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…
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Our Songs of the Week blog at herecomesthesong.com leads with a piece on Portland, Oregon-based artist Laura Veirs and Flying Into Darkness from her forthcoming album Temple Songs. A two-chord wonder. Were Status Quo ever this minimalist? herecomesthesong.com/post/so… @lauraveirs
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Our Songs of the Week blog at herecomesthesong.com leads with a piece on Jack Antonoff's US indie rock band Bleachers and stirring track Upstairs At ELS, a celebration of community, camaraderie and music-making at New York's famed Electric Lady Studios herecomesthesong.com/post/so…
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Our Songs of the Week blog at herecomesthesong.com now leads with a piece on Portland-based songwriter Alela Diane and her moving song Dusty Roses from new album Who's Keeping Time? Diane dedicates the track to 'all the lost girls' herecomesthesong.com/post/so… @aleladianemusic
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‘This Crescent City can drive you round the bend You'll be as twisted as the Mississippi in the end’ Ian Tasker’s joyous ode to the Big Easy. Take a listen here… iantasker.bandcamp.com/track… @IanTasker @TrackDogsMusic @tajmahalblues @rootsmusicmag @OffBeatMagazine
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Our Songs of the Week blog at herecomesthesong.com now leads with a piece on Norfolk-born songwriter Beth Orton and her bewitching single Waiting from forthcoming album The Ground Above. The power of fragility herecomesthesong.com/post/so… @beth_orton @partisanrecords
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@HCTSong @rwilliams1947 @Busfield @Pudsk @welliver_titus @NewOrleans I’ve just released a new song. It’s my love letter to the Big Easy. Please give it a listen. open.spotify.com/track/6oXTz…
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@HCTSong @rwilliams1947 @Busfield @Pudsk @New_Orleans Here’s my latest song, a love letter to the city of New Orleans. Please give it a listen open.spotify.com/track/6oXTz…
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Our Songs of the Week blog at herecomesthesong.com celebrates Taj Mahal’s 84th birthday with a piece on his fun-filled track Crazy About A Jukebox from his latest album, Time, with The Phantom Blues Band. He could have called it Timeless herecomesthesong.com/post/so… @tajmahalblues
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"Mirror | Mirror" has our first recorded #BASSSOLO 🤪 We think you'll agree @DaveLunatico has outdone himself on this one 🥶 in Madrid, how is it where you are?? Get into the spirit of the summer by rolling the window down and playing this at max volume open.spotify.com/album/2VZ8y…
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For every lung-bursting run, every tackle, every word of leadership, and the unmatched loyalty you have shown this club for over a decade and a half, you gave us your prime, you protected us in our darkest hours, and you showed us what true leadership looks like. You will forever be sixty grand well spent. Thank you, Captain 🔵
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Our Songs of the Week blog at herecomesthesong.com leads with a piece on Hiss Golden Messenger, aka North Carolina-based musician MC Taylor, and evocative track Mercy Avenue from his new album I’m People. A beacon of hope in trying times herecomesthesong.com/post/so… @hissgldnmssr
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Our Songs of the Week blog at herecomesthesong.com leads with a piece on Texas troubadour Rodney Crowell and Taking Flight, a collaboration with Ashley McBryde from his recent album Airline Highway. He sang it at London's Union Chapel with our blessing herecomesthesong.com/post/so…
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Our Songs of the Week blog at herecomesthesong.com in praise of Canadian singer-songwriter Tenille Townes and new track Grey Like Emmylou: her wish for an old friend to grow old as gracefully as a certain Nashville legend still playing in her 80th year herecomesthesong.com/post/so…
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Our Songs of the Week blog at herecomesthesong.com in praise of Canadian singer-songwriter Tenille Townes and new track Grey Like Emmylou: her wish for an old friend to grow old as gracefully as a certain Nashville legend still playing in her 80th year herecomesthesong.com/post/so…
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Our Songs of the Week blog at herecomesthesong.com leads with a piece on Orkney-born singer-guitarist Kris Drever and his evocative track Pilot Whales from new album Doing This For Love. Drever was inspired by a marine conservationist’s remarkable life herecomesthesong.com/post/so…
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