Been a while....

...since I wrote on here. Well lots going on.

I've been working with Street Dogs on their new album. Due for release next year.

Played a great festival in Dublin, OH. Heading to Albany with them later in September

to the Irish 2000 Festival.

Before that scooting over to Pleasanton, CA for Labor Day weekend to the big Scottish Festival.

Playing with the ever wonderful Glasgow Girl. (Jo Gilmartin)

About to get serious with my new album. A CD of Robbie Burns songs with Street Dogs'

multi-instrumentalist Johnny Rioux as producer. Promises to be Rockin'!

check back soon.....

John Pirie - 1939 - 2009

Sadly John Pirie (centre of picture), my great friend and fiddle player with the Tain Scottish Dance Band passed away on Monday 8th June. On a recent trip home to Scotland I managed a visit with John and we got a few tunes together at the Dingwall Accordion and Fiddle Club. It was such a pleasure to share the stage again with John but little did I know it would be my last tune with him. 

John, along with Ali MacGregor took me "under their wings" so to speak and are undoubtably the reason I play and enjoy music so much to today. My thoughts and prayers are with his family at this time.

As a tribute you can hear the Tain Scottish Dance Band playing the "Jubilee Jig" on my myspace page.

Hugh Morrison

Texas Scottish Festival this weekend!

One of the best festivals I go to is on this weekend.

The Texas Scottish Festival in Arlington, TX is on from 5-7th June.

You can catch us on the Glenuig Tent all weekend, one of my favourite 

groups will be there too, from Kansas, Tullamore.

Cheers,

Shug Morrison

latest...

I played with the brilliant Street Dogs this past Friday at the Roc Bar in Houston.

This was a warm up gig before they head out on tour for the next 3 weeks playing with The Offspring all over the country & into Canada. Great night it was too!! Hopefully there will be a couple more gigs with them in the summer at festivals in the north east. More details to follow....

Meanwhile, got my usual weekend gig coming up with Lonestar Stout at the Angel & Ox Irish Pub in Katy, TX.

Come out & catch us, Thursday 21st, Friday 22nd or Saturday 23rd May.

1st weekend in June sees Lonestar Stout up in Arlington for the Texas Scottish Festival & then the following weekend I'm back in Dallas for the Dallas City Arts Festival also with gigs at Lochrann's on Friday 12th June and Trinity Hall on Saturday 13th.

Cheers,

Shug Morrison

Angel & Ox Pub, Katy, plus Houston iFest - this weekend

Hi, 

      Lonestar Stout will be performing Katy's Angel & Ox Irish Pub this weekend, Thursday, Friday & Saturday nights. 

Also at iFest on Saturday, three sets during the day. 

Check the website for times.... 

http://www.ifest.org 

Cheers, 

Shug

ps just joined Twitter, seems like a good laugh, twitter me at http://twitter.com/hughmorrison

Interview & iFest

Last week's interview I did with OnlyKaty.com is now posted.

Check it out here www.onlykaty.com

Also, Murder the Stout have a set this weekend at Houston's iFest.

We're on the Sister Cities Stage, Saturday 18th April from 7:30-8:30pm. 

Check out www.ifest.org for more details. Lot's of great music both weekends.

Cheers,

Shug

Back to Texas!

Back "home" to Texas earlier this week after a frantic break back in the UK.

Had a great time up at Moray Firth Radio with John the Prof & his team. 

Met a lot of my old mates Saturday night & had a wee night out in Tain.

Jet lag a proving to be a problem, by 7pm I'm ready to call it a night, maybe it's my age?!

Anyway, the music is back in full swing since I returned. Got booked to play the International Accordion Festival in San Antonio this year. It sounds like an awesome festival. Takes place in October.

Did an interview last night for www.onlykaty.com . It's to do with an upcoming performance at iFest here in Houston. Got a phone interview with the BBC this Easter Sunday morning, discussing the Ali MacGregor's Music Collection music book and CD project.

Also, Ali MacGregor's Music Collection is available from iTunes, all proceeds to charity. Please take a listen & purchase a track or two if you can. Click here to listen

That's all for now, I'm "cream crackered"!

Cheers,

Shug

New Blog......

Hi,
Myself & my 'website administrator' decided to drop the 'News' option from the website (www.hughmorrison.co.uk) & replace it with this more informal & hopefully more up to date blog.
Currently I'm in Scotland back in the Royal Burgh of Tain where I was brought up.
Last night I made a visit to the monthly Dingwall Accordion & Fiddle Club. Had a great time, saw many many faces I hadn't seen in a long long time. It was great to see the club so well attended with a packed Seaforth Rooms in the National Hotel in Dingwall.
I played a few sets in the first half with Christine Matheson - piano (who happens to be a Mod Gold medalist) & Jocky Stephen - drums. The highlight for me was without a doubt getting to play a couple of sets in the 2nd half with my great friend & fiddler from the Tain Scottish Dance Band, John Pirie. Christine & Jocky also joined us.
Tonight it's up to see John the Prof for an interview on his 'All Scottish' radio programme.

I'll drop a few lines before I leave Scotland & head back to Texas next week. Got many old 'cronies' to go & visit before then so I'm off to the 'Rose Garden' wall to see what's going on.
It's a beautiful sunny day here in Tain!!

That's all for now,

Shug Morrison