Sally Barker

An Evening with Sally Barker to celebrate her Birthday ... Bring your own drinks, glasses & snax to start off Sally's Birthday Week Bonanza … Sally is celebrating her Birthday once again at Gilmorton Village Hall (almost a 'Slipper Gig') and tickets for September 2024 can be bought now !!! Sally Barker's appearance as Sir Tom Jones' finalist in the Voice UK 2014 belies a long career in music - one that wasn't spent only singing pop covers for a light entertainment audience but fashioned in the folk clubs of the British Isles. In a career spanning the best part of 40 years, English singer/songwriter Sally has released a string of solo albums and been a part of dozens more, notably with fem-folksters The Poozies. In her time Sally has supported (amongst many others) Bob Dylan, Robert Plant, Jools Holland and Sir Tom himself, worked with inspirational musicians such as maverick double bass genius Danny Thompson, country folk-rock guitarist Jerry Donahue, the mercurial accordionist Karen Tweed and legendary drummer Dave Mattocks. As well as working in the States with long-time collaborator Vicki Genfan, writing and recording 'in the wild' at some of America's most remote and windswept places, Sally is also busy as a solo artist and with the Sandy Denny Project. Check out her website for a full list of live dates: https://sallybarker.co.uk Sally is still working on the follow up to her 2017 solo album 'Ghost Girl' and some of these songs are already in her live solo set ! “You have the most beautiful voice that has ever been on this show.” Sir Tom Jones on The Voice UK “Sally changes the atmosphere in a room when she sings“ - Virgin Radio's Chris Evans “The emotion and passion in her voice, the vulnerability and fragility of her vocal is an art that not too many singers can master” Maverick Magazine website: https://sallybarker.co.uk Instagram: www.instagram.com/sallybarkermusic Facebook: www.facebook.com/sallybarkermusic YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jmpsally123 Sally's singer/songwriter career has been a long and varied one involving solo albums, bands (The Poozies, Fotheringay, Sandy Denny Project), duo (Joni Mitchell Project, with Vicki Genfan, with Brooks Williams, with Anna Ryder) and trio (IOTA) projects. Also Sir Tom Jones' finalist on the Voice 2014, Sally's pandemic re-imagining of the Tom Jones song 'It's Not Unusual' has racked up over 4.8 million YouTube views ( you can see it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws6at5NlGtA ). "I have songs from my early albums and songs yet to be recorded as well as a few choice cover versions that I will be serving up in my usual fashion. Any requests, please let me know well in advance by sending a message through my website at: www.sallybarker.co.uk xxx" A night of Sally Solo - mixing it up with her own compositions and covers she makes her own.