Barney Bentall: News

Sept 24 & 25, Vancouver, BC: Some of Vancouver's finest recording artists, songwriters and musicians, namely Barney Bentall - Guitar and Vocals Shari Ulrich - Fiddle, Mando, Vocals, Angela Harris - Vocals, Wendy Bird - Vocals, Colin Nairne - Guitar and Vocals, Rob Becker - Bass and Vocals and Eric Reed - Banjo, Mandolin and Dobro, makes up The High Bar Gang.

The High Bar Gang will be performing their double concert debut on September 24th and 25th, 2010 at the Eagles Club in North Vancouver with Special Guest, Tom Taylor (She Stole My Beer). Both concerts will include an introduction to each artist by way of their individual material and then the High Bar Gang will take the stage to deliver a traditional repertoire of cheatin', hurtin' and classic Gospel Bluegrass songs - some of which date back to the early 1900's.

Double Debut Concert
HIGH BAR GANG with Special Guest, Tom Taylor
'The Starlight Room' (170 West 3rd Street, North Vancouver)
Friday, September 24, 2010
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Doors 7:30pm

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
Tickets $35 (plus service charge) 19+
Call for tickets: 604-988-9073
Online etickets: www.eaglesnorthvancouver.com

On Tuesday, June 15, renowned Canadian singer/songwriters Barney Bentall, Shari Ulrich and Tom Taylor will perform together in a special benefit concert for Literacy Victoria.

Belfry Arts Centre, 1291 Gladstone Avenue, Victoria, BC
Hosted by Gregor Craigie, host of CBC Radio’s On the Island
Tickets on sale at the Belfry Theatre Box Office: 250-385-6815

$35: includes show, pre-show appetizers and cash bar

$100: include post-show party with the artists, hosted by Shelagh Rogers (CBC Radio), and a $50 tax receipt

All proceeds benefit Literacy Victoria, a non-profit community organization providing adults with free help and support in basic reading, writing, math, computer and other essential skills.

Click the poster to download a full-sized PDF!

"Barney Bentall... writes resonant songs of hope, love and loss which connect thousands of miles away from the wide open spaces of his enigmatic Canadian homeland. 'The Inside Passage' charts some quite beautiful waters you ought to traverse at your earliest convenience."

Read the full review here.

You can bid in DOXA's Celebrity Camera Auction to win an undeveloped single-use camera with pictures taken by Barney! Find out more at the DOXA festival website...

On Sunday, Feb 27, Barney plays a free show at the Whistler Live Olympics celebration site. Show starts at 4:45 pm! More info at Whistler 2010 website.

Barney Bentall and the Grand Cariboo Opry are delighted to announce they will be performing at Whistler Village Square on Friday, February 5, to celebrate the arrival of the Olympic Torch. The group is thrilled to be part of the historic event, and invites everyone to join them in Whistler at 3:30 PM for the festivities!

"Live At Cates Hill" was chosen in Australia's "Rhythm Magazine" by writer Sue Barrett as #1 in her Top Ten Albums of 2009.

Shari Ulrich, Barney Bentall and Tom Taylor recorded this live CD to answer their audiences' longing to re-live the night - or take the band home. You can listen to tracks from "Live at Cates Hill" and buy the album at CD Baby.

Exciting news for those of you across the water - Barney's new album "The Inside Passage" will be available in the UK on March 1, 2010. You can pre-order the album now at Amazon.

Get your Opry on at http://www.grandcaribooopry.com - where you can learn more about the history of the Opry, listen and watch moments from previous performances, and find out how to book an Opry performance in your area.

"The lyrical acumen may be most obviously the work of a man who insightfully peers into specific vignettes he has created - not just the work of a man who can examine his own life journey - on the album's penultimate track. She Ran Away is an incredibly dense story within a simple narrative - the like of which would recall the sort of genius we associate with Fred Eaglesmith. The song fully engages the listener at every turn, culminating in his recognizing, 'I was serving the fifth day of my sentence' as his private fate as the song ends."

Read the full review of The Inside Passage at The Daily Gleaner.

Last weekend the BC Interior Music Awards were held in Kelowna, BC, and Barney Bentall's new album The Inside Passage was honoured with four awards:

• Album of the Year - Barney Bentall  The Inside Passage.
• Producer of the Year - John Ellis  The Inside Passage.
• Songwriter of the Year - Barney Bentall  Hold My Heart.
• Country/Bluegrass Recording of the Year - Barney Bentall  The Inside Passage

 

A huge thanks to everyone involved, and congratulations to all the other winners and nominees!

Tomorrow, Thursday November 5, Barney and Dustin Bentall will be interviewed on CBC's Q with Jian Ghomeshi. Check http://www.cbc.ca/q for broadcast times in your area!

Legendary Canadian singer songwriter Barney Bentall doesn't seem to be making any plans to retire these days.  His passion and unmatched talent really shine on his latest release "The Inside Passage".

We get started with a catchy upbeat tune called "Hold my Heat" that does a perfect job pulling you in and building you up for the irresistible chorus. The song instantly grabs your attention and puts you in the driver¹s seat for this amazing album.  "Sending out a Message" rounds out and softens the overall sound of the album with a beautifully written mid tempo song that contends for best track.  There is a great range of instrumentation used on this album with horns, pedal steel, piano, fiddle, glockenspiel, mandolin even whistling. Bentall¹s musical seasoning and life experience really shine with "I never Meant To Make You Cry", this beautifully timeless ballad is a great addition this impressive set of songs. One track in particular that really stands out is Papa Henry's Boy, it's got an old time country feel to it and would get any crowd to their feet in a hurry, it's a hootin, hollerin good time.  If you're a fan of artists like Bruce Springsteen's, Fred Eaglesmith, Bruce Cockburn and Steve Dawson this is a must have in your collection.

