"SMALL GUY, BIG VOICE, SHARP WIT"
Six words that sum up a man with a load of talent and the experience to back
it up.
Well known for the voice, the driving guitar and the wicked sense of fun, more
than forty years on the road have brought a richness to the voice and a dryness
to the humour which wins any audience.
'SPIKED WITH HUMOUR AND FULL OF HEART" (The Scotsman).
Tich Frier has worked regularly on TV and radio - tracks from his albums have
received airplay on national and local radio stations - appeared many times
at the world famous Edinburgh Festival Fringe and for two years running performed
as the one-man-band in 7:84 Theatre Company's production of "The Incredible
Brechin Beetle Bug", a pantomime by the great Matt McGinn. He is proud
to be an Equity member.
He is a popular guest at Burns Suppers
for his acclaimed "Address To A Haggis", "Toast Tae The Lassies",
"Holy Willie's Prayer" and renditions of the songs of Scotland's national
bard and is a fine chairman of these events.
His voice also features on Linn Records epic production; "The Complete
Songs of Robert Burns".
For many years he was lead singer
with the legendary "Vindscreen Vipers Skiffle Group".
Recently he has Played in Switzerland with The Tich Frier Band.
He also plays guitar in "Scot Reel and the Ferry Operators" Ceilidh
Band and is in constant demand as an erudite and skilful MC.
The rest of the time of course he is one of the country's finest solo performers.
Tich's repertoire can best be described as eclectic. It ranges through traditional and modern Scottish songs, Burns, his own compositions, hilarious parodies and music hall songs to contemporary classics all linked together with his inventive off the cuff stories.
TICH FRIER has
played folk festivals in: Shetland, Orkney, Thurso, Wick, Ullapool,
Inverness, Poolewe, Carrbridge, Stonehaven, Newtonmore, Celtic Connections,
Arran, Milnathort, Lanark, Burns An A' That, Killin, Bute, Edinburgh, Glasgow,
Dundee, Irvine, Dalmellington, Strathaven, Saltburn, Dumfries, Durham, Fylde,
Redcar, Whitby, Middlewich, Upton upon Severn, Cheddar and Jersey.
He has performed
overseas in: Bangkok, Bangladesh, Canada, Denmark, Dubai, Holland,
Iceland, Norway, Poland, France, Switzerland and Vietnam.
INFORMATION AND BOOKING CONTACT:
FOR U.K: TICH FRIER, 8 RANNOCH PLACE, KINROSS, KINROSS-SHIRE KY13 8BQ. SCOTLAND.
TEL: 01577 864164. email :-
OVERSEAS: JOHN BARROW, STONEYPORT
AGENCY, 39 SHANDON CRESCENT, EDINBURGH, EH11 1QF. SCOTLAND UK.
TEL: +44 (O) 131 346 8737. email :-