Fred Morrison
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Fred Morrison | |
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Born | 1963 |
Instruments | Bagpipes |
This article is about the musician. For the American football player, see Fred "Curly" Morrison. For the American inventor, see Walter Frederick Morrison.
Fred Morrison (born 1963) is a Scottish musician and composer.[1][2][3] He has performed professionally on the Great Highland Bagpipes, Scottish smallpipes, Border pipes, low whistles and the Irish uilleann pipes.[3][4]
He holds the record for the most Macallan Trophys at the Lorient festival, having received the trophy seven times.[1] As well as his work as a solo piper, he has played with such bands as Clan Alba and Capercaillie.[5] His albums have been met with critical acclaim.[1][6][7]
In 2004 he was voted Instrumentalist of the Year in the Scots Trad Music awards.[8]
Discography[edit]
Solo albums
- The Broken Chanter (1993)
- The Sound of the Sun (2000)
- Outlands (2009)
- Dunrobin Place (2012)[1]
Fred Morrison and Jamie McMenemy
- Up South (2003)[7]
Various artists including Fred Morrison
- Celtic Colours (1998)
- Piping Up (2000)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Fergus, Ewan (6 December 2012). "Fred set to pipe up for city show". Evening Times. Glasgow. p. 37.
- ^ Mackenzie, Carol-ann (29 November 2012). "Composer to pipe up at gig". Aberdeen Evening Express. p. 12.
- ^ a b "Piper Fred among class line-up". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 2 May 2002. p. 6.
- ^ "Top piper Fred blows into town". Paisley Daily Express. 9 March 2010. p. 9.
- ^ McKay, Fiona (30 July 2012). "Seonaidh makes a meal of mountain charity bid". Evening Times. Glasgow. p. 16.
- ^ "World-class piper heads for Longniddry night out". Evening News. Edinburgh. 5 December 2011. p. 17.
- ^ a b Adams, Rob (27 June 2003). "Music Fred Morrison and Jamie Mcmenemy, Edinburgh folk club". The Herald. Glasgow. p. 21.
- ^ Gilchrist, Jim (4 January 2005). "Morrison Still Doing it his Way...'I Love to See the Pipes Played in a Wild and Raunchy Kind of Way'". The Scotsman. p. 26.