James Vincent McMorrow is an Irish folk music singer-songwriter. His debut album Early in the Morning was released in February, 2010. He wrote the album during a self-imposed seclusion in a beach house in Ireland. His music has been compared to Bon Iver

Bon Iver

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, Sufjan Stevens

Sufjan Stevens

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, and Ray LaMontagne

Ray LaMontagne

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. Tracks from Early in the Morning have been used in American television programs. He was nominated for the Hope for 2009 Award at the 2009 Meteor Awards, but ultimately lost to Wallis Bird

Wallis Bird

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McMorrow made his UK TV debut on BBC Two

BBC Two

BBC Two is the second television channel operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It covers a wide range of subject matter, but tending towards more 'highbrow' programmes than the more mainstream and popular BBC One. Like the BBC's other domestic TV and radio...

's Later... with Jools Holland on 27 May 2011.

Discography

Albums

• Early in the Morning (2010)

EPs

• The Sparrow and the Wolf (2008)
• Self Titled EP (United States only)

Singles

• "Higher Love" (2011) (UK chart peak: #44)

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