Harry Morris
- (born 1951 - ) - Glasgow
Harry Morris was born and raised in Plantation, Glasgow, in 1951. Prior to retiring from the Strathclyde Police Force after completing 29 years police service. Morris was involved with a Scottish/Irish Folk Band and performed the duties of Manager, Administrator, Treasurer, Agent and Organiser. Within one year, he raised the profile and quickly transformed them from a local pub band to international status, performing with some of the biggest names in Folk music.
Harry became part of the performing side of the band, playing percussion, organising stage-craft movement, choreographed the action on stage, involved himself in all musical arrangements, introduced humour to the live performances and arranged regular rehearsals, culminating in the recording of two musical CDs, which he produced - one of which reached No 6 in the Folk Top Ten in Holland.
In 2003/4 he left the band to concentrate fully on his own projects, such as writing about all the funny stories he collated over his years in the police service. Initially, he went about self-publishing his own work, marketing, obtaining orders from book shops, creating his own publicity, contacting Radio Stations and Newspapers, making personal appearances at shops to sign his books, invoicing, delivering and packing. Everything required in getting his work out to the people who matter most, the buying public.
Extracts from Even The Lies Are True soon appeared in the Glasgow Evening Times and The Sun.
The fifth in the series of Harry the Polis books, Aye, That Will Be Right!, will be available in October 2007, and Harry is currently writing the last chapter of his first novel Born Tae Be Wide. He has also written for the stage, and co-written two books for children, Adventures of Harry the Policemen. He performs regularly, afternoons and evenings at Libraries, Writers Work Shops, Roundtables, Art Centres, Town Halls, Theatres and Festivals.
As he said himself, 'It doesn't matter which part of the country I visit to perform, the humour travels and is enjoyed by all. Everyone likes to laugh! And as we all know, laughter is the best medicine!'
Harry Morris now lives in Waterfoot, Eaglesham, and is preparing for a ten-venue tour to Toronto, Canada, in 2008.
- Aye That Will Be Right
Harry appears to have a never-ending collection of funny stories, jokes, tales and anecdotes to write about and to help us prolong our enjoyment. This book continues in the same vein and maintains the same high standard as the others in the series. - Even More Lies
Harry Morris continues to expose the lighter side of our industrious police force. Full of hilarious anecdotes, oddball characters, quick comebacks and unlikely excuses, this title shows true Scottish humour at its finest. - Even The Lies Are True
Harry Morris reveals the lighter side of our industrious police force. Full of hilarious anecdotes, oddball characters, quick comebacks and unlikely excuses, this title shows true Scottish humour at its finest. - Nuthin' Like The Truth
Harry Morris continues to expose the lighter side of our industrious police force. Full of hilarious anecdotes, oddball characters, quick comebacks and unlikely excuses, this volume contains plenty more funny stories from the thin blue line. - Ye're Never Gonnae Believe It!
Harry Morris reveals the lighter side of our industrious police force. Full of hilarious anecdotes, oddball characters, quick comebacks and unlikely excuses, this title shows true Scottish humour at its finest.
Bibliography
- Even The Lies Are True - 2006
- Even More Lies - 2006
- Nothin' Like The Truth - 2007
- Ye're Never Gonnae Believe It!
- Aye, That'll Be Right! - 2007