A songwriter, musician, and one man band in Brooklyn, NY.

“the best singer-songwriter I’ve heard in a long time”, said Howard Thompson who used to be head of A&R at Elektra Records.


Lots of warm hearted people with impeccable taste have spoken generously about Fraser and his music over the years. The legendary Bob Harris from BBC Radio said, “We should be shouting about this from the rooftops, it’s truly beautiful”.

Even the late grate Chuck Berry was a fan. Fraser joined Chuck on part of a European tour in which he opened solo each night.

One evening on stage in Brussels in a sold out Cirque Royal, the Rock n Roll icon turned to face Fraser, smiled cheekily and began doing his ‘duck walk’ towards him but lost his balance (he was 82 at the time) and began to fall over so the two grabbed hold of each other.

Fraser recalls that as being a “beautiful memory that I cherish”.

Some have likened Fraser Anderson to Damien Rice, Nick Drake and John Martyn.

All of these comparisons are taken by Fraser as hand on heart compliments as he is a huge fan of all three.

His straight down the line easy going nature. His desire for human connection and his dry Scottish humour between songs are a rare combination that see him regularly touch all bases. Audiences have described live performances as deeply moving and uplifting, and for some “the best gig” they have ever been to.

A sophisticated artist who describes himself as “a simple man just trying to understand people and things”. His musical tales of human vulnerability take folk music to a level that is cinematic in both reach and vision. He’s a taste-maker with a crooner-like ease of style, his passion for design and cinematography seep into and out of his music, making him an exciting unique artist.

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