From the Carters to the Cashes to the Chambers, and many others whose surname doesn't begin with 'C', it's a roots music tradition to keep things in the family. While it's been a long time coming, Greg Storer has finally, quietly joined his award-winning sister Sara in the singer / songwriter spotlight. And his debut album, 'Backwater', has all the right people talking. They're saying the right things, too.

'With an accent that's one part Texas and two parts Townsville, Storer regales us with the hard earned wit and wisdom that comes from a life on the land. Kim Cheshire wrote of the album, 'He's obviously no novice when it comes to expressing himself lyrically and musically'.

After receiving a copy of  'Backwater', Arnold Frolows (Music Director ABC Digital Radio)  said "...the songs are fantastic, where has he been hiding? This record is a serious class act." 

While Marty Jones from Rhythms Magazine enthused '(the) stories' will remain with you long after the CD player is turned off'.

And to think that Backwater began to take shape as a lark, fuelled by a couple of stubbies and a simple rhyme. "I rhymed tiger with Steiger and away I went", laughs Greg, a father of four, who runs a family property in rural NSW. Sister Sara joins in on that song, 'When I Was A Boy' (winner of Video Clip of the Year Country Music Awards 2010), and their heartfelt duet makes a lot of sense, after all, the Storers share more than a few memories of growing up together on the Murray. "This song is about childhood dreams", says Greg. "Growing up and learning a few tricks from loving parents, like how to drive a tractor, a header, a loader, and a dozer, while listening to the footy".

Storer's sand-and-gravel voice and all-too-real stories remain front and centre on 'Backwater' which will be available  from good record stores and on ITunes from 18^th June 2010.