The consummate storyteller, Russell is celebrated the world over for his vivid, novelistic tales evoking the spirit of the American experience. Among his most ardent fans are fellow artists; Johnny Cash, Doug Sahm, k.d. lang, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Iris Dement, Dave Alvin, Joe Ely, Ian Tyson, Nanci Griffith, and Guy Clark, who have all recorded his songs.

On September 15, 2009, Tom Russell released his new album "Blood and Candle Smoke" featuring twelve original songs. With a career stretching back nearly four decades, and a catalog of more than 20 albums, Tom Russell is already considered one of the great singer/songwriters of our time.

Nevertheless, his newest album, Blood and Candle Smoke, a collection of powerful observations and deliberations, takes his work to another level entirely with tremendous songwriting and a new, contemporary spark.

With its top notch songwriting and beautiful production, Blood and Candle Smoke is sure to be a career defining album for Tom Russell. "I've finally arrived at a newer sound that I like, and 12 new songs that I really like," he says. "I think I' m really stepping forward into a bigger, broader world with this album."

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