Hillbilly Moon began as a side-project for three established songwriter-musicians, Peter Wells, Paul Norton, and Cletis Carr, that quickly became a full-time touring and recording band.

The band quickly swelled, as Paul Norton's wife, Wendy Stapleton, and Wells' writing partner, Lucy De Soto joined in.

Wells was best known from his pioneering work with legendary Aussie hard rock band Rose Tattoo,[1] while Norton had enjoyed a string of top chart hits,[2] including Under A Southern Sky and Stuck on You.

[4] The band made their live debut at a sold-out show at Melbourne's Continental Club, adding bassist Tim Millikan (formerly of Divinyls and Concrete Blonde, and joined on the night by Gerry Hale on violin.

The group reunited mid 1997 to record Volume Two, at Norton's home studio, with John Farnham engineer Ross Cockle at the helm.