build from one but keep your friends close-- Peter Murray. Tom Steppich. Bernhard Funk. Michi Gerle. Aidan Pendleton. past faves-- Dean Drouillard. Chris Lamont. Justin Abedin. Rich Levesque. Andrew Aldridge. Tom Bona.
Influences
family... all my brothers and sisters of course (you know who you are)... Dave Grohl... Mark Knopfler... Placebo... Barrack Obama... Mike Patton... John Mayer... Michael Moore... Bob Hunter... Carey Grant... Ernest Hemingway... the Boss... Ozzy... Bern/Berlin/Montreal/Paris/North Vancouver... and every coincidence (or otherwise) that has paved the way
‘A jagged and unexpected road’ must be the best way to describe the path that Canadian singer-songwriter Morgan Finlay has marched in the last five years, leading to the release of his second full-length record, ‘Shifting Through The Breakers’ (Sound of Liberation/Brisco Bodai). Here, on his fifth release, it is these miles of unrest, search, and questioning that collide and ring through to listeners… humans, each shifting through their own changes.
This is, of course, the very reason that Morgan Finlay’s international fanbase feels so involved in his career, monitoring his adventures from the beginning on the Canadian campus circuit, to the winding roads of the European continent. With the indie success of 2005’s ‘Everything Will Work Out Right’, which marked a hopeful vision strung together by driving rockers ('zensong', 'Inside', 'In A Perfect World') while hinting at a deeply contemplative sub-surface ('Far Beyond Words', 'Seattle'), his listeners have grown to recognize themselves in the Vancouver native’s songs. The record was well-received by critics, enjoying airplay in Canada, Australia and Germany (charting at several Canadian college radio stations), and kicking open a wave of possibility, including an endorsement from Seagull Guitars, two hundred and twenty shows in four European tours, and strong German management. It is a passionate following that has waited patiently for the sounds of Finlay’s evolution through the whirlwind of action and experience of the last two years, and ‘Shifting Through The Breakers’ delivers; ‘(in)Security’ resigns itself, ‘Night At The Mercury’ muses on loneliness, ‘Sound of Industry’ pounds an answer out of the grey, and ‘Blessing and Burning’ weighs joy and regret, over an epic Western theme. The new record also includes first-ever Morgan Finlay foreign-language singles, the touching ‘Bei Dir sein’, and the confident ‘Mourir d’envie’. The artist’s life and the colors of human experience bleed into each story, that further come to life in the genuine live settings that he creates from the stage… from the shores of Wales to Berlin, the streets of Amsterdam to Varazdin.
Originally from North Vancouver, and now based both in Toronto and Berlin, Morgan Finlay is a songwriter who has been performing since the age of five, and writes all his own songs. Next on the horizon for Finlay are relentless touring with the new record, a continued pace of writing and demos, and performances further and further abroad.
A visit to his official website (morganfinlay.com) provides information on upcoming shows, perspective through personal journal entries, and popular downloads.
Hello Morgan, Its a pleasure,to listen to such, a great talent. Thank you, for responding. Kindest Regards, from Bulgaria, where I am busy writing and helping musicians, to be heard in the west. Phil Jackson. UK Songwriter/blues artist.
how are you ? I hope, everything is fine ! Things are going well here in the Mausefalle despite some old rumours. When are u in Germany again ? Would love to have u here again. From the bottom of my heart all the best to you
Hope you're fine. Many things are changing in East-Germany. Today is Day of the Nation but we have to fight for our free RADIO T ... Please keep it in your mind and thanks for your friendship all the time.
Hey Morgan, just a quick hello from the other side of the world. Hope you are doing fine, your life is going well and you don't stress yourself out too much! Have a great weekend! LG, Sabine
Hi Morgan, es findet wieder auf dem Mossenmättle das Open-Air statt und auf diesem Weg möchte ich dich ganz herzlich Grüssen. Uschi from Black-Forset,Germany
Hola! Just checking in to see how things are over there. Hope you're doing alright. Passed the word along in London, see how that goes. Miss you, take care :)
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Hope all is going great our your way bro . I just caught up on a few hours of PC design stuff all while listening to both of your cd's that I have . I also wanted to let you know that I have some vacation time banked up for this year and might try to head out your way for a week . It will probably be around the end of July or the beginning of August , so I'll give you a shout as I get everything figured out . It would be great to hang with you again in the T-Dot and catch up on what all you have been up to .
Hey morgan!! I see you put the seattle-video especially for me on your site haha - joke..(I still got the better Live-version from that audio-file) How do you do? just wanted to give a live-sign after long time of silence.. I..m doing good, I work on my own right now after I finished my study and hope you..ll return with a bomb-kick-arse-album from canada..Perhaps we..ll soon geting it done with recording a track together, hau rein Alter Franzy
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Just dropping by to say hello from the P-Dot . Hope all is going well and am looking forward to see what 2009 has in store for you and Morgan Finlay fans too . Still enjoying the previous cd's and I listen to them quite regularly . I have a few travel plans this year , so I'm looking forward to some great downtime . I'm gonna hit up summer NAMM , and also a drummer event in New York in august . It's been a few years since hitting Nashville so it will be nice to return there again even if it's only for a few days for the NAMM show .
