Clive Barnes
For Bookings Contact:
My Music Artists International
Ken McGuire
My Music (Ireland)
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Influences
Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Keith Jarrett, Chris Whitley, Sigur Ros, Steve Earle, Greg Dulli, Bruce Springsteen, The Band, Esbjorn Svensson Trio, David Grier, Tony Rice, Todd Snider, Wilco, Paul Westerburg, Dock Boggs, Metallica, John Hiatt,Kelly Joe Phelps, Jerry Douglas, Rob Ickes, The Drive By Truckers, Richard Buckner...
Clive Barnes has been slowly gaining a worldwide reputation as one of the finest Lapslide/Regular acoustic guitarist and songwriters on todays scene. Having released four critically acclaimed albums, Played and recorded with Joe Cocker, Taj Mahal and Eric Bibb,four sold out US tours, tours of France, Germany and the UK and various awards, Including Album of the Year 2002 in the US magazine 'Acoustic Guitar'. Acoustic Guitar Magazine USA Album of The Year 2002.
Clive's talents as a guitarist have been employed by some of the most respected musicians working today,like Blues Legend Taj Mahal Grammy winning songwriter Jim Lauderdale,Nashville Bluegrass Flat picking legend Steve Kaufman, and most recently New York Singer/Songwriter Eric Bibb who took Clive on tour in France and the UK in 2005.
Playing in front of huge crowds everynight on the French festival circuit with Eric Bibb.
Clive also got to play with some other hero's on that tour including Blues Legend Taj Mahal and Joe Cocker. Clive has also toured with David Crosby, Tony Joe White, Joe Ely, Dr. John, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Joe Cocker, Taj Mahal, Solomon Burke, Terry Callier, Garth Hudson (The Band) Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Peter Green, Jimmy Dale Gilmore, Bert Jansch, George Benson, and The Holmes Brothers.
Clive's own concerts are not to be missed with RTE Television critic Harry Guerin writing after witnessing Clive in Vicar Street Dublin, "Clive is a lap slide guitarist who can make one acoustic sound like six, Barnes transported the entire, hushed venue across the Atlantic to where the paths taken by the Delta Blues, Tom Waits and Bruce Springsteen all led to his own special territory. Balancing intensity with between song banter that would challenge any stand-up, Barnes' four songs were a revelation, and with each one you could hear him shrugging off more and more of his 'best kept secret' status."
ALBUMS and REVIEWS Welcome To Farewell (2001) Hotpress Magazine 9/10 Irish Times **** 4/5 Acoustic Guitar Magazine USA Album of The Year 2002, Read artical here http://www.acousticguitar.com/issues/ag115/HomegrownWinners.html Live At The Spirit Store (2002) Irish Independant **** 4/5
Goldtooth Cinnamon (2004) Hotpress Magazine 9/10 Irish Times **** 4/5
Hi guys, after a very long wait the website is finally live and my debut album "This is Joy" is available for CD purchase and track download. Tnx for all the support ;) James. www. jamessullivanmusic. com
GOOD MORNING CLIVE...HOW ARE YOU? I HOPE ALL IS WELL IN YOUR WORLD...GOSH FINALLY FINDING TIME TO CHECK OUT ALL MY NEW FRIENDS MUSIC...YOU ROCK...KUDOS! YOU ARE VERY GIFTED AND I WISH YOU MUCH HAPPINESS IN YOUR LIFETIME,MANY BLESSINGS EVERYDAY AND CONTINUED SUCCESS WITH YOUR MUSIC CAREER AND ALL YOUR HEARTS DESIRES... TAKE CARE! HOLLA BACK ANYTIME AS I TREASURE GENUINE FRIENDSHIPS...
Clive, how's it goin' now, hope the gigs is going well, the one at the club was feckin' mighty, the duet with Siobhan was fab, i've had so many people saying what a great night it was. And the night after too was super, Jimmy said hello and that album will be out before xmas, it's ready. Catch up soon. Liam.
Hey Clive, I see you're playing the Cherry Tree again this week. I might see you in there, cause some of the lads that came along the last time are looking at heading along, and one or two others as well.
Hope touring is going well for you anyway, you seem to have a fair few dates lined up if nothing else.
