This is Rockfish and Cash's, and KISM FM's Anniversary Party. The Clever Ones are on rotation on KISM and the station is getting great response!

Music Aid Northwest (M.A.N.) presented Hurricane Relief Concert at the Premier September 30th, located one block south of Safeco Field. Corner of 1st and Massachusetts. This event was a fundraiser for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. All proceeds collected by M.A.N. were given to Mercy Corps.

The Bastards opened for Styx, REO Speedwagon and Foreigner at KZOK's Grand Slam Summer Jam at the Gorge Amphitheatre in George, WA.

Clever Bastards made their live performance debut at Hempfest where thousands of people got to experience the phenomenon that Mike Curley, Mike Derosier, Rick Knotts, Lynn Sorensen and Roger Fisher have created.

It was wonderful being asked to join some of the best musicians to come out of the northwest. I sang backups with Gretchen Christopher of the Fleetwoods with the Ventures providing the music.

Next, the Wailers joined the Ventures and brought back some fond memories.

Then I played on their version of House Of The Rising Sun. The crowd reaction was awesome!

Then we did Hawaii Five-0 and then Wipe Out with Gretchen dancing like a banshee and Alan White joining in on drums.

Man, we rocked the place, which was jam packed (they turned away a thousand people).

A raucous-fun time was had by all!!

The Ventures, possibly more than any other group, deserve to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Rog

On the bill were:
9:00 - Robert Dalton
9:30 - Jeffrey Alan
10:30 - Roger Fisher
11:30 - Garr Lange

This was a Tsunami Aid Benefit at the Premier Club in Seattle on January 28th, featuring Alan White's new band, White, and the Geoffrey Castle Band with Rog on guitar.

A new local organization announced its existence with this tsunami benefit concert: Music Aid Northwest. Music Aid Northwest put on the party at the Premier Club in Seattle that raised over $10,000 to aid the tsunami relief efforts. On the bill was Stolen Ogre, Alan White's new band, White, Randy Hansen and the Geoffrey Castle Band. At the end of our set we had a jam that was magical! Anyone who attended knew they witnessed something very special! On the stage were: John Popper (Blues Traveler), Roger Fisher (Heart), Mike Derosier (Heart), Alan White (YES) [that's right TWO drummers], Steve Fossen (Heart), and Mike McMorrow (Stolen Ogre).

Music Aid Northwest will be putting on events regularly. As these are very helpful to many people, please come to the shows in support.

This was a four show gig at the Floyd Rose booth at the NAMM convention in Anaheim, Friday, January 21st and Saturday, January 22nd.

I sat in with Tracy Alan Moore and Rising Sun, an Elvis Tribute to celebrate Elvis' 70th birthday. We had a blast! Alan White came with wife Gigi and mother May. At one point I was dancing with Alan's wife while Alan danced with his mum.

Alan also sat in on drums for a few songs. Mike Derosier was subbing on tubs that night, so the two had a good time together.

Mark Naficy's hospitality was second to none. If you have a chance to go to the Premier Club - take it!

Sunday, January 9th Eva and I attended the debut of Alan White's hot new band, White. Derosier and I sat in, along with our buddy Geoffrey Castle.

White will have an album available soon.

Rog solo performance opening for Karney

Rog jams with The Ventures - the biggest selling instrumental rock group in history - with Tracy Moore and Les Fradkin. Also featured on the show were the Venturettes.

I was honored to have been asked by Ian Osbourne of Black Oak Arkansas to play in the all star jam that climaxed the all-day festival. WE ROCKED!

In the words of Ian Osbourne just before we attacked the final song of the day, Crossroads, "Ladies and gentleman...I hereby proclaim that the Robert Johnson curse is as of now LIFTED, DESTROYED AND NO LONGER EXISTS!" After he said that, the band, consisting of John Lisi and Delta Funk, Shannon Williford, Luther Tatum, Ian Osbourne and myself played with a ferocity I've never witnessed before. It was truly amazing and brought tears to the eyes of at least one of the three Johnson grandsons.

Meeting and spending time with Robert Johnson's son and grandsons and their families on that beautiful day in Mississippi is something my daughter Lily and I will never forget!

Upon entering the Triple Door to set up for our gig with the Geoffrey Castle Band, I immediately realized this is one of the hippest venues I've ever seen.

Our show was our best yet, due to the superb sound and the fact that we easily sold it out.

Looking forward to playing there again December 3rd, 2004!

Port Townsend celebrated the release of the Return of the King, the third installment in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

A Night of Magic in La Conner featuring The Mysterious Sounds of The Geoffrey Castle Band with Beth Quist (formally the Guarneri Underground).

Special Guest Roger Fisher.

Phantasmagorical Light Show By VJ Pablo. DJ Beat Bot spinning a fun dance mix 'til 1am.

The universal language of music soared to new heights Sunday as Roger Fisher's Pray for Love 2003 event amped up and kissed the skies above Granite Falls, WA.

