Washboard Hank | |
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![]() Washboard Hank on stage at the Peterborough Folk Festival, August 2017 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Hank Fisher |
Born | 1954 (age 69–70) Peterborough, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Folk, Country |
Instrument(s) | Washboard, Guitar, Vocals |
Hank Fisher, (born 1954) more commonly known as Washboard Hank is a Canadian musician, [1] songwriter [2] [3] [4] and stage performer. He was born in Peterborough, Ontario in 1954. He plays a number of instruments, including banjo, [5] guitar [6] and percussion. He is known for his unusual performances with self-created instruments. [7] In 2016 he performed with his band, the Wringers.
Fisher is a regular performer at children's events, including the Peterborough Folk Festival. He creates and plays improvised instruments, [8] [9] including his "signature" washboard. [10] and kitchen sink tuba. He sings humorous traditional tunes such as "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More" [11] as well as his own compositions.
In the 1980s, Fisher performed with Reverend Ken (Ramsden) and the Lost Followers; after Ramsden left, the group became Washboard Hank and the Honkers. In 1989 Fisher began co-hosting a show, "The Country Cousins" on Peterborough's Trent Radio. The show was aired for more than 20 years. [12]
In the 1990s, he performed for four years as a percussionist with Fred Eaglesmith and the Flying Squirrels, [13] [10] [7] recording on his album 50-Odd Dollars. [14]
In 2001, Fisher provided the music for an agitprop play, Where's the Care?, created by the group Ground Zero to protest cutbacks in healthcare services in Ontario. [15] He also performed a lead role in the independent short film, Rigoletto... in Bluegrass in 2006.
He has toured with the Country Squires, [16] and he also fronted his own band, the Gravestone Lickers. [10]
Fisher performed on an Adventure Canada cruise ship to Greenland. [17] He also played locally with Catfish Willie and the Buckle Busters. [18]
In 2012, Fisher performed at the Alianait Arts Festival in Iqualuit, Nunavut. [19]
Washboard Hank | |
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![]() Washboard Hank on stage at the Peterborough Folk Festival, August 2017 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Hank Fisher |
Born | 1954 (age 69–70) Peterborough, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Folk, Country |
Instrument(s) | Washboard, Guitar, Vocals |
Hank Fisher, (born 1954) more commonly known as Washboard Hank is a Canadian musician, [1] songwriter [2] [3] [4] and stage performer. He was born in Peterborough, Ontario in 1954. He plays a number of instruments, including banjo, [5] guitar [6] and percussion. He is known for his unusual performances with self-created instruments. [7] In 2016 he performed with his band, the Wringers.
Fisher is a regular performer at children's events, including the Peterborough Folk Festival. He creates and plays improvised instruments, [8] [9] including his "signature" washboard. [10] and kitchen sink tuba. He sings humorous traditional tunes such as "It Ain't Gonna Rain No More" [11] as well as his own compositions.
In the 1980s, Fisher performed with Reverend Ken (Ramsden) and the Lost Followers; after Ramsden left, the group became Washboard Hank and the Honkers. In 1989 Fisher began co-hosting a show, "The Country Cousins" on Peterborough's Trent Radio. The show was aired for more than 20 years. [12]
In the 1990s, he performed for four years as a percussionist with Fred Eaglesmith and the Flying Squirrels, [13] [10] [7] recording on his album 50-Odd Dollars. [14]
In 2001, Fisher provided the music for an agitprop play, Where's the Care?, created by the group Ground Zero to protest cutbacks in healthcare services in Ontario. [15] He also performed a lead role in the independent short film, Rigoletto... in Bluegrass in 2006.
He has toured with the Country Squires, [16] and he also fronted his own band, the Gravestone Lickers. [10]
Fisher performed on an Adventure Canada cruise ship to Greenland. [17] He also played locally with Catfish Willie and the Buckle Busters. [18]
In 2012, Fisher performed at the Alianait Arts Festival in Iqualuit, Nunavut. [19]