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Russell Morris Ghosts and Legends

Russell Morris Ghosts and Legends

Russell Morris Compiles Blues Trilogy Into Ghosts & Legends Box Set

by Paul Cashmere on October 9, 2017

in News

Russell Morris’ award winning blues trilogy has been expanded and compiled for the box set ‘Ghosts & Legends’ due in November.

In 2013, Russell Morris set out on a mission to create a blues album of songs about Australia’s famous and infamous past.

The first album ‘Sharkmouth’ connected with Australian fans and gave Russell his biggest selling album in more than 40 years. It also gave him his first ARIA Award for Best Blues & Roots Album and became the biggest selling Australian album of original songs that year.

The second release ‘Van Diemen’s Land’ was another Top 10 record earning Morris an ARIA nomination for Best Blues & Roots Album.

‘Red Dirt Red Heart’, released in 2016, was another best seller and ARIA Award winner.

‘Ghosts & Legends’ will feature four additional songs recorded for ‘Van Diemen’s Land’, ‘Cobb & Co’, ‘Refugee Born’ and ‘Steel Ships’ as well as an acoustic version of the title track.

SHARKMOUTH (achievements)
• ARIA AWARD WINNER “BEST BLUES & ROOTS”
ALBUM 2013
• PLATINUM SALES STATUS +
• #1 CHARTING BLUES ALBUM (103 WEEKS +)
• #1 BLUES ALBUM OF 2013
• “ALBUM OF THE YEAR” LEADING EDGE GROUP 2013
• APRA NOMINATION
“BLUES & ROOTS WORK OF THE YEAR”
• 2014 CMAA GOLDEN GUITAR NOMINATION
“MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR”
& “HERITAGE SONG OF THE YEAR”

VAN DIEMEN’S LAND (achievements)
• ARIA AWARD NOMINEE
“BEST BLUES & ROOTS” ALBUM 2014
• GOLD SALES STATUS +
• #1 BLUES ALBUM OF 2014
• RUSSELL’S HIGHEST CHARTING ALBUM
IN OVER 40 YEARS
• APRA “SONG OF YEAR” SHORTISTED
• RAGE FIFTY TOP VIDEOS OF 2014
#48 VAN DIEMEN’S LAND
• “ALBUM OF THE YEAR” LEADING EDGE GROUP 2014
• #1 CHARTING BLUES ALBUM (50 WEEKS +)
• “ALBUM OF THE YEAR”, “MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR” & “PRODUCER OF THE YEAR”
AUSTRALIAN BLUES MUSIC AWARDS 2014

RED DIRT, RED HEART (achievements)
• ARIA AWARD WINNER
“BEST BLUES & ROOTS” ALBUM 2016
• #1 CHARTING BLUES ALBUM (10 WEEKS +)
• #1 BLUES ALBUM OF 2015

SHARKMOUTH
01 Black Dog Blues
02 The Big House
03 Ballad Of Les Darcy
04 Bout To Break
05 Sharkmouth
06 Walk My Blues
07 The Drifter
08 Squizzy
09 The Bridge
10 Money Don’t Grow On Trees
11 Big Red
12 Mr Eternity

VAN DIEMEN’S LAND
01 Dexter’s Big Tin Can
02 Van Diemen’s Land
03 Sweetest Thing
04 Birdsville
05 Breaker Morant
06 Loch Ard Gorge
07 Burning Rodney
08 The Witch Of Kings X
09 Eureka
10 Sandakan
11 Slide On The River
12 Lucy Mcbride
13 Bendigo Rock
Bonus Previously Unreleased Tracks
14 Cobb & Co
15 Refugee Born
16 Steel Ships
17 Van Diemen’s Land (Acoustic Version)

RED DIRT, RED HEART
01 Cut You Loose
02 I Go Around
03 Bennelong
04 Goanna Man
05 Lonesome Road
06 Alice
07 Kadaitcha Man
08 God Loves A Sinner
09 Moondyne Joe
10 Tiger Snake
11 Ben Hall
12 Pemulwuy
13 Nullarbor Sand

GHOSTS & LEGENDS DVD
SHARKMOUTH
• The Making of Sharkmouth (Documentary) Includes Live Performances of Black Dog Blues,
The Big House, Sharkmouth,
Walk My Blues and The Real Thing
• Black Dog Blues (Music Video)
• Big Red (Music Video)
• The Bridge (Music Video)
VAN DIEMEN’S LAND
• Van Diemen’s Land (Music Video)
• Album Track by Track Commentary
• Eureka (Music Video)
RED DIRT, RED HEART
• Lonesome Road (Music Video)
• Album Track by Track Commentary
• Nullarbor Sand (Acoustic)
MORE LEGENDS
• Ed Nimmervoll with Russell Morris
• The Noise 11 Sessions
with Paul Cashmere
• The Blues On The Hill Interviews
with Barry Maxwell

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