IF THERE was a power outage, you would still hear the sounds of Archer.
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That’s because technology is not part of his performance; it is as raw as it gets and that’s how he likes it.
The Smeaton musician is set to play at this year’s Queenscliff Music Festival before returning to the region to play at Ballarat’s Suttons House of Music on December 4.
Archer said while he had only been to Queenscliff once before, when he was busking on the side of the road, he was looking forward to performing in front of the ever-bigger crowds at the festival.
“I’ve never been to the festival before, so I’m looking forward to the music and the people,” he said.
The North Carolina-born musician lives in Smeaton, just 32 kilometres north of Ballarat, where he writes and plays country bush blues.
It was a 120-year-old shearing shed that originally drew him to the Victorian countryside, with the region soon becoming a theme to many of his songs. Much loved by fans for his nostalgic-sounding tunes, Archer said he finds inspiration in anything and everything around him.
“I just like the old style of playing ... it’s always been like that for me. I’m not a fan of techno,” he said.
“I’ll go looking for songs ... inspiration could be just from walking around the place or standing on the road and no one giving you a lift for a few days, or it could be a kangaroo.”
The Queenscliff Music Festival runs from November 28-30.
