Between the Fires is the fourteenth studio album by Australian country music singer Troy Cassar-Daley. The album was announced in February and released on 10 May 2024. It was supported by a 33-date tour around Australia, commencing in May 2024.^[1][2]

Cassar-Daley said "The new album was recorded at my Late Mum's old place at Halfway Creek and is incredibly special on many levels. It's the place I moved to when my nan Daley died in 1979 and where I lived for many years."^[1]

The track "Windradyne" is about Wiradjuri warrior Windradyne, who was involved in the Australian Frontier Wars, trying to defend his people. ^[3]

The album was nominated for Album of the Year at the National Indigenous Music Awards 2024.^[4]

At the 2024 ARIA Music Awards, the album was nominated for Best Country Album, Best Cover Art and for Cassar-Daley, Best Solo Artist, winning Best Country Album.^[5]

At the 2025 Country Music Awards of Australia, the album won Album of the Year and Alt/Americana Country Album ^[6][7] At the 2025 Queensland Music Awards, it won Album of the Year.^[8]

Musicians

• Troy Cassar-Daley – lead vocals (all tracks), banjo (tracks 2–4, 9, 11), electric guitar (3, 11, 12), acoustic guitar (5–9, 14, 15), harmonica (6)
• Scott Hills – drums (all tracks), tambourine (tracks 6, 10)
• Jeff McCormack – bass
• Ollie Thorpe – pedal steel guitar
• Michael Muchow – electric guitar (tracks 1–4, 6, 8–14), acoustic guitar (1–4, 9, 10, 13), mandolin (5–7, 9, 15)
• Jem Cassar-Daley – background vocals (tracks 2, 4, 5)
• Kasey Chambers – background vocals (track 3)
• Clay Cassar-Daley – background vocals (track 7)
• Rod McCormack – banjo (track 7)
• Ian Peres – organ (tracks 9–14), piano (15)
• Gabi Blissett – strings (track 15)

Technical

• Troy Cassar-Daley – production
• Jeff McCormack – mastering
• Jordan Power – mixing, engineering