TAKING to the road to record their debut album in Nashville and hanging out in bohemian Venice Beach has left Kent's Charley and Hattie Webb with plenty of travellers tales to tell.

Having just signed a major deal for their Fleetwood Mac-inspired follow up record, Daylight Crossing, they stand on the brink of big things.

Their tour last month with indie act Kubb and the prospect of summer gigs with jazz star Jamie Cullum has further boosted their confidence.

"We’ve been really excited by the reception we have had at the gigs as people didn’t necessarily know our songs, but audiences have been great," explained Charley, 27, who’s deft harmonies compliment her sister’s vocals and guitar playing.

"We’ve been touring in a huge big van along with our brother Brad who is our drummer. There’s been a lot of debauchery in that van," laughed 23 year-old harp-playing Hattie.

They both come across as down-to-earth yet spirited characters and don’t seem at all phased by being on the books of such a major label as Mercury.

Their emerging career has already seen them perform for the likes of Princess Anne and the Queen. "The Queen was lovely, very elegant," added Charley, who also plays piano.

Being surrounded by an intensely musical family made it almost inevitable they would one day end up in the industry.

Their home near Sevenoaks was forever clattering to the sound of their father Graham’s drumming. After starting out as a session musician for the likes of the Dave Travis band, he changed tack completely in setting up a hair-care business which has become a multi-million pound concern.

That’s something the singing sisters feel especially fortunate for, as they’re never short of decent styling products.

While both have the kind of glamourous looks which could easily have seen them gain a career on the catwalk, they have the kind of instinctive musical talent that they’ve been determined to pursue.

In their teens they were playing a range of functions and events in the county and both picked up instruments by the age of eight. Hattie’s choice of harp was unconventional, but its one she has found rewarding.

Though they now spend much of their time on the road, they enjoy getting back to their roots.

"We have loved growing up in Kent and have done quite a lot of shows there at festivals in Sevenoaks and we went to music school in the county."

The windswept photoshoot for their latest album looks like the plains of the American midwest, but is in fact the Isle of Sheppey. You might their intense travelling might have strained their relationship, yet this seems far from the case.

"Charlie and I have always had a natural connection. Yes we’re sisters but there’s more to it than that I think. We’ve made music with other people which has been fine, but we understand each other better than anyone else.

"Charley has always been good at being part of the system. She was head girl at school and is so self assured and capable. I’m more fiery and impetuous and somewhere we find balance and harmony, and passion too."

With the talent, looks and big-time backing, it surely won’t be long before these singing siblings will be making music headlines.

The Webb Sisters support Jamie Cullum at the Tower of London festival on Thursday, July 13. Ticekts £65-£125. Box office 0870 895 5666.