English folk fiddler and Northumbrian smallpiper, maker of a variety of bagpipes, co-inventor of the modern Scottish smallpipes, and original member of The High Level Ranters. Husband of Ray Fisher.
b. 1934 (North Shields, England)
ALBUMS
Alistair Anderson, Anthony* And Carole Robb, Colin Ross, Jim Hall
Cut And Dry Dolly
1976, LP, Album, Topic Records, 
Louis Killen, Johnny Handle, Colin Ross
Along The Coaly Tyne: Old And New Northumbrian Songs
1968
Louis Killen, Johnny Handle, Colin Ross
The Collier's Rant
1962, ,
, Folk
Colin Ross
I Wwish You Joy
CD, Album, CJR
Ray Fisher, Colin Ross, Martin Carthy, John Kirkpatrick
Traditional Songs Of Scotland
CD,
The High Level Ranters
Gateshead Revisited
1990
The High Level Ranters
Border Spirit
1983, LP, Album, Topic Records
The High Level Ranters
Four In A Bar
1979, LP, Album, Topic Records, Topic Records
The High Level Ranters
Ranting Lads
1976, LP, Album, Topic Records
The High Level Ranters
A Mile To Ride
1973
The High Level Ranters
High Level
1971
The High Level Ranters
Keep Your Feet Still Geordie Hinnie (The Very Best Of Tyneside Songs)
1970
The High Level Ranters
The Lads Of Northumbria
1969
The High Level Ranters
Northumberland For Ever
1968, Vinyl, ,
, Folk
APPEARANCES +
Hit The Lights
Summer Bones
2015
Various
Tall Ships Rivers And Sea
2005, CD, Comp, Mawson And Wareham (Music) Ltd., ,
, Folk
High Level Ranters*
Bridging
2004, CDr, Album, Ranters Recordings
Johnny Handle And The High Level Ranters
Northumbrian Journey
2003, CD, Album, MWM Records (2)
Johnny Handle And Friends*
Alang the Roman Waal
2003, CDr, Album, Not On Label (Johnny Handle Self-released)
Various
The Wind In The Reeds
2001, CD, Album, Topic Records Ltd.
Various
The Garland Encyclopedia Of World Music - Volume 8: Europe - Selected Audio Examples
2000, CD, Comp, Garland Publishing, Inc.
Various
Spirit Of The Border; Northumbrian Traditional Music
1999, CD, Album, Nimbus Records
The High Level Ranters, Martyn Wyndham-Read
English Sporting Ballads
1998, CD,
The High Level Ranters, Harry Boardman & Dick Gaughan
The Bonny Pit Laddie (A Miner's Life In Music And Song)
1997, ,
, Folk
Ray Fisher
Traditional Songs Of Scotland
1991, CD, ,
, Folk
Di Henderson
By Any Other Name
1990, LP, Album, Not On Label
Hamish Moore
Open Ended
1987, LP, Album, Dunkeld Records, ,
, Celtic/Folk
Those French Girls
Those French Girls
1982
The New High Level Ranters*
The New High Level Ranters
1982, ,
, Folk
The Cut And Dry Band
Cut And Dry # 2
1981, LP, Topic Records, ,
, Folk
Lawrence Hewer
Northumberland
1979, 7", Rubber Records (4)
Allan Taylor
The Traveller
1978, ,
, Folk
Johnny Handle
The Collier Lad
1975
Various
Vesdun - 1er Festival De Musique Traditionnelle
1973, LP, Album, Prodisc Strasbourg, 
Ray Fisher
The Bonny Birdy
1972
Shirley Collins And The Albion Country Band
No Roses
1971, ,
, Folk Rock
Billy Pigg
The Border Minstrel
1971
Ewan MacColl, Peggy Seeger, Charles Parker
On The Edge (A Radio Ballad)
1970, Vinyl, ,
, Folk
Various
Folk Songs (A Collection Of Ballads And Broadsides)
1970, Vinyl, ,
, Folk
Various
Folk Songs
1966, ,
, Folk
The Glasgow Phoenix Choir
Will Ye No Come Back Again?
1966, 
,
, Choral/Celtic
Various
Men At Work - Topic Sampler Of Folk Songs Number 3
1966
Various
Tommy Armstrong Of Tyneside
1965, Vinyl, ,
, Folk
Various
Folk Songs
1964
Various
The Iron Muse (A Panorama Of Industrial Folk Music)
1963, ,
, Folk
Louis Killen
Northumbrian Garland
1962
Various
Northumberland Rant (Traditional Music From The Edge Of England)
1999, HDCD, Comp, Smithsonian Folkways
Various
Our Folk Music Heritage
1975, Vinyl, ,
, Celtic/Folk
Various
Families Song And Dance
1974, 7", Penguin Primary Project
Various
Kertalg 74 - Pop' Celtic Et Folk International
1974, ,
, Folk
Various
Canny Newcassel
1972, LP, Topic Records
Various
Northumbrian Folk
1971
Various
The Folk Trailer
1970, LP, Smplr, Trailer,
