By PETER DOUGLAS
RENOWNED country singer-songwriter Kasey Chambers will later this month deliver her uniquely Australian music to the region.
Fresh from the release of her 10th studio album, ‘Bittersweet’, Chambers will perform a mix of her old and new hits at the York on Lilydale at a one-off show on Friday 13 November.
For the uninitiated, Chambers is country music royalty.
The daughter of singer and musician, Bill Chambers, Kasey shot to popularity after singing in the family band, The Dead Ringer Band, before releasing a string of hits in the early 2000s.
Chambers told the Mail she was exceptionally proud of her new album.
“After releasing so many albums, you’re not sure if people still want to listen, but the reception has been fantastic,” she said.
“I’ve just finished touring the US, which I do every year, and this was one of the best I’ve done.
“I feel like the audiences connect (with the new album) on a different level.”
‘Bittersweet’ is Chambers’ first full-length album in four years, a period that has been tumultuous for the singer due to a marriage break-up and the birth of her third child.
Chambers said these events had inspired some elements of the new album.
Though, the release is just more than a cathartic experience, with a completely new direction in the production stage.
Powderfinger front-man Bernard Fanning and his producer friend Nick DiDia (Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen and Powderfinger) came on board.
Chambers said it took her music in a whole different direction.
“I feel like I’ve connected with the music in a whole different way,” she said.
“It’s a bit outside of the box for me, which is very exciting.
“After so many albums, I guess you don’t want to get stale.”
Chambers said audiences at York on Lilydale would hear some of her old hits, including from her earlier albums ‘The Captain’, ‘Barricades and Brick Walls’, and ‘Rattlin’ Bones’.
For more details, visit www.yorkonlilydale.com.au.
