Fred Morrison (born 1963 in Bishopton,

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) is a Scottish musician and composer. He has performed professionally on the Great Highland Bagpipes,

Scottish smallpipes The Scottish smallpipe is a bellows-blown bagpipe re-developed by Colin Ross and many others, adapted from an earlier design of the instrument. There are surviving bellows-blown examples of similar historical instruments as well as the mouth-bl ...

Border pipes The border pipes are a type of bagpipe related to the Scottish Great Highland Bagpipe. It is perhaps confusable with the Scottish smallpipe, although it is a quite different and much older instrument. Although most modern Border pipes are close ...

low whistle The low whistle, or concert whistle, is a variation of the traditional tin whistle/pennywhistle, distinguished by its lower pitch and larger size. It is most closely associated with the performances of British and Irish artists such as Tommy Mak ...

Northumbrian Smallpipes The Northumbrian smallpipes (also known as the Northumbrian pipes) are bellows-blown bagpipes from Northeastern England, where they have been an important factor in the local musical culture for more than 250 years. The family of the Duke of ...

and

uilleann pipes The uilleann pipes ( or , ), also known as Union pipes and sometimes called Irish pipes, are the characteristic national bagpipe of Ireland. Their current name is a partial translation of the Irish language terms (literally, "pipes of the ...

. He holds the record for the most Macallan/MacCrimmon Trophies at the Lorient festival, having received the trophy ten times. As well as his work as a solo piper, he has played with such bands as Clan Alba and

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. His albums have been met with critical acclaim. In 2004 he was voted Instrumentalist of the Year in the Scots Trad Music awards. He has won a number of prizes in the solo Highland Bagpipes circuit. Morrison's tunes have become popular in the solo piping circuit and the folk scene. Notable are "Passing Places", respectively a lively

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slow air inspired by train rides that Morrison made all over the UK, "Living Uist", "The Lochaber Badger" and the strathspey "Seonaidh's Tune" that he composed for his son. Morrison is also the founder and designer of Fred Morrison Pipes, a brand producing Highland bagpipes, Border pipes and Scottish small pipes.

Discography

Solo albums * ''The Broken Chanter'' (1993) * ''The Sound of the Sun'' (2000) * ''Outlands'' (2009) Fred Morrison and Jamie McMenemy * ''Up South'' (2003) Fred Morrison Trio * ''Live at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall'' (2015) Various artists including Fred Morrison * ''Celtic Colours'' (1998) * ''Piping Up'' (2000)

References

External links

FredMorrison.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Morrison, Fred 1963 births Great Highland bagpipe players Uilleann pipers from Scotland Living people People from Renfrewshire People educated at St Aloysius' College, Glasgow Players of border pipes Scottish tin whistle players People from Bishopton