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The Wings Above the Mountains

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The Wings Above the Mountains

The Deep Dark River Quadrilogy – Part 3: The Wings Above the Mountains

Story: The Wings Above the Mountains is the story of the god of the skies, winds and stars. For aeons, he has chosen to take the form of a colossal grey eagle and has known no enemies who might dare his realm in all of existence. While the age of humankind reaches its pestilent zenith, and has claimed the land and seas of the earth, they look now to secure the skies as part of their broadening dominion.

released June 19, 2020

Morgan Rider – Vocals, piano, orchestrations, bass Nathen Morrison – Cello Ty Burt – Mandolin Julian Craig – Drums

Mix and master – Morgan Rider Artwork – Morgan Rider Logo – Morgan Rider

2020 North Soul Records LISTEN OR PURCHASE

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Folklore

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Folklore

From the darkness of the vast and insurmountable Canadian winter comes singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Morgan Rider with his debut solo album ‘Folklore’. Twelve tracks of haunting folk and soulful acoustic blues sing the stories of a life swathed in joy, pain, glory and defeat. Songs like ‘Home Again’, ‘The Thunder and the Serpent’ and ‘From the North’ sweep you away to the frozen tundras and nestle you next to the crackling of a raging bonfire on a frigid winter night while the northern lights blaze silently across the skies. ‘Folklore’ is an album for those with adventure in their eyes and a fire in their hearts.

released March 27, 2020

Morgan Rider – Voice, choirs, acoustic guitar, steel guitar, mandolin, piano, percussion Nathen Morrison – Cello, banjo

Morgan Rider – Engineering, mixing, mastering, artwork, logo, layout LISTEN OR PURCHASE

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Leviathan & The Deep, Dark Blue

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Leviathan & The Deep, Dark Blue

The Deep Dark River Quadrilogy – Part 2: Leviathan & The Deep, Dark Blue

Leviathan and the Deep, Dark Blue is a story of an oceanic guardian who has taken the form of a colossal grey whale. As the modern era of humankind takes its mastery of the seas, its powers ebb and its waters begin to sour and darken.

released November 22, 2019

Morgan Rider – Vocals, guitar, bass, piano, slide guitar, percussion Nathen Morrison – Cello

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Northern Soul

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Northern Soul

Northern Soul is the debut solo single by Canadian folk, blues and soul musician Morgan Rider. The northern light guides us home…

released October 31, 2019 Morgan Rider – Vocals, slide guitar, dobro, percussion Engineering, art – Morgan Rider LISTEN OR PURCHASE

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King of the Forest

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King of the Forest

The Deep Dark River Quadrilogy – Part 1: King of the Forest

A massive, ancient moose is the ruler absolute of his kingdom: the primordial growths of the archaic boreal forests. As the modern era of humankind creeps ever closer, his lands become threatened, until his reign is challenged by a lone, two-legged hunter – wielding a weapon that breathes thunder.

released June 21, 2019

Morgan Rider – Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Synth Nathen Morrison – Cello

Lyrics and story concept – Morgan Rider Logo & artwork – Morgan Rider Tracked by Morgan Rider & Nathen Morrison in their home studios Mixed by Morgan Rider Mastered by Morgan Rider

Digital distribution by CDbaby 2019 North Soul Records LISTEN OR PURCHASE

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Deep Dark River

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Deep Dark River

Deep Dark River is the debut solo album by Canadian songwriter, lyricist and multi-instrumentalist Morgan Rider. This album is a collection of songs written with adventure in mind, fire in the heart, and the colourings of a spirit culminated through a life swathed in triumph, defeat, joy and woe. This album is a story for music fans and casual listeners alike. released August 24, 201

Morgan Rider – All instruments, percussion and vocals Recorded at Morgan’s home studio in Clarington, Ontario between November 2017 and July 2018.

All music and lyrics written by Morgan Rider All engineering, mixing and mastering by Morgan Rider LISTEN OR PURCHASE

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The Wings Above the Mountains - Out June 19th

The Deep Dark River Quadrilogy – Chapter 3: The Wings Above the Mountains Well, the winter here in Canada wasn’t that tough this year. The snow is gone, the birds are singing, the grass is getting greener by the day. Its a good day here in Canada. Today I am excited to release the first song from the new Deep Dark River album ‘The Wings Above the Mountains’. The Wings Above the Mountains is the 3rd chapter in a four part album cycle that I have been working on since the fall of 2018. Joining me in this venture are the guys in The Deep Dark River (Nate Morrison on cello, Ty Burt on mandolin/ 2nd guitar and Julian Craig on drums). Last June, Nate and I released ‘King of the Forest’ as a dark folk duo album, then this past November we dialled up the volume, added live drums, distorted guitars and a bigger sound to the release of Leviathan and the Deep Dark Blue. Now we have gotten rid of the guitars altogether to create a beautiful, majestic orchestral post-rock album about the final battle for the skies. Listen to ‘The Winged Ones’ now, be sure to like, leave a comment and don’t forget to share with your friends! The Wings Above the Mountains comes out June 19th via North Soul Records and can preorder from Bandcamp for only $1! BANDCAMP SPOTIFY APPLE MUSIC FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM TWITTER

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New album - Folklore - Coming March 27th, 2020

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New album - Folklore - Coming March 27th, 2020

New album – Folklore ANNOUNCEMENT! I am extremely excited to announce that in less than 2 months from today – on March 27th, 2020 – I will be releasing my first ever – bonafide – solo album, which will be entitled Folklore!

