Bill, father of Kasey Chambers is one of those growling singers who owes a substantial debt to both Bob Dylan and John Prine. Perhaps it’s a result of those early weathered years he spent roughing it in the outback with his family.

"My kids Nash and Kasey grew up listening only to the music I played on cassettes or on my guitar around the campfire. Songs of Hank Williams, the Carter Family, Johnny Cash, Jackson Browne and John Prine," remembers Bill. "I'm entirely self taught. I guess that's why I sound like I do."

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 - the ARIA nominated '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.

Richard Jinman from The Sydney magazine describes Bill’s music as reminiscent of Daniel Lanois eerily spacious work, all elongated guitar phrases, shuffling drums and ambient rumbling, the combined effect is as seductive as hell.

Name a town in Australia and chances are Harry Hookey has played it, probably in the last month. This is a man who lives and breathes the troubadour tradition.

“That’s the aim of the game,” he says. “Most weeks I’ll have four or five gigs and just keep it happening. I’ve slept in my car a lot over the last couple of years. That’s my main address. And Australia’s a great country for it too: you meet a lot of cool people.”

Apart from his homeland, Harry has toured the USA and Europe, and played festivals with the likes of John Mayer, Elvis Costello, Dr. John and Gary Clark Jr. He's also opened for Australian greats Kasey Chambers and Tim Rogers.

His music, although rooted in folk, traverses many genres including rock, country and blues; channeling Bob Dylan and Nirvana in equal measure. And that's exactly how he likes it: "There's no point limiting yourself to one style; life's much more fun when you try everything."