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Sally Barker
UK Tour and LOVE RAT EP for Sir Tom Jones' Voice Finalist
Sally Barker reduced Tom Jones, and viewers alike, to tears with her flawless performances on BBC's 'The Voice'. As a young widow her music career took a back seat in favour of bringing up her two sons who later persuaded her to enter the competition. Tom Jones' finalist on the programme, Sally turned down a £75,000 advance and the opportunity to record a covers album for Universal, choosing instead to finish The Poozies' album INTO THE WELL and work on her own material.
Whether she is singing to seven million on TV or to 70 people in a club Sally is the consummate professional. It is in live performance that Sally thrives and excels. She has the ability to lift the words off the page as if you were hearing them for the first time, revealing their true meaning.
A seasoned performer, Sally has recorded six solo albums, with song-writing influences from folk, jazz, blues and soul, and is well respected for her work with all-female folk group The Poozies. Sally's years of touring have included countless support slots; Bob Dylan, Robert Plant and Sir Tom amongst them. She also channels the iconic and sadly departed Sandy Denny in the recently re-formed legendary folk-rock band Fotheringay.
After her appearance on The Voice, Sally's back catalogue saw a resurgence of sales. Sally's album ANOTHER TRAIN featured in the official indie charts and ebayers were asking in excess of £100 for second hand Barker CDs !
September/October 2015 and February/April 2016 brings Sally out on tour to promote her new six track LOVE RAT EP which features four new songs (Love Rat, Kissing a Stranger, Jealous Bones and Heart & the Shell and two songs from The Voice (Walk on By and Don't Let me be Misunderstood). Sally's current live set is a mix of songs from her LOVE RAT EP, from MAID IN ENGLAND, ANOTHER TRAIN and YouTube favourites such as Dear Darlin.
"Sally changes the atmosphere in a room when she sings" (BBC Radio 2's Chris Evans).
"I have to say you sound amazing" (Will.i.am).
“That was beautiful. Sally makes the room stop.” (Kylie Minogue)
CDs:
Sally Barker (1988)
This Rhythm is Mine (1990)
Beating The Drum (1992)
Favourite Dish (1996)
Another Train - The Compilation (2000)
Maid in England (re-release 2014) including the songs 'Dear Darlin' & 'To Love Somebody' (from 'The Voice')
Love Rat e.p. (2015) including the songs 'Walk On By' & 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood' (from 'The Voice')
SEPTEMBER
Sun 13 Sep LONDON, Bush Hall
310 Uxbridge Road, London W12 7LJ
020 8222 6955 www.bushhallmusic.co.uk
Wed 16 Sep ALDERSHOT, West End Centre
West End Centre, Queens Road, Aldershot, GU11 3JD
01252 330040 http://www3.hants.gov.uk/westendcentre
Thurs 17 Sep BIRMINGHAM, Hare & Hounds
106 High Street, Birmingham, West Midlands B14 7JZ
0121 444 2081 http://hareandhoundskingsheath.skiddletickets.com/event.php?id=12450850
Fri 18 Sep NEWBURY, Arlington Arts Centre
Mary Hare School, Newbury, West Berkshire, RG14 3BQ
01635 244246 www.arlingtonarts.co.uk
Sun 20 Sep LEICESTER, Y Theatre
7 East Street, Leicester LE1 6EY
0116 255 6507 www.leicesterymca.co.uk
Fri 25 Sep HEPWORTH LIVE
Hepworth Village Hall, Hepworth, Holmfirth
West Yorkshire HD9 1TE
07845 921527 http://www.hepworthlive.com/
Sat 26 Sep NOTTINGHAM, Bonington Arts Centre
Arnold Leisure Centre, High St, Arnold, Nottinghamshire NG5 7EE
0115 967 0114 http://www.gedling.gov.uk/leisure/boningtontheatre/
OCTOBER
Mon 12 Oct CROYDON, Folk Club
Ruskin House Social Club, 23 Coombe Road, Croydon CR0 1BD
020 8686 9888 croydonfolkclub.org.uk
Tues 13 Oct BRISTOL, Colston Hall
Colston Street, Bristol BS1 5AR
0844 887 1500 www.colstonhall.org/shows/sally-barker
Fri 16 Oct MATLOCK BATH, The Fishpond
204 South Parade, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire, DE4 3NR
01629 581 529 www.thefishpondmatlockbath.co.uk
For further information, please visit: http://www.sallybarker.co.uk/
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