Russell Morris - Ghosts & Legends (Songs from the Blues Trilogy) (2023)

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.