Fred Morrison

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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 Trophy's at the Lorient festival; which is 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

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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Fergus, Ewan (6 December 2012). "Fred set to pipe up for city show". Evening Times (Glasgow). p. 37. 
  2. ↑ Mackenzie, Carol-ann (29 November 2012). "Composer to pipe up at gig". Aberdeen Evening Express. p. 12. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Piper Fred among class line-up". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 2 May 2002. p. 6. 
  4. ↑ "Top piper Fred blows into town". Paisley Daily Express. 9 March 2010. p. 9. 
  5. ↑ McKay, Fiona (30 July 2012). "Seonaidh makes a meal of mountain charity bid". Evening Times (Glasgow). p. 16. 
  6. ↑ "World-class piper heads for Longniddry night out". Evening News (Edinburgh). 5 December 2011. p. 17. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Adams, Rob (27 June 2003). "Music Fred Morrison and Jamie Mcmenemy, Edinburgh folk club". The Herald (Glasgow). p. 21. 
  8. ↑ 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. 

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