Shellie Morris is an Australian (Aboriginal)* indigenous
singer/songwriter who plays a mix of contemporary folk music and contemporary
acoustic ballads. Adopted out at birth,
she has traced her roots back to a Wardaman (Katherine-area)
grandfather remembered for his skills with guitar and voice, and a Yanyuwa (Borroloola-area)
grandmother She did not rediscover her family – traditional owners in Kakadu –
until she was a young woman.
Shellie Morris spends much of her time on the road and
taking her powerful voice and rootsy music to far away places; she is as
comfortable on the stages of international arts festivals in Melbourne
and London, as
she is playing to communities on the bush stages of the remote Australia.
As an ambassador for The Fred Hollows Foundation, she works
with Indigenous communities and youth throughout Australia, helping young people
write music about their experiences.
More information on Shellie can be found HERE.
From ‘Swept Away’
Nothing ever added up
without you
The rubbish just
heaped up without you
And I'm so swept away
with your love
My love
The pieces have been
picked up because of you
The puzzles been linked
up because of you
And I'm so swept away
with your love
My love
The grass looks
greener because of you
The breeze smells
sweeter because of you
And I'm so swept away
with your love
“Swept Away” is available in Shellie’s “Waiting Road' album
together with 10 of her other compositions. You can buy a MP3 version of the “Waiting Road” HERE
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* Australian Aboriginal
Identity: Who is 'Aboriginal'?
It is not easy to define Aboriginal identity. People who
identify themselves as 'Aboriginal' range from dark-skinned, broad-nosed to
blonde-haired, blue-eyed people, very much to the surprise of non-Indigenous people.
Aboriginal people define Aboriginality not by skin colour
but by relationships.
More information on Australian Aboriginal can be found HERE.
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