Description
Russell Morris redefined himself and the Australian Blues genre in 2013 with the release of the landmark album ‘Sharkmouth.’
By taking on the trappings of a husky-toned bluesman, he produced a powerful album steeped in Australian history. The stories, people and events of our collective history would see Russell collect the Aria for Best Blues & Roots Album (his first), and go on to be the biggest selling local & original release for that year.
He followed this success in 2014 with ‘Van Diemen’s Land;’ an album whose panorama spanned colonial horrors to WW2 bombers and Japanese labour camps; dramas on river and sea and character portraits from Birdsville to Kings Cross. It went on to be Russell’s highest debuting album ever, receive another Aria nomination for Best Blues & Roots Album; win multiple Australian music awards and be the biggest selling blues album of the year.
In 2016, Russell completed his trilogy with the release of ‘Red Dirt, Red Heart;’ filled with tales of bushrangers, jails, desert road trips and indigenous heroes. Again he collected the Aria for Best Blues & Roots Album, and again have a third consecutive best selling blues album of the year.
This collection showcases a selection of songs from all three groundbreaking albums.
