Del Barber

Back over the pond again

Szeto — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:45:34 +0000

Very exciting news! We’ve just confirmed that Del will be returning to the UK to support Scottish singer-songwriter Justin Currie on a 12-date tour. Dates are now up and tickets are on sale through the tour page. More dates to be announced!

Support for Justin Currie

Sep 07 Wolves Civic (Wolverhampton, UK)

Sep 08 The Junction (Cambridge, UK)

Sep 09 Komedia (Brighton, UK)

Sep 10 Union Chapel (London, UK)

Sep 12 Queen’s Hall (Edinburgh, Scotland)

Sep 13 Gala Theatre and Cinema (Durham, UK)

Sep 14 Harrogate Royal Hall (Harrogate, UK)

Sep 15 The Lowry (Salford, UK)

Sep 17 The Brook (Southampton, UK)

Sep 18 Exeter Phoenix (Exeter, UK)

Sep 19 The Gate Arts and Community Centre (Cardiff, UK)

Sep 20 Colston Hall (Bristol, UK)

Tune into DNTO on June 8

Szeto — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 21:42:58 +0000

Tune into Definitely Not The Opera (DNTO) on CBC Radio One tomorrow – that’s Saturday, June 8 – to hear Del how escaped the pandemonium that shook Vancouver in 2011.

Over the pond we go

Szeto — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:50:40 +0000

Pretty excited to announce that Del will be playing one of Europe’s greatest music festivals, The Great Escape, this May. Tickets for this 3-day festival are on sale now. See y’all there!

Canadian Folk Music Awards nomination

Szeto — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 22:07:28 +0000

Well, what a fine way to start the weekend; we’ve just received word that Del has been nominated for Solo Artist of the Year at the 2012 Canadian Folk Music Awards. The CFMA Gala and awards ceremony will be held at the Imperial Theatre in Saint John, NB on Saturday, November 17, 2012.

On the road again

Szeto — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 15:52:28 +0000

Del will be heading on the road again in less than week. Bring your smiling face, and let’s have a good time. He’ll be hitting Toronto (with Carleton Stone), Sudbury, Elliot Lake, Stirling, Montreal, Winnipeg, Regina, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton and Jasper. Details available here.

New, new, new!

Szeto — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:06:08 +0000

Well, it’s official, summer is coming to an end, but the good times keep on rolling. Del will be bringing Headwaters to stops from Alberta to Quebec this fall, so keep your eye out on the tour dates, and for those of you who can’t get enough of Facebook, you can find on-going announcements there as well.

In other exciting news, against the symbolic milieu of a decommissioned grain elevator known as the ‘Five Prairie Giants’ in Inglis, Manitoba, Del will bring his twang-kissed tales to life for a full-length feature music documentary. Del will be teaming up with the producers at Farpoint Films, whose music documentary credits include The Weakerthans and The Sheepdogs. Stay tuned for more information!

Five Prairie Giants

Hear it live: Banff Centre

Szeto — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 19:19:49 +0000

Back in April, leading up to the release of Headwaters, Del was in the illustrious Banff Centre. Check out the very cool live recording that’s just been posted on the venue’s website.

Headwaters’ EPK

Szeto — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 23:05:47 +0000

This just in: Canadian Press

Szeto — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 21:52:05 +0000

As a lead up to Father’s Day, Canadian Press wrote a great story about Del and his father.

For Boyd Barber, work was never about anything as fanciful or intangible as pursuing a dream.

In fact, it was the dreams that chased him. Vivid nightmares that have haunted him since 1969, when he was one of the Canadian Navy members onboard the HMCS Kootenay when a gearbox exploded, killing nine crew members and injuring at least 53 others.

For 40 years afterward, Barber worked as a millwright. He spent most of those four decades toiling in the depths of Manitoba mines, but his was a jack-of-all-trades position that required him to nurture a general aptitude for all sorts of body-burdening tasks: welding, electrical work, installation of industrial machinery.

It’s the sort of stuff often referred to as good, honest work, but Barber hated it. So he was glad his son, Del, developed a talent for music and opted to follow a different path than his dad.

But he never expected to follow in his son’s fresh footsteps. These things are supposed to work the other way around.

Head to Winnipeg Free Press to read the rest of the story.

Well, this is just plain cool

Szeto — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 21:38:20 +0000

It’s not everyday that you get added to a list of “25 Best Neil Young Covers” by one of the most read music blogs ever. Consequence of Sound, based out of Chicago, is one of the very best ways to learn about music, period. Head over to their site to see their complete list of best Neil Young covers, which includes yours truly, as well as Bob Dylan, Buffy Sainte-Marie, James Mercer, Phish, and Thom Yorke.