About: Arthur Argo

Arthur Argo (1935–1981) was a Scottish traditional folk musician, promoter and collector and the great grandson of Gavin Greig. Argo came from a family with a rich traditional song heritage. Argo worked alongside Hamish Henderson collecting field recordings from the North East of Scotland and beyond. Argo, was a promoter of the work of Scottish folk artists and their music. After working as a journalist in the North East, from 1966 he worked for BBC Scotland, from 1973 as a producer with Radio Scotland. He produced the long-running radio series 'Fit Like Folk?', and 'The Reel Blend', a Scottish music series. He was the founder and president of the and published a series of folk song booklets in the 1960s called 'Chapbook'. Many musicians such as Aly Bain, Barbara Dickson, Jean Redpath and