This is a megapost of all my Kasey Chambers, CD Singles, CD-EP's, Live tracks, and bootleg concerts. Awesome download for any fan of Kasey or her former band, "The Dead Ringer Band".
Folk music has been stylish since the '60s as an embodiment of the hippie values of naturalism and activism. Then, the field was dominated by male artists such as Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash and James Taylor, with only a few females like Joan Baez and Sandy Denny gaining fame.
Our generation prefers a folk market dominated by female vocalists. In recent years, artists like Indigo Girls, Ani DiFranco and Alison Krauss have gotten attention for their distinct brands of folk and bluegrass. Singer/songwriter Kasey Chambers represents the latest addition to this growing list of female folk artists.
Chambers, 23, decided to become a folk artist at the age of 12, after seeing Lucinda Williams perform in concert. Yet one obstacle stood between Chambers and her dream: she comes from Australia, a land that boasts relatively few folk and bluegrass musicians. Chambers easily overcame this hindrance, finding immediate success in the United States with her 2000 album "The Captain." The television show "The Sopranos" even made the album's title track its theme song. After promoting "The Captain" in the States and playing to sold-out audiences, Chambers had escaped the confine of the Australian outback to find international success.
Chambers' second album, "Barricades & Brickwalls," represents a continuance of the elements that made "The Captain" successful. The opening title track features a distorted slide guitar with Chambers' high-pitched voice an octave above it. Displaying her debt to the blues-rock of the '60s, the song resembles material on Johnny Winter's "The Progressive Blues Experiment," although Chambers' voice is more melodic than Winter's.
Our generation prefers a folk market dominated by female vocalists. In recent years, artists like Indigo Girls, Ani DiFranco and Alison Krauss have gotten attention for their distinct brands of folk and bluegrass. Singer/songwriter Kasey Chambers represents the latest addition to this growing list of female folk artists.
Chambers, 23, decided to become a folk artist at the age of 12, after seeing Lucinda Williams perform in concert. Yet one obstacle stood between Chambers and her dream: she comes from Australia, a land that boasts relatively few folk and bluegrass musicians. Chambers easily overcame this hindrance, finding immediate success in the United States with her 2000 album "The Captain." The television show "The Sopranos" even made the album's title track its theme song. After promoting "The Captain" in the States and playing to sold-out audiences, Chambers had escaped the confine of the Australian outback to find international success.
Chambers' second album, "Barricades & Brickwalls," represents a continuance of the elements that made "The Captain" successful. The opening title track features a distorted slide guitar with Chambers' high-pitched voice an octave above it. Displaying her debt to the blues-rock of the '60s, the song resembles material on Johnny Winter's "The Progressive Blues Experiment," although Chambers' voice is more melodic than Winter's.
18 comments:
Terrific Kasey Chambers post - it gives me a whole new appreciation for her. Thanks!
Thanks for comments...and thanks for stopping by. Hope you can listen to all of this fine lady!
Great Post. It's about time someone gave Kasey Chambers some well deserved time on a music blog.
Thanks a million.
Do you have any albums by a group called Free Beer that you could post?
rockymustard, I never heard of Free Beer, but if you come across it, please post a link to it here.
Thanks for stopping by and enjoy Kasey!
hahahaha....my guess is that eockymustard may be an aussie.
A band called Free Beer used to play the pub circuit on the east coast of Oz and the band's posters used to read for example:
"Friday 13th Royal Antler Hotel 8pm Free Beer"
naturally, less savvy punters would rock up to the pub expecting happy hour beers for free.
great way to build a following.
Thanks for the great info on the band Free Beer! Now if only I can find some of their stuff to check out.
Thanks again for the feedback!!!!
Nice collection - even has a nugget or two for the Kaseyfan who thinks they already had it all.
Thank you!
You are welcome!
Thanks for the feedback!
Cool. Looking to fill a few gaps with this.
You should be able to fill a few gaps with this stuff...enjoy!
Wow what a great site. Thanks for all the Kasey Chambers. Now all I need is her version of Too Long in the Wasteland.
Again thak you!
If you find it, post it heere please!
wow - this is all great. thanks very much as i just found your blog....
i was wondering what happened to two of the tracks from the "on the road with..." cd single. seems this one file is missing the 1st and 3rd tracks. what are they? where did they go? and could your repost them? ;- ) thanks again. your blog is terrific.
kg,
Don't know what happened but here's a link with the whole CD and artwork... @320
http://rapidshare.com/files/356460623/OTRWKC.rar
cb,
thanks for that quick response and a re-upped file! yeah - i don't know what the deal was either, but with your new link, i discovered that one more additional track was also missing (#8) from the original post. anyway, thanks again. "On The Road With KC" is an incredible collection.
~k
It's awesome and so is Kasey!
Enjoy
Thank you so much - I just wish I had found you in 2007 or so!
It is selfless, dedicated individuals like you that make the web the wonderful thing it can be.
Jack Powell
Adventure Tour Guide
Joey's Fish Camp & Bassett Ranch
Thanks Jack!
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