Bill Chambers 3rd album ‘Drifting South’ flows like a lazy old river through the ancient hills of time. From the Celtic mood of ‘Diesel and Driftwood’, salty tales from the Southern Ocean and the Johnny Cash inspired ‘Tasmania’, this album leaves no doubt Bill has lived the songs he’s singing.
With a growling voice that owes a substantial debt to both Bob Dylan and John Prine, his live shows are flavoured with delicate picking on Dobro or Mandolin then he’ll rock like a demon on Lap Steel or Slide Guitar.
Father of Kasey Chambers Bill says ‘I still play in Kasey's band when she tours but lately I’ve been exploring my roots and thinking about the tiny fishing village where I was born and raised in southern South Australia. These songs reflect my childhood and family, while the music is an extension of various styles, Folk, Country and Rock that I’ve listened to all my life’.
Kim Cheshire from Country Update described the albums tone as ‘Windswept and sun bleached while the tempos chug along like an old fishing boat…….Truth is there’s not a bad song or performance here and Chambers voice is like the effect of salty water on wood, it only gets more appealing the more it gets worn down, weathered and tossed by the tides’.
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