Brian Morgan
Photos by Victoria Lidia Ilgacs
Brian’s Bio
Brian Morgan is a musical alchemist fusing folk, rock, jazz and world music elements into songs of vivid imagery and glass-half-empty social commentary. Guitar, violin and bass are his instruments. Brian has travelled the country playing major music festivals as a member of the motorgrass band, Jughead. Internationally, he has recorded his music in China and performed in Greece, Turkey, Germany and the UK. Brian is also in high demand as a recording session player and accompanist in the Toronto club and concert scene. Recently, he released the Winterfolk Suite, a five-song, live video EP on YouTube and is also recording new material for release in 2026.
Photos by Victoria Lidia Ilgacs
Winterfolk Suite
A five-song YouTube EP from the 2025 Winterfolk Roots and Blues Festival with Wayne Neon (flute, sax) and Bob Cohen (guitar). Video recording by Sierra-Leigh Levine, post-editing by James Moore of Valis Video. Special thanks to all of the festival volunteers, its tireless director, Brian Gladstone, the music makers, and all who attended. Accompanying watercolour by AnnBeatty (annbeatty.com).
Recent Stuff
Regular performances & accompanying at Free Times Café (w Gord’s Acoustic Living Room, Dr. B’s Acoustic Medicine Show), Tranzac Club (w the Storeytellers), Bloor Borden Market (w Wayne Neon). Recording sessions with local artists (Michael Bär, Glen Hornblast, Wayne Neon, Chris Birkett, Mike Weidman, Cary Fishman, Lil Steve, the Soul Maitre D’s, Focused, Shawn Lawrie). Featured shows of original songs at Fat Albert’s, Don Heights Coffee House, Cloak and Dagger Pub, Free Times Café.
Live Show Recordings:
Winterfolk Suite (16-2-25)
Whitevale Porchfest (21-9-24)
Linsmore Tavern (23-1-24)
Free Times Cafe (5-1-24)
At the Castle (Oxford, UK)
If I Only Had a Brain w Wayne (Bloor Borden Market)
Save a Moment for Me (BM original)
Media:
Jughead
The Original Motorgrass Band
3 cds, 1 dvd, national tours, matinee residencies at Sneaky Dee’s, the Horseshoe Tavern, El Mocambo, Black Bull
photo by Gayle Hurmuses
Have Music Will Travel
Many great memories: Tours of London, Minneapolis, and the Banff School of Fine Arts as a violist with the Regina Intercollegiate Orchestra. Impromptu violin concert for a military convoy near Gulu, Uganda. Busking on the Marienplatz and gigs at the Grünes Eck, in Munich. Two-month club gig in Iraklion, Crete. Private dinner performance for Ahmet Ertegun and guests at the TMT Resort in Bodrum, Turkey. Ten days at the By the Sea Festival with Jughead in Saint John. La Bamba in Lahore (see photo). Trio Aplicada opening the CBLA conference in Campo Grande, Brazil. A Banda Walkyrete in São Paulo. Lots of small town bars in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario.
Curve of the Earth
“Brian Morgan’s ‘Curve of the Earth’ is an insightful collection of songs that draw you into a special world where east and west become one. The writing authentically tells stories of the everyday and the extraordinary embraced by lush melodies that transport you to another place.” – carolB (Ruby Slippers, CIUT89.5FM)
“Paint you with my Tears is really special, so delicate but truly a work of art. Love all the sounds; the seeming Haiku of the lyrics, and the Chinese singer is so beautiful. I was transported.”– Lisa Hartt (Lisa Hartt Music, emgcollectives)
Recorded in Chongqing and Toronto and released in December 2022. Six originals, one traditional Chinese song; reflections on a year (1987-88) spent in the Peoples Republic of China.
Paint You With My Tears Video
Link to PROMO Page
Link to Album Credits
Lonely Room Video Link
YouTube Album
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