Read more!

Arlington Garlic Festival
Roger Fisher and Friends - Aug. 10 at 3:00 pm

Roger opened the set standing alone - with only his Strat for company - letting the crowd know, "I've always wanted to do this, so here goes!" He led us thru a winding & echoing guitar passage before leaping off the stage into the crowd! While in the audience he lightened his guitar touch a bit and greeted those around him with a warm, inviting smile. Once back on stage he joked, "Ok that's enough of that!"

Read more!

The Mythological Ball - Grande Formal Masquerade
Rog and The Guarneri Underground - ca. 11.00pm

On May 3rd, I'll be sitting in with my favorite northwest band, The Guarneri Underground. This just might end up being the party of the YEAR!!! Proceeds benefit the Fremont Arts Council (the folks who throw the world famous Fremont Solstice Parade!). The line up also features Andre Feriante and Annie Oneill on the acoustic stage (they sold out Benaroya's recital hall on Valentine's Day), Merkaba (featuring Alan White of YES on drums) and Tiny Giant on the main stage - tribal bellydancing rituals, Phantasmagorical trippy projection art and laser light show, and general frenzied costumed pagan Beltane madness! Come as your favorite God or Goddess. Dressing up, all the way out and up, is definitely encouraged. There will be food, beer, and wine for sale - so it's NOT all ages unfortunately... Doors open around 8pm, but we go on around 11pm so there's plenty of time to make it from whatever else you're doing to catch the Underground with full lazer lights and a dance floor big enough for over 1,000 people...

Roger Fisher, Rick Knotts & Mike Curley

Rick Knotts, Mike Curley and I are performing at the Paragon Restaurant and Bar from 9:30 to 12:30 on Wednesday, April 30th. That's on Queen Anne hill in Seattle. We'll be performing acoustic versions of songs from our upcoming album, Big Game.

Rog and The Guarneri Underground

An Exotic Musical Valentine featuring The Guarneri Underground.
Special Guest Appearance by Roger.
Jeanette Alexander and violinist Rebecca Schroeder open.

Rog and The Ventures

Rog attended an awesome four-day "Surfin' to Baja cruise" from Catalina Island to Mexico with The Ventures as their recording engineer. Rog also sat in with them.

FEATURING...

Jim Knodle - trumpet

Brian Kent - saxophone

Reuben Radding - contrabass

Jack Gold - drums

Roger Fisher - guitar

It is avant-garde jazz, which, if you've never experienced it, is totally wild! Anything goes...total improv...what you feel is what you play...it's incredible, I love it!

   Rog

At EMP's Liquid Lounge!

Rog performed with bandmates, Rick Knotts & Mike Curley, as well as other surprise guests.

We're talking unique, unbridled, spontaneous, acoustic passion!

The Pray For Love Concert was one of the most enjoyable things I've ever done! To be a part of a bunch of guys working their butts off and combining intelligence and talents to create something that is given away for free was very fulfilling!

Read about it!

Roger: "First of all, I have to say that Prague is one of the most amazing cities in the world. If you have the chance, you should visit!

"Tereza and Pavel from the Rock Café, were warm and accommodating. The Rock Café is a great place to party, be sure and go there when in Prague.

"The events of the night began with an airing of the movie Charlie's Angels in the on-location theatre. Then everyone joined me in the concert hall for 90 minutes of acoustic rock. I love the places an audience and performer can visit in such an intimate setting. I gave a particularly inspired performance as I saw my new father-in-law lost in complete concentration on every nuance of my delivery.

"My wife Eve's family and friends made the two-and-a-half hour trip from Moravsky Krumlov to attend the event, bless their souls! Afterward we had way too much fun!"

Roger and Randy Hansen were the featured artists at this event. First, Xanadu played, then Rog came up and did 7 songs (from Evolution and Heart stuff). Randy Hansen came up and jammed on an instrumental version of Barracuda. Really fun!

Here's a review on the show, by Christina Sanches...

Roger Fisher at The Experience Music Project's
Liquid Lounge March 29, 2001

The setting for this show was spectacular. If you haven't been to Seattle's "state of the art interactive museum" solely dedicated to experiencing music, past & present to it's fullest extent then you're missing out on something truly magical. And Roger's performance was no exception to this theme.

The architecture of this structure with it's mountain high ceilings and wide open spaces captured by walls with as many wild twists and turns as a you can imagine was a perfect compliment to Roger's range of musical surprises for the evening. This three hour acoustic performance began with a glimpse of the 60's thru a beautifully naked version of the Blind Faith tune, "Can't Find My Way Home." From there our host leads us into the present with intimate stories of the songs he performed from his current album. The audience was drawn in with "Hangin," awestruck with "Just Believe" and by the end of "Pray For Love" we were like members of the same family.

