68 Water Street, Woods Hole, Mass.<br>Admission: $15 at the door
(discounts for members, seniors, youth, and children)<br>Contact: <a href="http://www.arts-cape.com/whfolkmusic" target="_blank">www.arts-cape.com/whfolkmusic</a> or
508-540-0320</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial"><strong>Legendary Scottish Singer Archie Fisher in Woods
Hole</strong></font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Falmouth, MA - <span class="839260320-01022010">February 1</span>, 2010 - The Woods Hole Folk Music
Society continues its 38th concert series on Sunday, February 14 with a
performance by Scottish singer and songwriter Archie Fisher. The concert takes
place at 7:30 PM in the Community Hall at 68 Water Street in Woods
Hole.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Singer, songwriter and guitarist Archie Fisher is
known as Scotland's foremost troubadour. His deep and gentle baritone, creative
compositions and intricate guitar fingerpicking have earned him a place in the
Scots Traditional Music Hall of Fame. In 2007 he was awarded the prestigious MBE
(Member of the British Empire) medal by Queen Elizabeth for his services to
traditional music. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Mr. Fisher was born in Glasgow, Scotland into a
large and musically varied family<span class="839260320-01022010">. T</span>he
entire family performed and recorded together for a time, and his sisters Ray
and Cilla also became career singers. Parental influences included vaudeville,
opera, "skiffle," and ancient Gaelic traditions from the Hebridean Islands. The
recordings of the Weavers also had a profound effect on his approach to music
and his political outlook.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Based in Edinburgh during the British folk boom of
the 1960s and '70s, Mr. Fisher became a fixture on the BBC TV show Hootenanny
with his sister Ray as well as with Robin Williamson of the Incredible String
Band and guitarist Bert Jansch of Pentangle<span class="839260320-01022010">.
H</span>e also wrote original compositions for BBC documentaries. He toured and
recorded with the Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy duo, while producing numerous
solo albums and engineering studio recordings for new bands such as Silly
Wizard.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">In the 1980s Mr. Fisher began producing the BBC
Scotland radio show Traveling Folk, which he still hosts today. He directed the
Edinburgh Folk Festival and returned to the recording studio for what he
describes as one of his most creative songwriting periods. A partnership with
Canadian songwriter Garnet Rogers led to a series of highly acclaimed tours, as
well as several albums produced by Mr. Rogers<span class="839260320-01022010">,</span> including Sunsets I've Galloped Into.
Following the success of that release, Archie toured throughout North America,
playing with John Renbourn and Bert Jansch. His latest album, Windward Away, was
released in 2008 and has achieved widespread acclaim on both sides of the
Atlantic. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">As Sing Out magazine says: "Archie Fisher is more
than a singer, accomplished accompanist and songwriter - he is one of Britain's
finest song interpreters."</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">The concert begins at 7:30 PM. Doors open at 7 PM.
Admission is $15 with discounts for members, seniors, youth and children.
Community Hall is handicapped accessible. There is no charge for street parking
after 6 PM. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">The remainder of the concert season includes
performances by:<br>Feb 14: A<span class="839260320-01022010">rchie Fisher</span>,
performs legendary folk songs from Scotland.<br>Mar 7: T<span class="839260320-01022010">he Short Sisters</span> trio sings close-harmony a
cappella songs (rounds, ballads, Sacred Harp).<br>March 21: Kimberley Fraser and
Troy MacGillivray share Cape Breton-style music and dance.<br>April 4: Aoife
Clancy continues the Irish singing tradition of the Clancy family.<br>April 18:
Martyn Wyndham-Read shares folk songs old and new from England and
Australia.<br>May 2: B<span class="839260320-01022010">rian
Peters</span> performs traditional ballads and tunes on concertina, button
accordion and guitar.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">The Woods Hole Folk Music Society is a nonprofit
organization dedicated to fostering enjoyment of folk music in all its forms.
Concerts are generally held on the first and third Sunday of each month from
October to May. They are made possible by support from its members, season
subscribers, volunteers, and performers. More information is available at <a href="http://www.arts-cape.com/whfolkmusic" target="_blank">www.arts-cape.com/whfolkmusic</a> or
by calling 508-540-0320.</font></div>
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