Del Barber October 8, Wednesday Tickets $20 Drifting songs that sweep across the prairies. Del Barber isn’t simply a songwriter penning catchy hooks — he is telling warm, sincere and timeless stories with a tune in his heart and guitar in hand. He is an enticing folk artist drawing from his upbringing on the expansive Canadian prairies, weaving in and out of charming and witty anecdotes and into song. Barber has two Western Canadian Music Awards to his credit so far. Performing with his band this time around. Del Barber’s winsome, lonesome balladry leaves dusty footprints on the floor, traces of country-folk traditions that guide back to the late greats of songwriting history. Headwaters, Barber’s third album, picks up the trail with a set of prairie parables that lead through finely crafted confessionals and twang-kissed tales of desires lived, left and lost. His capacity to weave experiences and characters stem from a keen understanding of narrative, phrasing and metaphor, which get tied together by his polished finger-style guitar work, warm hometown melodies and his intoxicating personality. Carrying on in the tradition of legends like Townes Van Zandt, Greg Brown, Neil Young and John Prine, Del Barber breathes new life into old forms with a cutting sense of humour, a hint of cynicism, and songs that span the gulf between the sacred and the profane. “Headwaters (his latest cd) is the finest work yet from one of Canada’s most promising young troubadours. Four stars.” Winnipeg Free Press delbarber
Posted on: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 19:14:01 +0000
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