Chesapeake Narrows

Chesapeake Narrows
© Copyright 1984

Contact Info:
Billy Kemp - 615-947-7183
billykempmusic@gmail.com

Release date: September 1, 2017

Composer: Billy Kemp and Geoffrey Himes
Publisher: Willbilly Music, BMI - Red Wheelbarrow, BMI

Guitar - Billy Kemp

Billy's Notes:

I’ve only lived in two cities, Baltimore and Nashville. I grew up in Baltimore and though I have lived in Nashville on two different occasions, Baltimore is still home to me. I have done so much touring during both of my stays in Nashville that I have never felt as connected as I do to Baltimore. Nashville is a transient city with people coming and going everyday. It’s not often you meet someone from Nashville. But it is Music City. And music certainly has a sense of place. So in that respect, I am home-with the music. Those walks with my Dad around Fort McHenry have always connected me to the place I call home. My Dad was born not far from Fort McHenry on East Randall Street in South Baltimore and you can see him light up with winsomeness when he comes into the neighborhood from West Baltimore where he lives now. There is a vitality to ordinary things.

Note to DJs

Chesapeake Narrows (6:02) Medium tempo, 6/8 to 4/4 and back for fingerpicking guitar, melodica and voice. A sailor’s narrative of romance, frivolity and yearning for home.