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Rory Ellis is a highly charismatic singer/songwriter
with eight nationally and internationally acclaimed albums,
and a rich unforgettable voice.
“His is one of the most distinctive voices in Australian folk
and country music rich and full and emotive.”
Jeff Glorfeld: The Melbourne Age.
Rory Ellis is one of those singer/songwriters,
like Leonard Cohen, who makes the hairs on your
arms stand up by simply opening his mouth
and uttering a few throaty words.”
Brett Callwood: Acoustic Magazine UK.
His songs are honed in hard miles,
heartfelt and always with a great story behind them.
He is an underground hero of Americana in Australia.
NEW ALBUM "INNER OUTLAW" OUT NOW!
"INNER OUTLAW" AVAILABLE NOW!
GET IT ON iTUNES OR GOOGLE PLAY BELOW
IT'S FINALLY HERE FOR YOU TO ENJOY, MY 9TH STUDIO ALBUM "INNER OUTLAW". 12 TRACKS OF "PURE AMERICANA".
new video "The Letter"
new single "the letter"
AVAILABLE NOW!
THE FIRST SINGLE "THE LETTER" IS NOW OFFICIALLY RELEASED ON YOUR FAVOURITE DIGITAL DOWNLOAD PLATFORMS FOR PURCHASE.
PRE ORDER THE NEW ALBUM "INNER OUTLAW" BETWEEN NOW AND OCTOBER 18TH AND YOU WILL RECEIVE THE NEW SINGLE "THE LETTER" FOR FREE INSTANTLY WITH YOUR PURCHASE.
Listen to a sample of "the letter"
Latest News
INNER OUTLAW IS RELEASED TO THE WORLD TODAY OCTOBER 18TH!
NEWS 14/09/19
INNER OUTLAW TO BE RELEASED OCTOBER 18TH
YES FOLKS HERE IT COMES, THE NEW ALBUM "INNER OUTLAW" IS BEING RELEASED THIS FRIDAY OCTOBER 18TH.
IT WILL BE AVAILABLE ON ALL YOUR FAVOURITE DIGITAL PLATFORMS AS WELL AS IN HARD COPY RIGHT
HERE ON THE WEBSITE. BE SURE TO GRAB A COPY OF WHAT I BELIEVE TO ME MY BEST YET.
ALONGSIDE THIS WILL BE THE RELEASE OF THE SECOND SINGLE FADIN' FROM THE ALBUM
READ THE REVIEWS BELOW AND MAKE YOUR OWN DECISION!
Rory Ellis has a tone that flows like molasses. His lyrics wrap around
the heart and give to it either warmth or tear it asunder.
When the big fella lets roar, you’ll hear the pleas from the
back of the room without the need of the sound system.
With a catalogue of incredible albums already under his belt,
he only seems to get better with every release.
"Inner Outlaw" sees him grow even more with tracks
that stretch out from the everyday, the personal,
to the depths of a hero’s thoughts on war, written in a
letter that after being hidden for decades,
by karma ends up where it belongs,
with the writer’s grandson Rory Ellis.
It’s an outstanding album from one of Country/Blues/Americana
music’s hardest workers. Textured tunes accompanied by a
passionate voice that deserves your attention.
Rory Ellis is a good ol' boy of music, a master story teller
that needs to be heard and respected for his incredible
songwriting and musicality craft.
DAVID PRIOR ABC SYDNEY REVIEW
Every now and again a recorded work turns up unexpectedly.
One could be forgiven for not knowing many of the great
music talents that are active in Australia.
Exposure is woefully poor and we are drowning
in US music of all genre’.
So its always refreshing to ‘discover’ a new Oz album by
an artist you’ve never heard of and, be very impressed.
A respected music reviewer send me ‘Inner Outlaw’ by Rory Ellis.
It seems he has been writing and performing for a long time!!
I wish I had known. This CD is a gem.
Beautifully under produced so nothing is lost.
The songs shine as they should when
performed by Rory’s well lived in’ voice.
This is a voice that is up there with the very best of them,
including the US greats.
It aches of life and love, history and memory.
I'd by this CD just for his voice but then there are the songs!!
Beautiful lyrics full of emotion.Songs that
mean something including a true story
{The Letter} and the title track ‘Inner Outlaw”
This is a great album and it deserves to be heard.
Don’t just take my word for it…..Get it!!!
