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Press
As a seasoned musician and confirmed high - mileage soul, Morrison knows how to appreciate life’s finer points - and how to communicate that love through her music...her vibrant and colourful arrangements have a warmth and integrity youth will never know - Vue Weekly
Armed with a large volume of original work, Morrison sings from the heart and writes material that finds her voice and acoustic guitar enveloping the crowd. Deep sounding, and smooth but imaginatively delivered vocals, make here one of the better solo acts in town.
Morrison has good reason to feel her music is finally reaching more and more folks via the grassroots promotion approach. Many of us feel it’s about time she got her due
- Edmonton Journal
“Her vocal dynamics ran smoothly from whispers to husky undertones and soaring quavers, with delicate pacing and simple, but effective, chord progressions. A new road tune suggests her pen is churning out some gems, as well.”
“....one of the most intellectually compelling songwriters in town...”
“ Morrison’s gift for painting aural pictures gives way to an aching intensity at points... ‘High Mileage Soul’ is the best testament yet that Morrison’s acute musical observations should be heard”
- Edmonton Journal
Discography
'The Breaking Ground' 1995
'No Covers' 1997
'High Mileage Soul' 2003
'Riches and Grace' 2007
- produced by Mike Lent and featuring Mike Lent, Teddy Boroweicki, Lyle Molzan, Mo Lefever, Bob Tildesley, Brent Parkin, Gary Koliger, Jeff Bradshaw, Graham Guest
Compilations
'Smilin' Jays Happy Hour' CJSR
'Hair of the Dog' Drive By Records
'Sounds of Canada' McEnt Europe
'Songs of the Christmas Carol Project' Brass Monkey
'Wild Roses Northern Lights' Smithsonian Folkways
'Songs from the Avenue' Six Shooter
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Bio
Singer Songwriter Terry Morrison is a well loved member of the Canadian music scene. She has been described as ...one of the most intellectually compelling songwriters in town... by Edmonton music reviewer Roger Levesque. An accomplished guitar player, Morrisons unique sense of melody and phrasing create her own inimitable brand of contemporary roots music. Delivered in a rich sensual voice, her songs reflect a compassionate and innate intelligence. Spanning the range from jazzy folk to country, her music both soothes and cuts to the quick.
Morrison has toured extensively throughout Canada and the USA and has performed at many Canadian folk fests including Calgary, Edmonton, Torontos Mariposa Festival, Vancouver Island Music Fest, Frostbite in the Yukon and both the North and South Country Fairs of Alberta. Highly respected as a songwriter she has shared the stage with Janis Ian, Tom Russell, Greg Brown, Victoria Williams and Ian Tyson, as well as performing as the opening act for songwriting icons Louden Wainwright III and Richard Thompson .
Morrison has 4 independently released CDs and her music is played on public radio stations CBC, CKUA in Alberta, NPR in the US and numerous college and university stations across Canada and the US. Her songs have been used in two independent films and by the Fox Network and have been included on four compilation CDs;Hair of the Dog, Smilin Jays Happy Hour, Sounds of Canada , Smithsonian Folkways release,'Wild Roses Northern Lights' a compilation of songs by Alberta Songwriters that puts Terry in the company of Ian Tyson, Corb Lund, KD Lang and Maria Dunn to name a few. 'Songs from the Avenue' has recently been released. It is a compilation of songs written about the Alberta Avenue district of Edmonton and is distributed through Warner Bros.
Terry is also part of the Christmas Carol Project an annual event that takes the Dickens tale and interprets it from the view of a collection of songwriters. The cast includes Bill Bourne, Maria Dunn, Dale Ladouceur, Kevin Cook, Tom Roschkov, Al Brant and Terry with Ken Brown as narrator and Bill Hobson on Drums. This show was produced for television with BRAVO! and a cd of the live performance was released in 2005.
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