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Pete Morton was born on 30 July, 1964 in Leicester, England, is a Pete Morton is English folk singer songwriter. Discover Pete Morton's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 59 years old?

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Occupation Singer-songwriter
Age 59 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 30 July, 1964
Birthday 30 July
Birthplace Leicester, England
Nationality United Kingdom

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1964

Pete Morton (born 30 July 1964) is an English folk singer-songwriter who lives in London, England.

According to fRoots, Morton "is amongst the best that the British roots music scene has produced in living memory."

Morton was born in Leicester, England, on 30 July 1964.

He attended Countesthorpe Community College where he spent most of his time in the music block learning guitar and playing new wave and punk songs.

He was lead singer, songwriter and rhythm guitarist in his two school bands: The Mafia, and Tone Deaf.

1980

He left school at 16 in 1980.

It was during this summer that he discovered folk music, when hearing a friend's father playing a Buffy Sainte-Marie record.

This had a profound effect which led him to buy an acoustic guitar and learn songs from early 60s protest singers.

Morton started busking and visiting folk clubs, travelling around the UK and Europe.

He began learning traditional songs as well as writing his own songs mainly of social commentary.

1987

In a 1987 interview Morton said "I don't want to be seen as a Political Songwriter. Lately I've wanted to write more about personal experiences, which is harder than writing about issues."

Morton signed to Harbourtown Records in 1987, a label started by Gordon Jones and Bob Thomas of Scottish Folk Band, Silly Wizard.

His first album, Frivolous Love was met with high critical acclaim, of which The Guardian called him "a revelation" and was voted the most promising newcomer by FRoots magazine the year after.

1988

His second album, One Big Joke (1988), was also positively received and he was referred to in a review by FRoots, as one of the best the British roots scene has produced in living memory.

1992

The first album he released on CD was Mad World Blues (1992).

Reviewing it, Billboard described him as a "Veteran folk singer-songwriter" whose work displayed "style and confidence", and compared him to Bob Dylan.

Throughout the early nineties Pete toured extensively with Roger Wilson (fiddle, vocals and Guitar) and Simon Edwards (Button accordion and vocals) throughout Europe as 'Urban Folk', producing a powerful and unique rocky-folk sound and recorded a double CD of this collaboration on Harbourtown Records: Self Destructive Fools.

1994

With Courage, love and Grace (1994) Morton brought his songwriting back to public attention, as well as "utilizing his commanding, edgy voice to enhance the power of his songs".

1998

He followed this with a collection of traditional songs on the CD, Trespass (1998).

2000

Over the next decade Morton toured extensively in North America and Europe, and produced a CD with Jo Freya as well as three more CDs of his own songs: Hunting the Heart (2000), Swarthmoor (2003), and Flying an Unknown Flag (2005).

2007

In 2007, Morton left Harbourtown Records to re-work his most requested songs with the album Napoleon Jukebox (2007), followed a year later with Casa Abierta (2008).

This was a collection of songs in ten different languages, of which he had a teacher for each song, and the album was partly in aid of the Gambian schools trust.

It was produced with Simon Squire in Crewkerne, Somerset, England.

2011

Economy (2011) was a CD of original songs, produced by Dawson Smith.

Morton has also performed as the dancer and singer, Geoff Chaucer Junior – a comedy character, performing A Random History of Rock n Roll in Middle English throughout the UK, and more recently as Master of Ceremonies in Mick Ryan's folk musical Here at the Fair which explores the lives of travelling show people.

2014

With Fellside Recordings Morton produced The Frappin’ and Ramblin’ Pete Morton (2014) which focused on his 'frap' (folk-rap) style, inspired by the ‘talking blues’ of Woody Guthrie and others.

2015

In 2015, again with Fellside, Morton produced The Land of Time.

On it he creates "contemporary folk songs which aren’t afraid to face up to some of the more pressing issues of our time with wit, intelligence and nuance."

Instrumental backing includes Jon Brindley (guitar), James Budden (double bass), Ciaran Algar (fiddle, banjo, bouzouki) and Chris Parkinson (piano).

It was included in Folk Radio's 15 best albums of 2015.

2016

In Game Of Life (2016, Fellside Recordings) Morton worked with Chester-based band Full House to record a collection of both new songs and new versions of his most popular songs.

As a result of working with the band, the familiar material is "revived, refreshed and reinvigorated" and in some cases deeply revisioned.

2020

A Golden Thread (2020) takes its title from a Pete Seeger song, ‘Oh Had I A Golden Thread’.

It includes both traditional and modern songs.

The album was recorded at Field Street Recording Studios, Leek, with Paul Yarrow.

Morton worked with the Peace Through Folk Choir and its organiser, Malcolm Hawksworth.