The Demon Barbers

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="043fd5a3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#CC0066" FACE="Arial" ><B>Alan Bearman Music</B></FONT><B>    </B><B> |  </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>   </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Alan Bearman Music"><U><B>home</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Eliza Carthy"><U><B>Eliza Carthy</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Martin Simpson"><U><B>Martin Simpson</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Waterson:Carthy"><U><B>Waterson:Carthy</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Altan"><U><B>Altan</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lau"><U><B>Lau</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Kris Drever"><U><B>Kris Drever</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Battlefield Band"><U><B>Battlefield Band</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Flook"><U><B>Flook</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chris Wood"><U><B>Chris Wood</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Lark Rise Band"><U><B>The Lark Rise Band</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Martin Carthy"><U><B>Martin Carthy</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><B>The Demon Barbers</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Faustus"><U><B>Faustus</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Spooky Mens Chorale"><U><B>The Spooky Men's Chorale</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Peggy Seeger and Spooky Mens Chorale"><U><B>Peggy Seeger and  Spooky Men's Chorale</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tour Dates and Concerts"><U><B>Tour Dates and Concerts</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Artists photo downloads"><U><B>Artists' photo downloads</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Festival Programming and Consultancy"><U><B>Festival  Programming and Consultancy</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B>Links</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Alan Bearman"><U><B>About Alan Bearman</B></U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact"><U><B>Contact</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="044d2b03.jpg"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="06843340.gif" border=0 width="67" height="52" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="06992a30.gif" border=0 width="146" height="163" ALT="Alan Bearman Music logo" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="3a69ca00.jpg" border=0 width="156" height="160" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <B>To book the artists</B></div> <div> <B>please telephone or </B></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:bearman@btinternet.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:bearman@btinternet.com"><U><B>email here</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><A HREF="javascript:newWin=window.open('http://www.patronmailuk.com/bnmailweb/P atronSetup?oid=106','patron_signup','height=500,width=640,scrollBars=1,resiz able=0');newWin.focus();">Join Our Venue/Promoters' Mailing List!</A></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="073a0a03.gif"> <div> <I><B> <a href="HTMLobj-1015/the_ballad_of_minepit_shaw.mp3"><u>Listen to The Ballad of Minepit Shaw</u> </a>  </B></I></div> <div> <I><B> <a href="HTMLobj-1016/Winnie_Hayes_mp3_edit.mp3"><u>Listen to The Creel~Doorus Mill~Winnie Hayes</u> </a>  </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="4087a1b0.jpg" border=0 width="378" height="283" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Current availability </B></div> <div>  17th -31st October.  Please enquire for further availability</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id21_demon_barber_roadshow_dates.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tour Dates and Concerts"><U><B>Current Tour Dates</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> Over the last five years <B>The Demon Barbers</B> have gained major recognition for their original and imaginative approach to traditional music and song. With Damien, Bryony and Will retaining a solid traditional English base the band's unique sound is compounded by the driving rhythm section of Griffiths & Sykes.   In <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#808080" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> <A NAME="the_demon_barber_s_roadshow_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I></FONT><B>The Demon Barber's Roadshow</B>  these raunchy musos join forces with some of England's most exciting young traditional dancers to create high energy music and a spectacular new take on English ritual dance</div> <div>  </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Damien Barber</B> - vocals/guitar/concertin; <B>Bryony Griffith</B> - fiddle/vocals; </div> <div> <B>Will Hampson</B> - melodeon/harmonica; <B>Lee Sykes</B> - electric bass; <B>Ben Griffith</B> - drums</div> <bR> <bR> <div> “With<B> The Demon Barbers'</B> driven punchy tunes & songs, drum `n' bass grooves, </div> <div> the odd touch of ska and an ever present feel that this lot know how to party, </div> <div> the result is one of the most exciting acts around” </div> <div> <I><B>fRoots</B></I></div> <bR> <div> "a dynamic, forward-looking approach to traditional music for the new century" </div> <div> <I><B>BBC Radio2</B></I></div> <div>  </div> <div> "Shooglenifty and Oysterband collide" </div> <div> <I><B>Simon Care, E2k/Albion Band</B></I></div> <bR> <div> "May The Demon Barbers take the world by storm" </div> <div> <I><B>Rychard Carrington,  Rock'n'Reel</B></I></div> <bR> <div> “Check them out for proof that England's exciting, phwoar-inducing, evolving dance,</div> <div>  song and instrumental traditions are thriving, live and very kicking.”<I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>f'Roots</B></I></div> <bR> <div> "Bellowhead were joined onstage by the outrageously athletic Demon Barber Roadshow for a Big Band,</div> <div> clog and rapper extravaganza that left the audience breathless and up for a great night's entertainment"</div> <div> <I><B>BBC Radio 2's review of the Folk Awards 2005</B></I></div> <div>  </div> <div> "The tradition not so much dragged as rocketed into the 21st century"</div> <div> <I><B>Folk on Tap</B></I></div> <bR> <div> "Just the kind of shot in the arm that folk music needs from time to time"</div> <div> <I><B>Nigel Schofield, Free Reed </B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>