- Andre Skinner, IndieCan

 

We are all familiar with songs such as “New York, New York”, “I Love Paris” and “Galveston”... but what about songs dedicated to Canadian places? There are classics like “Bobcaygeon” by The Tragically Hip and “Running Back to Saskatoon” by The Guess Who. There are definitely more places in this country worth immortalizing in song.

That’s why CBC Radio 2 is launching the Great Canadian Song Quest – to give Canadians a chance to nominate what locations matter most to them and commission 13 new songs to be written about those places.

And not only will Canadians get to decide on one place from each province, they will also get to vote on the 13 singer-songwriters who will compose and record the new songs.

Barney is one of the artists participating in Song Quest. Go now to http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/songquest/ and select British Columbia. Choose a BC town to write about, and then choose Barney Bentall's picture - check the box under his bio and submit your vote!

Please spread the word about Song Quest and help Canada pick Barney! You can start your own blog campaigning for your favourite town and artist - go to the "Share Quest With The Rest" link to do that.

Voting closes on October 23, so hurry!

The Grand Cariboo Opry with Barney Bentall & Guests will be LIVE at "The Cultch" in their newly renovated historic theatre on Friday,  November 27th, 2009.
 
Tickets are on sale NOW through The Cultch Box Office:
604.251.1363
http://www.thecultch.com/

Doors:  6 pm (check out the silent auction and nibble on tasty tapas by Potluck Catering)
Show:   7:30 pm

As many of you know, the Opry is an important annual fundraiser for the Potluck Café Society. Together your support for this event has benefited our community greatly and enabled Potluck to prepare and serve over 20,000 free, nutritious meals to Downtown Eastside residents.

If you are interested in supporting the Opry with a silent auction donation or a unique and highly memorable song sponsorship please contact heather(at)potluckcatering.com.

See you at The Cultch!

Barney's new album, "The Inside Passage" featuring the single "Hold My Heart", is available for sale at MapleMusic. Get yours now!

This Friday, October 2nd, 2009!

Barney Bentall & The Grand Cariboo Opry
Firefighter Appreciation Concert
Doors Open at 7:30 pm at Clinton Memorial Hall
Tickets Avail at Integris Insurance & Village of Clinton
$25 admission
All Proceeds go to Clinton Volunteer Fire Dept
Contact 459-2307 or 459-2172

Please join us for an intimate and interactive performance with Barney Bentall and friends, to celebrate the release of his new album THE INSIDE PASSAGE. Limited tickets are available at $25 each for this special event.

THE INSIDE PASSAGE Release Party
September 24 and 25
The Starlight Room at The Eagles Club, 170 West 3rd Street, North Vancouver, BC
Doors: 7:30 pm
Performance: 8:30 pm
Tickets: Available online at http://www.eaglesnorthvancouver.com/5701/71701.html, or by visiting the FOE Hall.

Sign up to the Facebook page for this event right here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=141021951788

On September 22, 2009, Barney Bentall will release his new album, "The Inside Passage", on True North Records.

From Barney: "I knew the title of the record long before I wrote the song.  I wanted to write a collection of songs that were loosely based on moving through life.  I grew up on the prairies but we spent our summers out at the coast.  We had a boat and we would take it on long trips from the San Juan Islands to Desolation Sound.  I've always felt the pull of those two spaces - the prairies where they rise to meet the Rockies, and the sea as it collides with the Coastal range."

Listen to the first single from the album, "Hold My Heart" at Barney's MySpace site. Stay tuned to find out how you can order the album, as well as tour dates and special announcements!

Barney will be performing with the Grand Cariboo Opry at the Fusion Festival in Surrey, BC on Saturday, July 18. Details at the Fusion Festival website.

Barney Bentall, Murray McLauchlan, Catherine MacLellan and Nathan Rogers will be appearing in Eastern Canada this October as part of True North Records' "Canadian Songbook 2009" concert series. For more information and tickets, visit http://www.thecanadiansongbook.ca.

Just announced! Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts will appear at the PNE in Vancouver on August 29 at 8pm. Tickets are free with PNE admission. For directions and more info, please visit the official PNE website.

Last fall, CBC Radio recorded the Grand Cariboo Opry performance, hosted by Barney Bentall, at St. James' Hall in Vancouver. Now you can listen to the whole concert online!

Barney, Tom Taylor and Shari Ulrich played their first show together as a Bluebird North songwriters' event at Bowen Island's Cates Hill Chapel in November 2007. They and the audience enjoyed it so much that they embarked on more shows together, returning to Cates Hill exactly one year later for what they now plan to make an annual event for Bowen Island. This time, they brought engineer Anthony Maki along to record the concert. The result is "Live at Cates Hill". An eclectic mix of the character, voices and songwriting from these three unique artists. Or as someone was heard to say - "two Canadian legends and the Number One Draft Pick."

Barney, Tom and Shari will be performing a CD release concert (and their first show in Vancouver) on Friday, May 29th at The Roundhouse, at the corner of Davie and Pacific. Show time is 8:00 pm, tickets are $20 at the door. For reservations and additional information write info@estherrecords.ca.

Barney was at Tractorgrease Studio in Chilliwack last week, recording some live video. The show was broadcast live on local radio station, 89.5 CHWK The Hawk. See some pictures from the event here!