Tony Morris

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In the Canopy

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Released: May 28, 2008

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In the Canopy
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Lady in Black
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Young Old Girl
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Gentle Touch
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Northern Rock Chaos
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Tony Morris The unique Folk Performer, Tony Morris will be appearing at Saltburn Folk Festival 2012 for more information watch Folk for Folk http://lnk.ms/bVJST
4:50 PM Apr 25

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Genre: A'cappella / Experimental / Folk
Location Whitby and York, Northeast, UK
Profile Views: 26459
Last Login: 4/6/2012
Member Since 6/24/2006
Website www.tonymorrispoet.com
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Bio
......Background By Myspace Codes.... ...... Was BBC RADIO YORK NORTH YORKSHIRE FOLK PROGRAMME RESIDENT POET and at THEATRE ROYAL, YORK Always a PERFORMER. Proud to be Member of both EQUITY and the Musician's Union. FOLK PERFORMER: Sings his own folk songs unaccompanied in the traditional way interspersed with instrumental pieces on LYRE, NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTE and BOWED PSALTERY and accompanies his poetry and stories with music on a variety of instruments. SONGWRITER: IRONSTONE MINING SONGS written and sung in TRADITIONAL FOLK idiom collected on CD 'TRAPPY LAD'. also MANY OTHER SONGS comic and serious, historically filled whaling songs and shanties. EXPANDING REPETOIRE, often to order or commission. STORYTELLER: Tells stories in the form of poems and songs with musical accompaniment. MUSICIAN: SPECIALIST IN FREE FORM IMPROVISATION TO COMPLEMENT THE SPOKEN WORD ACTOR: Performed at various Festivals, Museums, Theatres, Village Halls, a one person IMPROVISED PLAY, 'IRON RUSH'. 'TOM LENNARD', a 150 year old IRONSTONE MINER, has been remarkable preserved into modern times to tell the people of today about the incredible GREAT NORTH YORKSHIRE IRON RUSH 1850 to 1900. He tells the STORY and sings IRONSTONE MINING SONGS as a piece of LIVING SOCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL HISTORY. To find out more about 'TOM LENNARD' go to .. www.myspace.com/tomlennard.. ..www.tonymorrispoet.com.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... | ..View Show.. | ..Create Your Own.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ..Create Your Own!..
Members
Tony Morris and occasionally others
Influences
John Renbourne, Bert Jansch,Wizz Jones, Martin Carthy, Vin Garbutt, Martin Simpson, Dick Gaughan, Brian McNeill, W.H.Auden, Stevie Smith, Phoebe Smith, Eliza Carthy, Tommy Sands, Hans Theessink, Vin Garbutt, Dan Evans, Lee Collinson, Margaret Bradford, Peter Bellamy, John Donne, William Shakespear, W.H.Auden, Graeme Miles, Jimmi Hendrix
Sounds Like
The Rocks of Time spouted into a volcanic present. Perpetual climatic and climactic change.