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Neil Morris is an English singer-songwriter from the Black Country in the West Midlands.

Musical career
Starting as a bass player and vocalist Neil Morris formed the band Holdup in 1996 with school friends Mike Rowley and Andrew Scattergood when they were 16. They were later joined by Rowley's sister Clare on vocals as Morris's voice was not developed. The band played regularly until their breakup in 2000 after changing their name to Kerz. Morris went on to play with several Midlands Punk and Rock n' Roll bands before playing solo acoustic in 2003.

Move into Folk
Morris's self-released the EP "Fair To Average" in 2005, it was named for a comment a former bandmate made when hearing the demos. The EP consisted of 3 original tracks and one cover of Flogging Molly's The Sun Never Shines On Closed Doors although in the original run the latter was mistakenly credited as a traditional folk song. Morris has since stated that his vocals on the EP were "bloody awful".

In 2008 Morris self-released his first full-length solo album "A View From The Cheap Seats".

Front Room Records
2011 saw the re-launch of Front Room Records which was previously set up by Morris and bandmate at the time, Ross Evans (Later Rex Roulette of Towers of London) in 2001 as a punk label. Now more of a Folk-Punk label and now controlled by Morris himself, Front Room Records is the outlet for his own music as well as that of Ciaran Lenehan, My Name Is Ian, Carlos The Jackal, Adam Bennett, Jackrabbit Parole, and Ducking Punches.

In July 2012 Morris released The Distant & Distracted EP through Front Room Records with former HoldUp drummer Mike Rowley and Neil Phillips formerly of The Yo-Yos on bass. The EP, the first full-band effort since going solo, saw more of a mix of traditional folk and country music and received some critical acclaim. Morris completed 3 UK tours to promote the album and appeared at Two Thousand Trees Festival Wychwood Festival Barn On The Farm Festival and FrogFest in 2011.

Albums

 * A View From The Cheap Seats (2008)

EPs

 * Fair To Average (2003)
 * Distant & Distracted (2011)