Well i’m getting very excited about what’s coming up soon. I have my autobiography coming out, a new album coming out and my 3rd child coming out – (ha). All within about a month. No point doing things by halves huh
The book is the story of my life (good and bad) that i’ve spent the last 3 years writing with the help of my good friend Jeff Apter. It’s a very exposed, honest look into my life, from early childhood right up until now.
The new album is connected to the book aswell. I’ve picked my fave songs from my fave singer/songwriters who have influenced and inspired me throughout my life – and written about within the book - and done my own versions of the songs. Some are brand new releases and some are old recordings from years ago, but all are special to me in one way or another. There are duets with some of my favourite artists as well.
And my 3rd release will be the birth of my 3rd child in Oct. Talon and Arlo are very excited and still thinking of lots of names (they get to pick the middle name of the baby – at the moment their number 1 choice is Skeletor, so i hope they find something else!) We don’t know if we are having a girl or boy and will be happy with either of course – although ‘Skeletor’ for a girl may make her life a little hard.
Still got a few things on before and during all these releases – a few local gigs around the Central Coast/Hunter Valley. The Gympie Muster and a tour to North Queensland, so we hope to see some of you out on the road
A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME – KASEY CHAMBERS WITH JEFF APTER
One of Australia’s most beloved singer-songwriters, KASEY CHAMBERS may have won countless awards and sold more than a million albums, but she seems so down to earthmost Australians feel like they know her.
‘I think the only way to genuinely relate to people is to be true to yourself and about yourself.
This means revealing the good and the bad. I hope that someone reading thismight think ‘I know what that feels like’.
A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME is no traditional muso trip down memory lane or a conventional biography but a fearlessly honest memoir.Raised on the Nullarbor by their free-spirited parents, young Kasey Chambers and brother Nash would sometimes go for months without encountering another human being. Then, as The Dead Ringer Band, the family would perform in rough-and-tumble outback pubs, playing for little more than petrol money and sleeping in swags by the highwayunder the stars.
With her trademark down-to-earth honesty and humour, Kasey shares the highs and lows of her far from ordinary life, from her idyllic gypsy childhood to confronting thepersonal demons that threatened much more than her career. From the Australian outback to the world stage, A Little Bird Told Me is the moving, revealing and powerfulstory of a true original.
Beaumaris Books and Get Reading Present: KASEY CHAMBERS IN CONVERSATION ABOUT HER MEMOIR
Mentone Girls’ Secondary College Performing Arts Centre VIC
(NINA CARR CENTRE) Lecture Theatre Corner Balcombe & Charman Roads Mentone Parking available in school grounds off Balcombe Rd
Book/Ticket Deal: Purchase a copy of ‘A Little Bird Told Me’ ($35.00) and get your ticket free *only at time of original ticket purchase *one free ticket per book
Sydney Morning Herald & Dymocks Present: KASEY CHAMBERS IN CONVERSATION ABOUT HER MEMOIR The Basement, NSW Address: 29 Reiby Place, Sydney, NSW Australia 2000
Gen. admission incl. booking fee: $34 members SMH Dymocks Events, $38 non-members includes a drink on arrival.
Bistro Menu available
Call the Basement Box Office to book on (612) 9251 2797 (Mon – Fri 10 am – 5:30 pm)
ALL PATRONS MUST BE OVER THE AGE OF 18
Wednesday 14 September, 2011 7:30pm
SHEARERS BOOKSTORE AND GET READING Present: KASEY CHAMBERS IN CONVERSATION ABOUT HER MEMOIR
Cost: $15 with $5 off A Little Bird Told Me Bookings: 02 9572 7766
‘STORYBOOK’ – NEW ALBUM
‘I’ll be totally honest,’ admits Kasey Chambers, a woman who finds it hard to be anything but, ‘without the inspiration of a lot of the artists on ‘Storybook’, I probably wouldn’tbe making music today.
’With the impending release of her autobiography, ‘A Little Bird Told Me’, Kasey felt the time was also right to pay some dues to the artists that have shaped her own music.Hence this heartfelt set of faves and standards, Kasey’s very own personal mix tape.
‘It was exciting to be a human jukebox for this record,’ she confesses, ‘to get the chance to record the songs I love.
’One of the darkest songs to ever scale the pop charts, Suzanne Vega’s ‘Luka’ is the first single from ‘Storybook’ and has been a personal favourite of Kasey’s since she firstheard it on release in 1987.
Kasey says ‘I remember when Luka was on the radio, I heard it and fell in love with it, but wasn’t sure why. It’s a soft-sounding beautiful song with such a hard-hitting theme,To bring those vastly different elements together in a song is something that’s always amazed me about Luka.
’Kasey also works her magic on gutsy, soulful tunes hand-picked from the songbooks of Paul Kelly, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Fred Eaglesmith, Patty Griffin and manyothers. These are songs with a fair bit of grit in their grooves, populated by very real, very human characters.
KASEY CHAMBERS TO RELEASE BOOK AND NEW ALBUM
Well i’m getting very excited about what’s coming up soon. I have my autobiography coming out, a new album coming out and my 3rd child coming out – (ha). All within about a month. No point doing things by halves huh
The book is the story of my life (good and bad) that i’ve spent the last 3 years writing with the help of my good friend Jeff Apter. It’s a very exposed, honest look into my life, from early childhood right up until now.
