Paul Holmes Morton is a plucked instrument specialist practicing disciplines from the European Renaissance to Appalachian Old Time. With lutes, guitars and banjo, Morton plays as a core member of renowned touring Baroque band Ruckus and The Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado, for whom he regularly programs and directs, as well as appearing with major American music festivals, orchestras and opera companies.

Recent: AMOC, The English Concert, Handel and Haydn Society, Apollo's Fire Baroque Orchestra, The Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, La Jolla Music Festival, Opera Lafayette with Pedro Memelsdorff, Spoleto Music Festival, American Bach Soloists, ACRONYM and Beth Morrison's production of Du Yun's Pulitzer-Prize winning Angel's Bone in Hong Kong and Beijing. 

He explores traditions of the Celtic diaspora with ensemble Makaris and his band, The Chivalrous Crickets, with whom he plays guitars, lutes, 5-string and 4-string banjos and bazouki. An active recording artist, his cross-genre musicianship can be found on numerous albums by The Crickets, Makaris, Ruckus, Tiny Glass Tavern and Paul Simon. 

Paul also appears as a clinician (recent: Lawrence University, Franklin and Marshall College, Folk College at Juniata College), and spends his time at home in southern Pennsylvania woodworking and growing his apple orchard.