The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Frank Zappa, The Rolling Stones, The Who, David Bowie, The Doors, The Velvet Underground, Captain Beefheart, Van Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Sinatra, Sex Pistols, Patti Smith, The Monkees, Rickie Lee Jones, The Waterboys, Neil Young, The Byrds, Robyn Hitchcock, The Beach Boys, The Turtles, XTC, The Move, Lulu, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Syd Barrett, Pixies, Talking Heads, Chuck Berry, Talking Heads, Del Amitri, Dick GaughanElvis Costello, ELO, Hank Williams, Stevie Wonder The Grateful Dead, The Jam, Johnnie Cash, Jonathan Richman, Lenny Kravitz, Mary Hopkin, Marvin Gaye, Marianne Faithful, Midnight Oil, Slade, The Pogues, Richie Havens, Prince, Tom Waits, Rod Stewart and The Faces, Simon and Garfunkel, The Smiths, Smokey Robinson, Talk Talk, Sugar, T Rex, World Party, Violent Femmes, Yoko Ono
Sounds Like
David Gray, Peter Bruntnell, Del Amitri, The Waterboys, The Beatles
. David Fisher was born in Barrow-in-Furness. He hated School, got kicked out of Art College, but got a good degree in Philosophy from the University of London. While pursuing his musical career, David has worked in record shops, book shops, bread shops, offices, hospitals, and restaurants. He's been a roadie, sound engineer, film dubbing mixer, and even a children's entertainer!
. David's debut album "Firehorse" is now available on CD from www.amazon.co.uk and as a download from iTunes, Napster and MSN, etc. Many of the Songs were written in a ruined 400 year old Carthusian monastery 2000 feet up in the Swiss Alps. "Firehorse" is produced by Tim Bradshaw (long serving keyboad player/guitarist in the David Gray band) and features ex-members of The Waterboys, World Party, Fat Lady Sings and Black Grape, with special guest Peter Bruntnell. It continues in the literate musical tradition of David's musical heroes Bob Dylan, Lennon/McCartney, Bowie, Pete Townshend, Tom Waits, etc.
. To celebrate Las Vegas centenary year, David made a video for Destination Vegas, a track on the album. Complete with glittery showgirls and an 85 year old DJ scratching on wind-up decks, it also includes footage of David miming the song with a karaoke Elvis outside Caesars Palace in the real Las Vegas. See the finished video on David's website.
. David's music has been enthusiastically received from North America to the Far East. To date he has released three singles and three EPs. He has also had tracks on several compilation albums, including a Bowie covers collection "Diamond Gods", in the good company of Blondie, Nico, and Hazel O'Connor.
. David co-wrote and co-produced Coming Home, the main title theme for a 6-part prime time ITV drama comedy series "Stan the Man", starring John Thompson ("Fast Show" and "Cold Feet"), and including the wonderful Eric Sykes as a guest star. Viewing figures peaked at 6.5 million for Episode 2. You can download the song from Davids Website. The track features guitarist Big Jim Sullivan, session man on over 1000 chart hits from the 60's and 70's, (His credit list is jaw-dropping - David Bowie, George Harrison, Frank Zappa, Serge Gainsbourg, Eddie Cochran, Nancy Sinatra, Tom Jones, Ella Fitzgerald, Van Morrison, Marianne Faithful, Donovan, even Ken Dodd and Rolf Harris!) and drummer Chris Whitten whose CV includes two world tours with Paul McCartney and one with Dire Straits and is co-produced with film composer Alex Heffes (Steve Coogan's "The Parole Officer", "Touching The Void", and the Oscar-winning "One Day In September".
. David has been written about in the UK national press in Select, The Evening Standard Magazine and Traditional Music Maker, as well as many local newspapers and fanzines.
An artist on the upsurge Traditional Music Maker
Blends heartfelt lyrics with hip-hop, country and rocknroll beats Irish Music Press
Quality in all departments The Venue
"Pitched and paced just right" The Evening Standard
If you appreciate subtle celtic undercurrents, this is for you Guardian Group Newspapers.
. For more information, visit www.summerislerecords.com for mp3s, video clips, press cuttings, gig lists, biog, etc.
. David's new (double!) album HONEYRAP is in production and should be available early 2008.
Great set at the Fair on Monday. We only saw half though cos you clashed with The United Stoats of America. Same thing happened with The Cat in 93 when we clashed with the Dylan Rabbit. Hang on. stoats? Cats? Rabbits? And you've got an album about a horse!
dreamcatcher what a great song but then there all good the more i hear david fisher and his songs the more they grab you in so if you are a record company publisher or a band you have got to check this guy out to see what you've been missing cant wait to hear more songs when he puts them on i'll be the first in the queue paul.
