Live Performer
Moray's live shows have frequently featured video projections and lighting effects, something relatively uncommon in British folk music.
During 2001-2003 Moray played as a solo performer, becoming well known for using a laptop and loop pedals live. After the release of Sweet England in 2003, he began playing with a variety of accompanying musicians, notably drummer Laurence Hunt. This flexible line-up toured extensively as an electric band, with Moray playing electric guitar and supplemented by samples and sequences from laptops onstage.
Following the Jim Moray album, during 2007-2008 Moray's line-up solidified around a core of melodeon player Nick Cooke and violinist James Delarre, frequently performing as an acoustic trio before eventually adding drummer William Bowerman in 2008. Bowerman left the band in summer 2009 to join electro-pop act La Roux and was replaced by Dave Burbidge. After puncturing both lungs, Cooke was replaced by Saul Rose for some festival appearances in summer 2009, with Rose becoming his permanent replacement in September.
Moray also performed as Orpheus in Anais Mitchell's folk opera, Hadestown in January 2011 at the Union Chapel in London.
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