Neil Morton. Ex-Guardian/Observer, sports ed Indy on Sunday, assoc sports ed Straits Times, Singapore. Songwriter/lyricist, Breakdown & About Time. Evertonian
Joined February 2017
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Another Sleepless Night: The Songs Of Neil Morton
Performed with Liverpool bands About Time and Breakdown in the late 70s-early 80s
Listen, download and buy at
neilmorton.bandcamp.com
The title track video:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=sD6eJr…
Introductory blog:
herecomesthesong.com/post/an…
Our Songs of the Week blog at herecomesthesong.com leads with a piece on Texas troubadour James McMurtry, his evocative song Levelland and a memorable evening at London's @UnionChapelUK where the faithful hung on his every word
herecomesthesong.com/post/so…
@JamesMcMurtry @bettysoo
‘Quarter moon, like a kite caught in a tree
These wide-eyed nights have made an owl out of me…’
Devotee, new video, new album by Tasker & Morton. An honour to be part of this
@HCTSong @Pudsk @rwilliams1947 @Busfield @americana @welliver_titus
Check out the video for "Devotee" a song from my new album Tasker & Morton: Twilight Hotel. Lyrics by Neil Morton. Music and performance by Ian Tasker.
youtu.be/O--y5R4qSTc
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@HCTSong @Pudsk @rwilliams1947 @Busfield @americana @welliver_titus
Check out the video for "Devotee" a song from my new album Tasker & Morton: Twilight Hotel. Lyrics by Neil Morton. Music and performance by Ian Tasker.
youtu.be/O--y5R4qSTc
Our Songs of the Week blog at herecomesthesong.com now leads with a piece on the Bristol roots artist Lady Nade and the stirring One Of Us from her fourth album Identity. Her soulful voice urges us to 'celebrate who you are'
herecomesthesong.com/post/so…
@LadyNade @Bristol_Beacon
It’s Bandcamp Friday so a good time to check out Twilight Hotel, the new album by Ian Tasker & Neil Morton. Buy/stream/listen at iantasker.bandcamp.com
Read about the making of the album and the story behind tracks such as Devotee and Algorithm & Blues…
herecomesthesong.com/post/ta…
Graham Parker: Don't Ask Me Questions. Ian Malin for herecomesthesong.com enjoys a solo set in Shoreham-by-Sea by a rock veteran celebrating the 50th anniversary of his first two albums with The Rumour, Howlin' Wind and Heat Treatment. Parker is still squeezing out sparks…
Our Songs of the Week blog at herecomesthesong.com leads with a piece on Boston duo Tall Heights and a lovely reimagining of Horse To Water with a little help from Darlingside and Henry Jamison. The track will appear on a 10th anniversary edition of landmark album Neptune…
Our Songs of the Week blog at herecomesthesong.com now leads with a piece on North Carolina-born roots artist Rhiannon Giddens and the title track of her new album, Hope Is The Thing With Feathers. Powerful interpretation of an Emily Dickinson poem
herecomesthesong.com/post/so…
Our Songs of the Week blog at herecomesthesong.com leads with a piece on Nashville-based musician Buddy Miller and his collaboration with Dan Penn for a cover of the 1965 Temptations track Don’t Look Back. Guitarist Miller calls on old soulmates for his new self-titled album…
Our Songs of the Week blog at herecomesthesong.com leads with a piece on bluegrass guitar maestro Billy Strings and moving ballad Carry Us Home from new album So Much For Goodbyes, dedicated to his late mother. Plucking the heartstrings
herecomesthesong.com/post/so…
@BillyStrings
It’s Bandcamp Friday so a good time to check out Twilight Hotel, the new album by Ian Tasker & Neil Morton. Buy/stream/listen at iantasker.bandcamp.com
Read about the making of the album and the story behind tracks such as Devotee and Algorithm & Blues…
herecomesthesong.com/post/ta…
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Ry Cooder is one of the most respected slide players alive, and half the guitarists you love studied him to learn the technique.
Here's his slide work on "Dark End of the Street," live in 1977.
