Garnet Rogers & Archie Fisher
Stoughton Opera House 381 E. Main St., Stoughton, Wisconsin 53589
Bruce Dienes
Garnet Rogers
press release: Folk music fans will not want to miss this rare opportunity to see Garnet Rogers and Archie Fisher on stage together one last time! This is their only stop in Wisconsin on their final U.S. Tour together. Rogers and Fisher have folk music repertoires and notoriety rivaled by few. Seeing them together will be an unforgetable experience.
Garnet Rogers is one of the most influential acts in North American folk music and hailed by the Boston Globe as a “charismatic performer and singer.” Garnet is a man with a powerful physical presence – close to six and a half feet tall – with a voice to match. With his smooth, dark baritone, his incredible range, and thoughtful, dramatic phrasing, Garnet is widely considered by fans and critics alike to be one of the finest singers anywhere. His music, like the man himself, is literate, passionate, highly sensitive, and deeply purposeful. An optimist at heart, Garnet sings extraordinary songs about people who are not obvious heroes and of the small victories of the everyday. As memorable as his songs, his over-the-top humour and lightning-quick wit moves his audience from tears to laughter and back again.
Archie Fisher is recognized as Scotland’s foremost folk troubadour with a career spanning over four decades. A talent that transcends generations and genres, Fisher came out of the vital UK folk scene that spawned the Incredible String Band, John Renbourn, Steeleye Span and Bert Jansch. It’s been seven years since Fisher’s last release, Windward Away, a collection of introspective ballads that evoke the wild and rough beauty of the Scottish border country. Fisher is celebrating the release of his first album in seven years, A Silent Song, with a string of US tour dates including a stop at the historic Stoughton Opera House!
Mad Folk and The Stoughton Opera House welcome Garnet Rogers & Archie Fisher for an evening of songs and stories on Saturday, Sept 22 at 7:30 pm. Buy tickets online at www.stoughtonoperahouse.com or by calling the box office at (608) 877-4400, Tuesday-Friday, 9:00 am- 4:30 pm.