I’m a freelance writer and copywriter, interested in music, culture, politics, sport and digital culture.
Highly Commended Best New Freelancer at Freelance Writing Awards 2021
Twitter @hwfmorris
Commissions and copywriting enquiries: [email protected]
Profiles
‘Pistol’ Tells Steve Jones’s Story. With a Touch of Showbiz for The New York Times
For a Composer at 90, There’s Nothing but Time: Éliane Radigue for The New York Times
“Hands are a symbol of praise – but they are also lifted up at police”: Immanuel Wilkins for The Guardian
Marshall Allen, at 97, Broadens the Arkestra’s Cosmos for Bandcamp Daily
“Jazz is a kind of folk music in itself”: Fergus McCreadie for Jazzwise Magazine
Shida Shahabi for Composer Magazine
Tigran Hamasyan Puts a New Spin on Old Standards for Bandcamp Daily
Romantic Comedy: Kieran Hodgson for VAN Magazine
Shooting Stars: Melissa Aldana for Jazzwise Magazine
Sons of Kemet Are Moving on Up for Trench Magazine
Deeper than music: Can Çakmur for Bachtrack
Collapsed in Sunbeams: Arlo Parks for GRAMMY
Fallon Sherrock is the most talked-about player on the darts circuit for The Face Magazine
Features
The Hilarious, Heartbreaking Life and Music of Malcolm Arnold for The New York Times
The top brass: Ahead of two dedicated Proms, can brass bands finally move beyond the clichés? for The Guardian
William Herschel Is Famous For Science. What About His Music? for The New York Times
A Guide to Newcastle’s Improvising Scene for Bandcamp Daily
Jockey Slut: Is Manchester’s Acid House Smash Hits coming back to life? for Manchester Mill
The Meticulous Curation of Another Timbre for Bandcamp Daily
Simple Simon vs Ed Matthews: British TikTok’s fight of the century for The Face Magazine
Music for the Dark at an Experimental Music Festival for The New York Times
Secret Night Gang and the story of Manchester’s bustling jazz scene for Manchester Mill
Pitch perfect: the mighty power of the FIFA soundtrack for The Face Magazine
Nonstandard McDonald’s: Documenting the world’s most endangered McDonald’s for The Face Magazine
Behind Durham’s Enduring Mining Tradition for Tribune Magazine
Always Sunny in Wrexham? How the club’s fans feel about its celeb takeover for The Face Magazine
Criticism
For live reviews, see my Guardian profile
Oliver Leith good day good day bad day bad day review for TEMPO New Music
Uèle Lamore LOOM review for Crack Magazine
Kate Molleson Sound Within Sound review for VAN Magazine
Maya Verlaak All English Music is Greensleeves review for TEMPO New Music
Lauren Kinsella Trio at The Yard review for Jazzwise Magazine
Reporting
‘Dead time’ and the broken world of work for Huck Magazine
Will Britain’s brass band tradition survive Covid? for The Telegraph
Confronting Classical Music’s Alcohol Problem for I Care If You Listen
Stories through music: Manchester Camerata’s Hidden Histories for Music Teacher Magazine
Essays and Think Pieces
How mundane gossip took over the internet for The Face Magazine
The Pitch of Living for VAN Magazine
Strike up the band – where pop and classical collide for The Bridge Festival
A Piano Down a Mine for VAN Magazine
‘Without support, freelance musicians will continue falling into hardship’ for The Big Issue
On ‘strategic priority’ in music education for Music Teacher Magazine
On music venues in Manchester for The Independent