Pete Morton was born on 30 July 1964 and is an English folk singer-songwriter who lives in London, England.
12 Facts About Pete Morton
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Pete Morton was born in Leicester, England, on 30 July 1964.
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Pete Morton attended Countesthorpe Community College where he spent most of his time in the music block learning guitar and playing new wave and punk songs.
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Pete Morton was lead singer, songwriter and rhythm guitarist in his two school bands: The Mafia, and Tone Deaf.
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Pete Morton started busking and visiting folk clubs, travelling around the UK and Europe.
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Pete Morton began learning traditional songs as well as writing his own songs mainly of social commentary.
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Pete Morton signed to Harbourtown Records in 1987, a label started by Gordon Jones and Bob Thomas of Scottish Folk Band, Silly Wizard.
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Pete Morton followed this with a collection of traditional songs on the CD, Trespass.
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In 2007, Pete Morton left Harbourtown Records to re-work his most requested songs with the album Napoleon Jukebox, followed a year later with Casa Abierta.
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In 2015, again with Fellside, Pete Morton produced The Land of Time.
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In Game Of Life Pete Morton worked with Chester-based band Full House to record a collection of both new songs and new versions of his most popular songs.
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Pete Morton worked with the Peace Through Folk Choir and its organiser, Malcolm Hawksworth.