The Telling is not only Neil Murray’s 10th original solo album, but it also marks a recording career of four decades since the Warumpi Band released their debut single – "Jailanguru Pakarnu (Out from Jail)" in 1983.

Neil Murray originally sprang from Victoria’s western district, but in the late 1970’s with guitar in hand he set course for the Northern Territory. He emerged at Papunya in 1980 as a founding member of the pioneering Warumpi Band.