Russell Morris

Legendary Australia Musician Russell Morris announces show at Birtinya’s new Malt Shovel Taphouse.

With special guest Dan Horne Music.

With a staggering 50 year career, Australian music legend Russell Morris is set to play the Sunshine Coast on Thursday 2nd January. He is returning with his new album Black and Blue Heart. Russell Morris will be playing at the Sunshine Coast’s newest live music venue, Malt Shovel Taphouse in Birtinya.

50 years ago, Russell Morris became the first Australian artist to score consecutive number one singles with his first two releases. ‘The Real Thing’, which is one of the classic psychedelic singles of the 1960s, and ‘Part Three Into Paper Walls’ both reached the top spot on the ARIA Chart, and what followed was one of the most remarkable stories in contemporary Australian music.

He is now returning with a brand new album Black and Blue Heart.

Produced by the legendary Nick DiDia (Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam) alongside Bernard Fanning, and backed by a dream studio band (Declan Kelly on drums, Wolfmother’s Ian Peres on keyboards, Matt Englebrecht on bass, and Dan Kelly on guitar), on Black And Blue Heart Russell continues to find unique ways to challenge himself creatively.

After six decades on the road, an album can almost write itself. But it takes a rare combination of talent and circumstances to realise that vision as vividly as Russell Morris does on Black And Blue Heart.

Russell Morris will be supported by local Sunshine Coast artist Dan Horne. Dan Horne is a foot stompin' folk infused blues & roots multi instrumentalist.