Richard
Carson Morton
Thanks for visiting. This page shows Yours Truly,
Richard Carson Morton, in Celtic action, so to speak. Click on the thumbnails
for a larger view of each shot. Unfortunately, MP3 has shut down, so my CD, Goodbye
To All That, is no longer available. I'm actually in the process of
making some changes and adding some new songs so hopefully, it will find a new
home soon.
Click here to read my musing and
see a few pics of the various sessions I joined on my July, 2006 trip to
Ireland.
The following shots are of me and my 15" Kevin O'Connell drum in
action in Ireland in May and June of 2004 (double-click picture for
larger view, back button to return).
The Cavern, Liverpool (okay, I didn't play there but I did stand in
front of it!):
The Leaving Of Liverpool:
Dublin (playing at Mezz on Eustace Street, Temple Bar):
Kilkenny:
Dingle:
Doolin (that's Barry Moore (aka Luka Bloom, Christie Moore's brother,
playing the guitar next to me):
Connemara:
Lisdoonvarna:
Video from O'Connor's Pub, Dingle (put mouse over black image to start -
that's Luka Bloom playing guitar in front of me):
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March 16, 2004. A Tuesday night "In The Row" at the legendary
Bluebird Cafe, Nashville, Tennessee. Thanks to Jenny Brennan, Leslie Ellis,
and Casey Kelly for joining me and making it possible. Oh, and I'm playing a
tenor Ukulele in that particular shot.
January, 2004. Playing Sunday night at the Bluebird Cafe, Music
City, USA. The lady to my right is Jenny Brennan a great singer and new
co-writer.
January, 2003. Playing a wedding reception at
the Boundary Restaurant, Nashville, TN. Bill Verdier on
fiddle, Stefan Engstrom on flute and whistle. Yours
truly on bodhran and guitar. I've been known to warble a
song or two also.
Fall 2002. Playing a wedding in Sparta, TN with Bill Wolfe and Bill
Verdier of The Rogues. And I even got paid!
Skip forward to June, 2002 and here are some shots of me playing a session with Peter Malloy (perhaps you've heard of his Da,
Matt) at the Burren in Sommerville, MA just outside of Boston. Thanks to
Chris (flute player above the drum) for lending me his goat!
The following shots are of me and my 14" Alfonso drum in
action in Ireland in July and August of 2001
Various Pubs in Dingle:
Matt Molloy's in Westport:
Doolin:
Had the great pleasure of playing with and visiting with the great
Johnny "Ringo" McDonaugh:
And, to completely show off, here I am helping John Prine sing
"Angel From Montgomery" in Kinvara (and he's playing my guitar, too):
TENNESSEE RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL 2001 (5/27/2001)! Jessie and I
ran into some old friends at the Fair; Lori Rosa on whistle, and Chris Russell
on guitar. I wasn't exactly dressed for the occasion, but they invited me to
play bodhran on a couple of tunes. Thanks, ladies!
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ZOOFEST 2001 (5/19/2001)! We were invited to play at the
Nashville Zoo for their Zoofest festival. It rained a lot, which kept the
crowds down, but those that braved the weather had a great time, complete with
a bunch of kids breaking into impromptu dance to our reels, jigs, and polkas!
Stefan and I were joined by a wonderful fiddler, David Coe. Thanks David. And
on top of all that, the zoo now has Gibbons! Yay!
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A wonderful wedding gig/session at Two Rivers Mansion in Nashville,
TN in August of 2000. That's Stefan Engstrom on Irish Flute, Bill Verdier on
fiddle and Yours Truly on my 1970 Martin D-35. P.S. moments after this shot was
taken (by the minister no less) my chair collapsed from under me! Hazardous work
this session playing! (my goat was off somewhere grazing at the time...)
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On May 31st, 2000, I recorded Bodhran samples at the studio of Jim
Corrigan in Nashville, TN, for an upcoming Celtic instruments sample CD. It was
really cool to put my Roundstone, 5" deep, tuneable goat through its paces.
Nemesys GigaSampler
is the top-of-the-line sampling software that features incredibly life-like
instrument samples. This set will also include penny whistle, uillean pipes, and
accordian, among others. Should be available by late summer, early fall. Jim did
the highly successful sample CD, Nashville High-Strung Guitars. Here are
some studio shots! p.s. Excuse the knees, it was hot in that booth!
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Here I'm playing a set at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville (hey, one of
these days I might even open my eyes!)
On March 8, 2000 The Tennessean did a feature on the "Celtic
Commodores" a group of Vanderbilt employees and friends who play Irish and
Old Time music each Wednesday at lunchtime at the Vanderbilt Medical Center
lobby. Click on the pictures for the full story.
Who says there's no snow or Irish music in Nashville?
Whacking my goat at The Sherlock Holmes Pub, Nashville TN, 1999.
Plus, a shot from the Bean Central Ceili (Nashville, TN), 1/11/99!
The following photographs were taken of the Celtic group, The Jump
Gypsies & Friends at Cafe Milano in Nashville, TN on the Friday following
Thanksgiving, 1999.
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More to come soon!
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