Tony Morris

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Referred to in a broadcast on BBC Radio Tees by presenter Bob Fischer as,"The brilliant Tony Morris".
Was BBC RADIO YORK NORTH YORKSHIRE FOLK PROGRAMME RESIDENT POET and at THEATRE ROYAL, YORK
Always a PERFORMER.
Proud to be Member of both EQUITY and the Musician's Union.
FOLK PERFORMER: Sings his own folk songs unaccompanied in the traditional way interspersed with instrumental pieces on LYRE, NATIVE AMERICAN FLUTE and BOWED PSALTERY and accompanies his poetry and stories with music on a variety of instruments.
SONGWRITER: IRONSTONE MINING SONGS written and sung in TRADITIONAL FOLK idiom collected on CD 'TRAPPY LAD'.
also MANY OTHER SONGS comic and serious, historically filled whaling songs and shanties. EXPANDING REPETOIRE, often to order or commission.
STORYTELLER: Tells stories in the form of poems and songs with musical accompaniment.
MUSICIAN: SPECIALIST IN FREE FORM IMPROVISATION TO COMPLEMENT THE SPOKEN WORD
ACTOR: Performed at various Festivals, Museums, Theatres, Village Halls, a one person IMPROVISED PLAY, 'IRON RUSH'. 'TOM LENNARD', a 150 year old IRONSTONE MINER, has been remarkable preserved into modern times to tell the people of today about the incredible GREAT NORTH YORKSHIRE IRON RUSH 1850 to 1900. He tells the STORY and sings IRONSTONE MINING SONGS as a piece of LIVING SOCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL HISTORY. To find out more about 'TOM LENNARD' go to
www.myspace.com/tomlennard
www.tonymorrispoet.com



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