The Mighty Ship

An experienced composer and arranger, accomplished multi-instrumentalist, and award-winning musician, The Mighty Ship is Fredericton, New Brunswick's Rick Morgan. He has had an extensive and varied musical career whose highlights include: performing for both the current and former monarch, sharing the stage with the likes of Bonnie Tyler, Melanie Doane, Peter Jacobs, Lennie Gallant, Blue Rodeo's Jim Cuddy, and Great Big Sea's Séan McCann, having his recordings played on radio programs and podcasts in Canada, The United States, The Republic of Ireland, as well as both writing and performing some of the original music heard on The Music of Dundurn - A Musical Anthology of the Life and Times of Sir Allan Napier MacNab.

When the pandemic struck in March of 2020, it not only severed Rick from local musical connection and collaboration, it also negated his ability to return home to the sights and sounds of Atlantic Canada. As a coping mechanism, he launched a creative voyage to reconnect with his Celtic musical roots. Using his multi-instrumentalist abilities, he began to record himself playing numerous loops that he combined to create master backing track MP3s for some of his favourite sea shanties/songs, Irish pub standards, and East Coast classics. He also "Celtifies" covers of popular songs from the 1950s to the 1970s. Acting as his own "backing musicians" playing these pre-recorded parts, he sings and plays guitar live in unison. The result is a full and diverse sound, which is certain to get your toes tapping and your hands clapping!