He was brought up in Lord Tyrawley's house, learning the violin from Thomas Pinto, and his appearance at the King's Theatre (1763), where he played a concerto, was "by permission" of his patron.
When his wife died Fisher sold his share in the theatre, and made a professional tour on the continent, visiting France, Germany, and Russia, and reaching Vienna in 1784.
The Tonkünstler-Societät employed three languages in a memorandum—"Monsieur Fischer, ein Engelländer und virtuoso di Violino"—which probably refers to the stranger's performance at a concert of the society.
Among Fisher's compositions, his Six Easy Solos for a Violin and Six Duettos were useful to amateurs of the time; while his Vauxhall and Marybone Songs, in three books, were made popular by the singing of Mrs. Weichsel, Vernon, and Bellamy.
Another favourite book was a collection of airs forming A Comparative View of the English, French, and Italian Schools, which, however, contains no critical remarks.
[3] The pantomime, with music, Master of the Woods, was produced at Sadler's Wells; the Harlequin Jubilee at Covent Garden, and, with the 'Sylphs' and the 'Sirens', gave evidence of the professor's facility in manufacturing musicianly serio-comic measures.
The Norwood Gipsies, 'Prometheus', 'Macbeth', and lastly 'Zobeide', point to a more serious vein, though belonging equally to Fisher's theatrical period, about 1770–80; but the well-written anthem, 'Seek ye the Lord', sung at Bedford Chapel and Lincoln Cathedral.