The new album is connected to the book aswell. I’ve picked my fave songs from my fave singer/songwriters who have influenced and inspired me throughout my life – and written about within the book - and done my own versions of the songs. Some are brand new releases and some are old recordings from years ago, but all are special to me in one way or another. There are duets with some of my favourite artists as well.
And my 3rd release will be the birth of my 3rd child in Oct. Talon and Arlo are very excited and still thinking of lots of names (they get to pick the middle name of the baby – at the moment their number 1 choice is Skeletor, so i hope they find something else!) We don’t know if we are having a girl or boy and will be happy with either of course – although ‘Skeletor’ for a girl may make her life a little hard.
Still got a few things on before and during all these releases – a few local gigs around the Central Coast/Hunter Valley. The Gympie Muster and a tour to North Queensland, so we hope to see some of you out on the road
A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME – KASEY CHAMBERS WITH JEFF APTER
One of Australia’s most beloved singer-songwriters, KASEY CHAMBERS may have won countless awards and sold more than a million albums, but she seems so down to earthmost Australians feel like they know her.
‘I think the only way to genuinely relate to people is to be true to yourself and about yourself.
This means revealing the good and the bad. I hope that someone reading thismight think ‘I know what that feels like’.
A LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME is no traditional muso trip down memory lane or a conventional biography but a fearlessly honest memoir.Raised on the Nullarbor by their free-spirited parents, young Kasey Chambers and brother Nash would sometimes go for months without encountering another human being. Then, as The Dead Ringer Band, the family would perform in rough-and-tumble outback pubs, playing for little more than petrol money and sleeping in swags by the highwayunder the stars.
With her trademark down-to-earth honesty and humour, Kasey shares the highs and lows of her far from ordinary life, from her idyllic gypsy childhood to confronting thepersonal demons that threatened much more than her career. From the Australian outback to the world stage, A Little Bird Told Me is the moving, revealing and powerfulstory of a true original.
Published by Harper Collins and in book stores Thursday September 1st
Pre Order now at Booktopia & Seekbooks.com.au
Join KASEY CHAMBERS at her book launch!!
Thursday 25 August, 2011 7:45pm
Beaumaris Books and Get Reading Present:
KASEY CHAMBERS IN CONVERSATION ABOUT HER MEMOIR
Mentone Girls’ Secondary College Performing Arts Centre VIC
(NINA CARR CENTRE) Lecture Theatre Corner Balcombe & Charman Roads Mentone Parking available in school grounds off Balcombe Rd
Book/Ticket Deal: Purchase a copy of ‘A Little Bird Told Me’ ($35.00) and get your ticket free
*only at time of original ticket purchase *one free ticket per book
Ticket Only: $10.00
Phone: 9589 4638 E-mail: read@beaumarisbooks.com.au
Bookings Essential**Phone credit card bookings accepted**
Tue 13 September, 2011 7:00 PM
Sydney Morning Herald & Dymocks Present:
KASEY CHAMBERS IN CONVERSATION ABOUT HER MEMOIR The Basement, NSW
Address: 29 Reiby Place, Sydney, NSW Australia 2000
Gen. admission incl. booking fee: $34 members SMH Dymocks Events, $38 non-members includes a drink on arrival.
Bistro Menu available
Call the Basement Box Office to book on (612) 9251 2797 (Mon – Fri 10 am – 5:30 pm)
ALL PATRONS MUST BE OVER THE AGE OF 18
Wednesday 14 September, 2011 7:30pm
SHEARERS BOOKSTORE AND GET READING Present:
KASEY CHAMBERS IN CONVERSATION ABOUT HER MEMOIR
Palace Cinemas Leichardt , NSW Address: 99 Norton St, Leichardt, NSW Australia 2000
Cost: $15 with $5 off A Little Bird Told Me Bookings: 02 9572 7766
‘STORYBOOK’ – NEW ALBUM
‘I’ll be totally honest,’ admits Kasey Chambers, a woman who finds it hard to be anything but, ‘without the inspiration of a lot of the artists on ‘Storybook’, I probably wouldn’tbe making music today.
’With the impending release of her autobiography, ‘A Little Bird Told Me’, Kasey felt the time was also right to pay some dues to the artists that have shaped her own music.Hence this heartfelt set of faves and standards, Kasey’s very own personal mix tape.
‘It was exciting to be a human jukebox for this record,’ she confesses, ‘to get the chance to record the songs I love.
’One of the darkest songs to ever scale the pop charts, Suzanne Vega’s ‘Luka’ is the first single from ‘Storybook’ and has been a personal favourite of Kasey’s since she firstheard it on release in 1987.
Kasey says ‘I remember when Luka was on the radio, I heard it and fell in love with it, but wasn’t sure why. It’s a soft-sounding beautiful song with such a hard-hitting theme,To bring those vastly different elements together in a song is something that’s always amazed me about Luka.
’Kasey also works her magic on gutsy, soulful tunes hand-picked from the songbooks of Paul Kelly, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Fred Eaglesmith, Patty Griffin and manyothers. These are songs with a fair bit of grit in their grooves, populated by very real, very human characters.
Released on Friday September 23 through Liberation Music