"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.
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".
His solo Burns show; "One Man's Burns" has been joyfully received wherever it has been performed.
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.
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 more than competent MC.
Mainly, of course, he is one of the country's finest solo performers.
What they say:
"INSPIRED AND ENERGETIC" (The Herald).
'SPIKED WITH HUMOUR AND FULL OF HEART" (The Scotsman).
"He's a very old pal of mine who I have no hesitation in recommending". John Barrow. Stoneyport Agency.
"Tich has appeared at Fylde many times and is a great performer, full of humour and very entertaining. We would thoroughly recommend him for any occasion". Alan & Christine Bell; Fylde Festival.
"Uniformly positive to effusive reports from members". Acoustic Music Club, Kirkcaldy. Fife.
"A tremendously gifted and oft-welcomed back performer......
Tich's live performances are always superbly enjoyable and involving" Folk Roundabout Magazine.
"Always turns a good event into a great one". Kinross Model Flying Club.
"ONE MAN'S BURNS":
"Your performance was terrific and has spoiled all other Burns Suppers for us" Rosehall Arts.
"A great night, can we do it again next year?" Guisborough Folk Club.
TICH FRIER has played folk festivals in: Shetland, Orkney, Thurso, Wick, Ullapool, Inverness, Poolewe, Carrbridge, Stonehaven, Newtonmore, Celtic Connections, Dunure, Arran, Milnathort, Lanark, Burns An A' That, Killin, Bute, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Irvine, Dalmellington, Strathaven, Saltburn, Dumfries, Durham, Fylde, Redcar, Whitby, Swinton, Middlewich, Upton upon Severn, Cheddar and Jersey.
He has performed
overseas in: Bangkok, Bangladesh, Canada, Denmark, Dubai, Holland,
Iceland, Norway, Poland, France, Spain, Switzerland and Vietnam.
INFORMATION AND BOOKING CONTACT:
FOR U.K: TICH FRIER, TEL: 01577 864164. email :- Tich
OVERSEAS: JOHN BARROW, STONEYPORT
AGENCY, 39 SHANDON CRESCENT, EDINBURGH, EH11 1QF. SCOTLAND UK.
TEL: +44 (O) 131 346 8737. email :-Stoneyport