Del Barber

Del Barber
Born	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada[1]
Genres	Folk, Folk rock, Alt-country,[1] Americana, Roots
Occupations	Musician, Singer-songwriter, Record producer
Instruments	Acoustic guitar,[1] Harmonica,[1], Banjo,[1] Mandolin,[1] Vocals[1]
Years active	2005-Present
Labels	Independent
Website	DelBarber.com

Del Barber is an independent folk, folk rock, Americana, and alt-country singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. Barber was nominated for a 2011 Juno Award for his Love Songs of the Last Twenty in the category of Roots & Traditional Album of the Year.^[2] Later in 2011 he won two Western Canadian Music Awards for Independent Album of the Year and Roots Solo Recording of the Year.^[3][4]

Early life

Barber was born^[when?] in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.^[1] He cites some of his influences as Townes Van Zandt,^[1][5] Greg Brown,^[1][5] John Prine,^[1][5] Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Wilco, Bruce Springsteen,^[1] Neil Young,^[1] Gram Parsons,^[1] Bob Dylan,^[1] among many others. Del is also influenced by authors such as Farley Mowat,^[1] Wendell Berry,^[1] Jack Kerouac, and Kathleen Norris. He is also influenced by community^[1] and food.^[1]

Career

Barber began recording music while attending Covenant Bible College. From there he would start playing shows all across North America. During his one year at North Park University, he would continue to write music.

After the release of two early albums, Barber went back into the studio to record his eleven track album "Where the City Ends." With many positive reviews of this album, he continued to tour extensively in support of the album. In 2010, Barber released what would be considered his fourth entitled Love Songs for the Last Twenty. Once again, Barber had critical success with the album and continued to tour extensively. In August 2010, Barber was nominated for a Western Canadian Music Award for Roots Solo Album of the Year for Where the City Ends.^[6] The album also received a second nomination for Best Album Design of the Year which album designer Brooke Nelson was nominated. In 2011, he was nominated for a Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year for "Love Songs of the Last Twenty."^[2] On April 11, 2011 Barber appeared as the musical guest and interview on CBC Q with Jian Ghomeshi. The show was taped live as a part of The Winnipeg Comedy Festival. Barber performed "Miles & Years" and "As Far As I Can Tell."^[7] Later in 2011, Barber's career continued to reach new heights when he won two Western Canadian Music Awards for Independent Album of the Year and Roots Solo Recording of the Year.^[3][4]

Currently, Barber is in the studio working on his next album.

Band members

When not performing by himself in his solo work, Barber plays with his back up band The Del Barber Band. The members are as follows.

• Del Barber - Acoustic guitar, vocals, harmonica, mandolin, banjo^[1]
• Nadine Klowak - Vocals^[1]
• Luke Enns - Electric guitar^[1]
• Caleb Friesen - Drums^[1]
• Jean-Paul Laurendeau - Bass guitar^[1]
• Bill Western - Pedal steel guitar^[1]

Discography

Studio albums

Where the City Ends

• Release date: April 10, 2009
• Label: Independent
• Format: CD, Digital download

1. "Morning Song"
2. "Story That You Tell"
3. "Where the City Ends"
4. "Love is Just a Wrecking Ball"
5. "Muddy Palms"
6. "Hurry"
7. "Leather Boot Blues"
8. "Harvest"
9. "Long Long Winter"
10. "God Damn Desire"
11. "The Party Song"

Love Songs for the Last Twenty

• Release date: June 15, 2010
• Label: Independent
• Format: CD, Digital download

1. "As far as I Can Tell"
2. "Chicago"
3. "Love Song for the Last Twenty"
4. "Miles and Years"
5. "Home to Maniotba"
6. "Coming Home with the Summer"
7. "Story I Can Believe"
8. "If I Told You That I Love You"
9. "Songwriter's Lament"
10. "62 Richmond"
11. "Thunder Bay"
12. "Katy Sparrow"

Awards and nominations

Del Barber awards and nominations

Awards and nominations Award Wins Nominations Juno Awards 0 1 Western Canadian Music Awards 2 3
Totals
Awards won	2
Nominations	4

Year	Nominated work	Event	Award	Result
2010	Where the City Ends	Western Canadian Music Awards[6]	Roots Solo Album of the Year	Nominated
2011	Love Songs for the Last Twenty	Juno Awards[2]	Roots & Traditional Album of the Year	Nominated
		Western Canadian Music Awards[3][4][8]	Independent Album Of The Year	Won
			Roots Solo Recording Of The Year	Won

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y} "Del Barber - Bio". DelBarber.com. http://www.delbarber.com/fr_bio.cfm. Retrieved 11-20-11. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Juno Awards Artist Summary". Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. http://junoawards.ca/database/artist-summary/?artist_name=Del+Barber. Retrieved 04-07-11. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Night Belongs to Manitoba". Vancouver Sun. http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Night+belongs+Manitoba+musicians/5596085/story.html. Retrieved 10-24-11. 
4. ^ ^{a b c} "Manitoba shines at Western Canadian Music Awards". CBC.ca. http://www.cbc.ca/manitoba/scene/music/2011/10/24/manitoba-shines-at-western-canadian-music-awards/. Retrieved 10-24-11. 
5. ^ ^{a b c} "About Del Barber". SonicBids.com. http://profiles.sonicbids.com/artists/DelBarber/biography/. Retrieved 04-07-11. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "Western Canadian Music Award 2010 Nominees Announced". Breakout West Kelowna. http://www.breakoutwestkelowna.com/2010/08/western-canadian-music-award-2010-nominees-announced/. Retrieved 04-07-11. 
7. ^ "CBC Q Past Episode Library". CBC Radio. http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Radio/Q/Full_Episodes/1475592661/ID=1877358851. Retrieved 04-12-11. 
8. ^ "Western Canadian Music Award 2011 Nominees Announced". Breakout West. http://breakoutwest.ca/awards/. Retrieved 04-07-11. 

External links

• Del Barber
• Del Barber on Myspace

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