Doug Morter

Doug morter

Doug Morter

Doug Morter has been professionally playing music for over thirty years, in the late sixties as part of the English folk revival, with Hunter Muskett, playing alongside and supporting Ralph Mctell, a young David Bowie, and later with partner Richard Digance, supporting names such as Jethro Tull, Joan Armatrading, Supertramp, and later as a front member of bands such as The Albion Band (founded by the founder member of Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span, Ashley Hutchings), The Maddy Prior Band (lead singer with Steeleye Span) and Magna Carta, to the point where Doug teamed up with present partner, guitar legend Jerry Donahue, and their band together, The Backroom Boys. So much more in-between, performances with Arlo Guthrie, Melanie, Michael Chapman, with the guys from Lindisfarne, and latest project “Then Came the Wheel” with musicians Alan Thomson (John Martyn, Robert Palmer), Foster Paterson (Donny Munroe, Bonnie Raitt, Jethro Tull), Arran Ahmun (Van Morrison, Gary Moore), and Jens Falck (Alan Olsen, The Hawks) etc.

    Latest project, The Gathering Of’  legends of folk rock with Jerry Donahue, (Fairport Convention) Clive Bunker (Jethro Tull) , Ray Jackson (Lindisfarne ) 

Rick Kemp, (Steeleye Span) etc. Kristina Donahue, guest singer with Fairports, Look on www.dougmorter.com to find out more