As the evening continued to unfold so did the special guest appearances! The audience was full of some of Seattle's finest whom Rog welcomed graciously to the stage. When Gretchen Christopher of the Fleetwoods joined Rog for a duet on her hit "Come Softly to Me" (this was the most popular song in the world in 1959) it was proof that music transcends time and space. Their voices blended perfectly and the song sounded as fresh as the day it was recorded. Another highlight was a version of Sir Elton's "Rocket Man" where Rog soulfully reminds you that Elton's music doesn't only apply to the piano! Next, Gino D'Cafano and Jack Mittleman join Rog and together the guitar men performed their original songs, "When I was Young" "Raindance" and "The Bridge." They transitioned smoothly into a medley of Beatles and Elvis tunes and the audience could no longer contain their enthusiasm. They were on their feet and dancing. Now that's entertainment!

Rog closed out the evening by bringing up a few more talented musicians from the audience. Matthew Burgess (percussion) Geoff Sick (violin) and Pat Ilanios (guitar) are now on stage and we have a full-out band up there to perform the Heart classics "Love Alive" and "Mistral Wind." Simply a perfect ending to a grand performance where Rog left no stone unturned on our journey as he paid homage to the very reason the walls of the Experience Music Project were built!

Roger performed with his friend Randy Hansen at Seattle's International Fire Art Festival.

Rock and roll history was made August 12th
in Issaquah, Washington.

Spencer Davis (Keep On Runnin', I'm A Man, Gimme Some Lovin', etc.) was in town to play the first annual Issaquah Music Festival - a three-day affair - when Spencer's dream of more than twenty years came true: Alan White, Yes' drummer, provided the beat for his performance. They were joined by Jim Cliff on bass guitar, Gary on Hammond organ, Reek Havoc on hand percussion, Jeff Simmonds on guitar, and Roger Fisher on guitar.

With one rehearsal under their belts, the musicians put on a fine show...a really fun show that surprised and ignited the crowd of about 1500 people.

Spencer is a seasoned and talented professional and gave an inspired performance. Alan White was stunning, clearly one of the best drummers in the world. The high point of the night however, was a guitar-jam between Spencer and Roger. The interplay was uncanny. The band moved like a school of fish, making changes in direction at precisely the same time, intuitively going the same way without thought. Time stood still. It was one of the most exhilarating musical moments I have ever witnessed!

Roger Fisher's group played the following day, performing songs from Evolution.

The band line up was: Marc Willett on bass guitar, Rick Boice on drums (Marc and Rick can be heard on Paul Allen's new album), Matthew Burgess on hand drums, Jack Mittleman on guitar, and Roger on lead vocals and guitar.

Randy Hansen was Rog's guitar tech for the day, returning the favor Rog has provided for Randy on occasion.

August 14, 2000
Christina Sanches

Roger Fisher, Steve Fossen, Mike Derosier and several other musicians comprised the band Scrap Metal and performed three Hendrix songs to close the three-day grand opening of the Experience Music Project. Turned out to be really fun ...check out some pictures!

Rog and Friends performed at the
1999 Concert for Sacred Lands
along with several other artists and celebrities.

Rog says about the show:

"The Sacred Lands concert was very special to me. A few weeks prior, I had done a press conference and was surprized by the prescence of a Lummi elder, Cha-Das-Ska-Tum Which-Talum, whom I'd met the year before at a show we played together in Bellingham. This man's voice and musical spirit is unlike anything I've experienced before! Incredibly powerful and moving!

He asked if I'd like to go to an old growth forest near Mt. Baker. He said he was a "songcatcher", and maybe he could catch something that we could perform at another press conference we were doing a week later. Of course I was very excited at the opportunity and an entourage of five people went to a place where Cha-Das-Ska-Tum had done several vision quests.

As we stood between two 1500 year old trees, "Grandmother and Grandfather", he cleansed us with burning sage, and began to sing. I found myself entering a state that was familiar from childhood experiences and more recent meditation: it's the feeling of everything being vastly huge and very tiny at the same time. From there, I began feeling how his singing was expressing the feelings of the trees!

I actually felt the feelings of the trees myself. I felt an intense yearning, calling out to humanity to wake up and become aware of a higher plane. I felt an authority from them that I had no previous notion of: They are GUARDIANS! I felt their immeasurable sadness in their crying out to us. Their prescence on this planet is of far greater import than most people know.

While becoming one with Cha-Das-Ska-Tum's singing, words began entering my mind. They spilled out and were "trapped" by a microcassette recorder. We now had our performance material.

The next press conference took place at the Burke Museum in Seattle's University District. Cha-Das-Ska-Tum's wife played flute, he sang, and I spoke the words that had come from the mountain. It was very moving to all that attended.

When December 11th came, there was a new-found depth and urgency to my being, as well as my ability to perform! Partially because of that, it was a great show. People who had seen me play many times over the years remarked it was the best they had ever seen me, that now I'm doing to singing what I've always done to guitar playing! Music to my ears!