Mark Morriss

Mark Morriss
Background information
Birth name	Mark James Morris
Born	October 18, 1971 (1971-10-18) (age 40)
Origin	Hounslow, England
Genres	Indie rock Alternative rock Britpop
Occupations	Singer Songwriter
Instruments	Vocals Electric guitar Acoustic guitar Harmonica
Years active	1994–present
Associated acts	The Bluetones

Mark James Morriss (born 18 October 1971, Hounslow, Middlesex) is an English singer-songwriter. He is the lead singer for The Bluetones, and is the older brother of bandmate Scott Morriss. He is also pursuing a solo career.

His debut solo album, Memory Muscle, was released in May 2008. A gentler, folk-tinged record, it includes five re-recorded tracks which had previously been released under the name “Fi-Lo Beddow” as an EP in February 2006. The strings on the record were arranged by David Arnold, who became a fan of Expecting to Fly whilst scoring Independence Day.^[1]

In May 2011, Morriss played at the LeeStock Music Festival in Sudbury, Suffolk as the headline act on the closing Sunday.^[2]

Solo discography

EP

• 2006 - The Fi-Lo Beddow EP

Single

• 2008 - I'm Sick
• 2008 - Lay Low (download-only)

Album

• 2008 - Memory Muscle

References

1. ^ Mark Morriss — Fullfill
2. ^ Suffolk Free Press

External links

• Mark Morriss on Myspace
• Morriss on Flickr

Mark Morriss of The Bluetones also made a solo appearance at the, "Crown" pub, a venue located in Dunoon, Argyllshire, Scotland in the easter of 2008, playing some acoustic songs in a very intimate and exclusive surrounding.

Persondata
Name	Morris, Mark
Alternative names
Short description	Singer, songwriter
Date of birth	born 18 October 1971
Place of birth	Hounslow, Middlesex
Date of death
Place of death