Hugh Morrison

Born in 1973 in the town of Wick, Caithness, in the far north of Scotland, Morrison moved to Tain, Ross-shire, when he was two years old. While in Tain, he learned to play the single row melodeon at the age of ten with help from Cam MacKay, a family friend and himself a fine melodeon player. A year or so later he moved onto the 3-row button accordion under the guidance of Willie Graham, another local box player from the Ross-shire area.

The biggest influence on his playing was Ali MacGregor of the Tain Scottish Dance Band, who introduced him to the finer and more technical aspects of box playing. At fourteen he joined Ali's band, where he started playing regularly at ceilidhs, concerts and country dance rallies all over the north of Scotland.

Morrison made his first recording at the age of sixteen, a full length album called 'Button Box', a solo effort with backing from Ali MacGregor. This album was given significant exposure on many local radio stations as well as on BBC Radio Scotland. He's done numerous broadcasts on BBC Radio Scotland's 'Take the Floor' program with the Tain Scottish Dance Band & appeared on Gaelic TV shows on Grampian TV.

These days he plays at many Scottish/Irish Celtic Festivals all over North America. He is in demand for Ceilidh Dances, Scottish Country Dances and Weddings. He also accompanies many fine Celtic & Folk singers at gigs across the States - Jed Marum, Ed Miller & Joann Gilmartin, to name a few. He has released 3 albums since arriving in Houston.