SJ MORTIMER
SINGER - SONGWRITER
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LEAD SINGER OF
“A formidable vocal presence”
CLASH MUSIC
ABOUT ME
Meet lead singer and songwriter in Morganway – SJ Mortimer. ”Part angel, part banshee” SJ is not your classic singer songwriter. Once you’ve heard SJ sing, you’ll understand why she’s been given the nickname ‘POWERHOUSE Stevie Ray Nicks’!
Since recording ‘Nashville Sessions’ SJ’s debut solo album in Tennessee back in 2014, her song ‘Nashville’ reached the semi-finals in the UK Songwriting Contest. SJ has toured extensively across the UK and spent some time in Europe, America and China involved in various musical projects, honing her craft. Session work including BVs for award winning blues guitarist Laurence Jones album ‘What’s It Gunna Be’. Her last solo release ‘Hear Me Lover’ gained over 60,000 streams and was SJ’s first venture into the pop world.
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Currently fronting the award-winning Americana Rock Indie band Morganway who are tipped for great things. “One of the best and most exciting prospects to emerge in a long time” (Maverick Magazine). SJ has been described as a “modern Nicks”, likened to “Joplin”, and a “female fronted Zeppelin”
(Get Ready To Rock). Morganway have released three studio albums, toured across the UK, Europe & US, performed festival main stages such as Cropredy Folk Festival, The Long Road, Belledrum & Towersey. They have supported artists such as Skunk Anansie, Belle & Sebastien, Sunny Sweeney, Elles Bailey and Scarlet Rebels.
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Morganway’s second album ‘Back To Zero’ reached the top 20 of the UK Official Americana Charts for 2 weeks running, with Americana UK calling them a “band to watch” and Louder Than War naming the album “a great country rock record”. New music released in 2024 ‘Feels Like Letting Go’ and ‘I Feel The Rain’ co-written by SJ, featured on BBC Radio 2 and Planet Rock Radio.
2025 is set to become their most monumental year to date starting with the release of their highly anticipated third studio album ‘Kill The Silence’, reaching #4 Independent Album Breakers Chart, #9 Americana Chart, #15 Independent Album Chart & #16 Record Store Chart. Morganway head out on their biggest headline tour yet this spring, with dates in Germany and the UK.
LEAD SINGER OF AWARD-WINNING AMERICANA BAND MORGANWAY
“SJ Mortimer is a formidable vocal presence, bringing the freedom of live performance to the band’s recordings”
CLASH MUSIC
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“SJ Mortimer, the femme-roar the band’s (not so) secret weapon”
THE ARTS DESK
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"spine tingling performance from SJ...perfect vocal"
LOUDER THAN WAR
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"SJ Mortimer's stellar vocals front and centre. A kind of power and grit that feels like Stevie Nicks meets Heart's Ann Wilson"
BELWOOD MUSIC
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"sultry and soulful"
AT THE BARRIER
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"the voice of lead singer S.J. Mortimer is an impressive instrument indeed"
AMERICANA UK
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“female fronted Zeppelin”
GET READY TO ROCK ​​​​​
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