Over the better part of the last year, I have been quietly working away on these songs, often incorporating them into my solo shows and it brings me great pleasure to say that they will finally see the light of day! I have crafted twelve songs of haunting folk and acoustic blues music that, lyrically, poeticize a lot of the cool and not-so-cool things that have happened in my life, along with some lyrics about cool Canadian myths and legends for good measure.

Here is the tracklisting:

1 – Forsaken 2 – The Mountain 3 – Home Again 4 – Old Sad Story 5 – Give It Time 6 – Upon the Shore 7 – Cursed 8 – Brighter Day 9 – Change 10 – The Thunder and the Serpent 11 – From the North 12 – Let the Light Take Me

Joining me on five of these songs is my buddy and collaborator in The Deep Dark River – Nathen Morrison – who is shredding the cello and plucking some banjo for you! His unique skills have added even more of an ambience to the existing songs, bringing them more to life than I could have imagined while I wrote them.

Follow me on Bandcamp, Spotify, or any of my social media pages – where you can listen to, or download any of my music for free (listed below)! Thank you EVERYONE for the massive support you have given me. I can’t believe how quickly and how far this thing is growing. There is now nowhere to go, but up, and there is so much more music to come. Youtube – http://youtube.com/c/morganridermusic Bandcamp – http://morganridermusic.bandcamp.com Instagram – http://instagram.com/morganridermusic Facebook – http://facebook.com/morganridermusic Twitter – http://twitter.com/mridermusic

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Northern Soul

New single – Northern Soul Hey people of the internet, I am very excited to announce that this Thursday, October 31st – that’s right, on Halloween – I will be releasing my new single ‘Northern Soul’!

This will be the first song I have officially released as ‘Morgan Rider’, and damn does it feel good. Another first is that this is the first time I have ever recorded a song with a resonator guitar, which is the ONLY guitar on the song. ANOTHER first is my first every release on Halloween!

It feels good to get that all out of the way.

Anyways, I would VERY much love for anyone who may be reading this to swing on over to my Youtube channel, SUBSCRIBE, then find the music video premiere for ‘Northern Soul’ and share it with your friends! The premiere goes live at 10 AM (eastern time) this Thursday, October 31st. You can search it up yourself, or just follow the embed below…

OR go to https://youtu.be/Oqvj9loXXiM or by clicking HERE! Northern Soul was written and recorded in my new studio setup – a place I am now lovingly calling New Lore Studios (http://facebook.com/newlorestudios) – here in the Greater Toronto Area. I played every instrument, recorded every voice, mixed it myself and mastered it myself. The entire vision for this new solo project direction came to me while I was I laying in bed struggling to fall asleep one night. The next day I wrote most of the song in the morning and track everything several day later while my daughter napped in the next room. The following weekend, I mixed and mastered it.  Additionally, I am very excited to show off the artwork that I created for Northern Soul…

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the seafaerers

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DEEP DARK RIVER

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New album - King of the Forest!

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New album - King of the Forest!

June 21, 2019 – New Album – King of the Forest Hello friends! We are really excited to announce the release of our new album ‘King of the Forest’! check out the art…

King of the Forest’s artwork was created by Morgan Rider.

For Deep Dark River, this is the second album for the project. But as a duo, this is our first! When I (Morgan) returned from tour across Canada in October 2018, I had written the bulk of the music which was to become King of the Forest. I had already been speaking with cellist Nathen Morrison for some time about becoming involved with the project, so this was the perfect way to introduce him properly. Additionally, this album will also be the first album in a quadrilogy of albums we are planning to release throughout 2019 and 2020. As I type this, I already have most of the drums, guitars and pianos recorded for album number three! More on that later… King of the Forest is also the first album I will be releasing on my own record label ‘North Soul Records’. I plan to use this label to release all future solo and DDR material. Very cool! Here is the tracklisting: 1 – Beneath An Ancient Sky 2 – Of Primeval Ilk 3 – Starfire 4 – The Inferno 5 – Doom Must Come to Pass 6 – The Hunter 7 – Bloodied and Uncrowned This seven-song epic will be available through our Bandcamp page (http://deepdarkriver.bandcamp.com) or through any digital download or streaming service worldwide! I know what you are thinking, and no, we do not have physical copies available at the present. We are currently searching for a sustainable method to manufacture our albums without using many plastics (if anyone has any ideas, please email me! [email protected]). That’s all for now! Thank you all so much for your love, support and encouragement. You make making music a joy every day. Now, back to recording the next album! -Morgan/ Deep Dark River