There’s much more to Bill Chambers than just being Kasey’s Dad. The patriarch of the Chambers clan is considered by some to be Australia’s premier alt-country guitarist. He can be a master of delicate picking on Dobro or Lap Steel and a demon on Slide. Along with producing albums for the likes of Catherine Britt, Audrey Auld, Bec Willis (co-produced with Kasey) and the Dead Ringer Band, Bill has still found time to write most of the songs on his albums – ‘Sleeping With the Blues,’ ‘Frozen Ground’ and his most recent ‘Drifting South’.
“What I love the best is to get out on the road and perform the songs. I still play in Kasey’s band when she’s on the road and the gigs take us all over the world. That’s where I get many of the stories for my songs,” says Bill. Most recently Bill recorded his first DVD ‘Live At The Pub Tamworth,’ reliving the great atmosphere that his Tamworth sessions have become famous for. Showcasing Bill’s best original songs, his large collection of guitars and guest appearances by the likes of Shane Nicholson, Kevin Bennett and Kasey Chambers. Richard Jinman from The Sydney Magazine describes Bill’s music as “reminiscent of Daniel Lanois early spacious work, all elongated guitar phrases, shuffling drums and ambient rumbling, the combined effect is as seductive as hell.”
