Biography

Morgan started playing folk music in 1963 at a now defunct summer camp in Bucksport, Maine where "everyone sang or played an instrument."  He went on to play in school bands in both high school and college in New York City, but dropped out of college after his freshman year to pursue his dream of being a musician.

Originally, bluegrass caught his attention and he studied the guitar playing of Clarence White, Norman Blake and David Bromberg. In 1974, he moved out to Northern California to be close to his brother Seth who was involved in the Marin County music scene due to his involvement with the late Janis Joplin. 

In 1975, an opportunity arose to share music and lodgings with singer songwriter Michael Kratzer in the town of Marshal Ford, Texas just outside the city limits of Austin, Texas. During this time he did opening shows for Jerry Jeff Walker, Asleep at the Wheel, Bruce Cockburn and several other new wave country acts. 

Morgan returned to eastern Pennsylvania in 1977 and started performing with several folk bands as a guest guitarist and mandolinist . In the early 1980's he joined forces with Jonathon Foulk in creating the folk duo Morgan & Foulk, performing in coffee houses and house concerts on the eastern seacoast. 

It was at this time that Morgan began to concentrate on Celtic music and the traditional music of the British Isles. Forming the band Renegade in 1988, Morgan joined forces with Foulk on guitar and banjo, Ric Lake on vocals and bass, and Nancy Brown on fiddle. Shortly after the group formed, Drew Brady joined them on accordion. 

The group released their first CD "A Lark in the Morning" in 1990 to critical acclaim and soon followed with their second CD "Stand & Deliver" which the group recorded in front of a live audience at John & Peter's Bar in New Hope, PA where Morgan also ran an open mic for many years.

In 1994, Renegade changed their name to Mollyhawkes with a new line up to better reflect the more nautical flavor of some of their tunes and songs. The new band consisted of Morgan, Brady, Brown and Lake joined by Susan Kocher on vocals and Bayard Osthaus on dulcimer, whistles, percussion and vocals. Mollyhawkes performed at numerous festivals and venues through out the east coast and released one CD "The Great Sun," which was again greeted with rave reviews by the critics.

Mollyhawkes split up in 1999 and Morgan went on to form Hobnail which consisted of Morgan, Peter Kane, Bayard Osthaus, Randy Decker and to also become one of the founding members of the Celtic rock band Na Bodach which he left shortly after its inception. In 2011 he rejoined Na Bodach to replace the late Andy Redmond whose untimely death had left the band without a front man. The band began to get bookings and make plans for a CD but in 2015 Morgan moved to coastal Maine and became a programmer at WERU - Radio as well as performing with numerous folk and Celtic acts.

Morgan maintains close ties with friends and musicians across the country and has helped numerous young acts get their feet on the floorboards. He maintains a strong interest in Celtic cultures as well as the music of the next generation.