MIKE BRADY AM (OF "UP THERE CAZALY" FAME)
Rory Ellis has taken his work to a new, higher level with his latest CD titled INNER OUTLAW.
His maturity as a songwriter shines through the varied material,
delivered as always with that signature voice.
The production is cool and laid back allowing each song to make an indelible mark.
KEITH POTGER AO (FOUNDING MEMBER OF "THE SEEKERS")
'RORY ELLIS is an insightful singer/songwriter whose understanding of the human spirit
allows him to share the peaks and troughs of everyday life with those of his audience.
His latest release 'Inner Outlaw' is full of beautifully crafted narratives that will resonate
with anyone who cares to share his journey'.
BILLY PINNELL 3AW
Rory brings a slightly different sound to this release –
maybe a bit more bluesy, a bit more gravel in the vocal delivery -
but there’s still plenty of what made me become a fan in the first place.
He knows how to construct and deliver a song that will intrigue,
captivate and draw you into a world peopled by characters that you want to embrace.
Check out the opening track, The Next Shipwreck, the catchy Invisible Arrows,
true country storytelling in Cross On The Hill or The Station,
the insight behind 53rd Year and the blacktop joyousness of Bitumen Cowboys.
There’s 12 songs here that will deliver more than the first listen will reveal,
so I suggest you prepare yourself to press replay many times.
If you like to explore something different in your music –
whatever genre you prefer – and have an open mind,
I’m sure you will enjoy this album …
and you won’t find any country-pop stylings here …
and that’s got to be a good thing, doesn’t it?
JON WOLFE 88.9 FM TAMWORTH
"THE LETTER" HAS HIT THE NEWS
The upcoming single "The Letter" due to be released on September 6th has just
attracted some serious press from here and abroad due to the incredible story behind the song.
Please follow the Links below to read all about it and hear an interview
I just did on 3AW last week on the Ross and John show.
REMARKABLE 79 YEAR OLD PEACE MESSAGE FOUND
Remarkable 79-year-old peace message found in bottle cemented into Melbourne bridge
14/08/2019
RUMOUR FILE 3AW
THE RUMOUR FILE
A Melbourne man was astounded when a letter written by his grandfather in 1940 made its way to him.
Colin Ellis and Joe Eagles wrote the note in February 1940, during World War Two.
The pair were doing cement works on the Church Street Bridge in South Yarra at the time.
They sealed the note in a bottle, which they set inside the bridge.
It was discovered in 2010 when repair works were done on the bridge, and made its way to
Colin’s grandson, Rory Ellis, seven years later.
He told Ross and John what he knows about the discovery of the message.
“They were jack-hammering away on the bridge and all of a sudden some glass shards came flying out of
the bridge, and revealed a little bottle that was in there,” Mr Ellis said. “There were a couple of letters in
there, but the one that has remained intact was the one written by my grandfather and his coworker, Joe Eagles.”
Mr Ellis said the message still rings true today.
“The thing that I gathered the most from it is that it’s so pertinent to today.
It goes through history. It’s incredible!,” he said.
SCRIPT OF LETTER WRITTEN BY COLIN ELLIS AND JOE EAGLES, DATED 8/2/40
This bottle was placed here on the above date, by Joe Eagles and Colin Ellis plasterers
who have been repairing the cement work of this bridge, since November 1939.
The gauge of material used has been two parts of sand to one of cement.
The work was supervised by Mr Williams of the Prahran Council.
We both have appreciated his co-operation, and his conditions of employment.
The World War is on at present, brought about by the capitalist section of the world
to maintain a rotten system. We hope when this bottle is found that the workers of the
world will be getting a much more equal share in natures gifts and the wealth they produce
for the class that prioritise them and theirs. Even to the extent of murdering each other to
protect wealth they do not share in. The capitalists call it war not murder.
We close this with the hope that the workers are inlightened when this is found and that
there is peace on earth and good will to man.
Colin Ellis, Rory’s grandfather, was a light horseman in World War I and fought in the
Battle of the Somme. Rory Ellis said the story of how his grandfather’s letter made
its way to him is remarkable in its own right. “It’s quite incredible how it found me,” he said.
“Bizarrely, two fellas working on the bridge had a mutual friend who spoke of this letter to a friend of mine.
“I’d spoken to him about how my grandfather worked on the bridges. “Two and to got put together!”
