Jim Moray

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Jim Moray is a singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.

Jim Moray

1 Performer
2 Producer
3 Discography
4 External links

[edit] Performer

While studying classical composition at the Birmingham Conservatoire he released the home-recorded I Am Jim Moray EP. During 2002 he appeared at the Glastonbury festival and the Cambridge Folk Festival gaining notice in the music press. A nomination for the "Horizon Award" at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2003 followed before he began work on his first full length album called Sweet England. The album was recorded in his bedroom while completing his final year of study. During this time Moray toured with Oysterband.

Sweet England was released in June 2003 on his own Niblick Is A Giraffe record label. Over the next year Moray toured internationally visiting Canada, Australia, Belgium, France, Italy, Spain and Portugal. He also completed two headline tours of the UK and supported Richard Thompson and Will Young.

At the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2004 he was presented with the Album of the Year Award for Sweet England and the Horizon Award for best newcomer. He was also nominated twice in the Best Traditional Song category for Early One Morning and Lord Bateman.

Moray recorded and released the single Sprig of Thyme in May 2004. In the autumn appeared on the Oysterband's Big Session Volume 1 album. This gained yet more Folk Award nominations in 2005, including one for Cuckoos Nest, which was sung, produced and mixed by Moray.

Jim Moray's second album, Jim Moray, was released on 1 May 2006.

[edit] Producer

During 2005 Moray produced and performed on James Raynard's debut album Strange Histories, released in September 2005 on One Little Indian records.

[edit] Discography

I Am Jim Moray (2001)
Sweet England (2003)
Sprig Of Thyme (2004)
Jim Moray (2006)

as guest:-

"Glance"*- Rose Kemp (piano and programming) (2003) - Rose Kemp later provided additional vocals for the album Jim Moray
"Big Session Vol. 1"* - Oysterband (vocal/guitar/piano and production/mixing) (2004)
"Strange Histories"* - James Raynard (production/mixing and vocal/bouzouki/concertina/piano) (2005)