About

Born in Edinburgh Scotland, Fraser’s need to write began as a teenager when he witnessed the tragic death of a new friend who the night before eerily asked, “Have you seen a dead body before?”

He has performed in some of Europe's biggest venues and festivals and notably received a resounding nod of approval from the late father of rock n roll, Chuck Berry who said, “This boy's pretty damn good”.

In the realm of soul-baring musicians, he stands shoulder to shoulder with, and has been likened to Bon Iver, Damien Rice, Nick Drake and Laura Marling.

By nineteen he was married with a new born baby. Parenting and working around the clock he found rare moments to write songs. It wasn’t long before Scottish folk legend Dougie McLean invited Anderson to join his band. This influenced his acclaimed debut album, ‘and the Girl with the Strawberry…, which was recorded and released in Perth, Scotland in 2003

Fraser moved to rural France in 2005 to raise the three sons he had with his wife. The young family sold their home in Perth Scotland to raise the funds to record the second album. Recorded in Paris and released In 2006, ‘Coming Up For Air’, hailed as “Truly beautiful” by BBC R2’s Bob Harris.

In 2010 he released his Third album ‘Little Glass Box’, featuring the legendary Danny Thompson on double bass (John Martyn/Nick Drake)
“Quite brilliant” - Folk Radio.

Support tours have included Joan Armatrading, Pete Doherty, Italian artist Niccolo Fabi, and the legendary Chuck Berry..Fraser moved to Bristol with his three sons and met new partner and creative collaborator Bex Baxter. Released ‘Under the Cover of Lightness’ in 2016 and was voted album of the week by BBC Radio Ulster.

Fraser’s poetic honesty weaves throughout his music. Audiences have described his live performances as deeply moving and uplifting.

His 5th studio album, ‘All We Are’, was released Spring 2023 with a LIVE album due for release in 2024 and some exciting cross genre collaborations.

Additionally Fraser is being celebrated by prestigious UK Film Festivals as an award winning & multi nominated filmmaker with his unique style of music videos in Cold Eyes and One More Day Forever.

He’s currently writing his first short film and working on new music videos to be released soon.