Sally Barker
Sally Barker ( born September 19, 1959 in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire ) is an English singer-songwriter in the area of folk rock, known for her work as a solo artist and founding member of The Poozies.
Musical Career
At the age of 10 years, Sally Barker began writing songs and making music (guitar), inspired by TV appearances of the English folk-pop singer Mary Hopkin and influenced by Bessie Smith, Bonnie Raitt, John Martyn and Aretha Franklin.
Her first performances had Sally as "better half " of the folk - blues duo Sally and Chris, along with bassist Chris Watson in pubs and clubs in the English Midlands, followed by guest appearances in Steeleye Span and Gordon Giltrap
1986 Sally Barker won the Kendal Song Search Competition, and they toured together with famous artists such as Fairport Convention, Taj Mahal, Richard Thompson and Roy Harper.
Her first solo album - Sally Barker (1989 ) - with cover versions of their antecedent live performances was successful. This Rhythm Is Mine (1990 ) proved her constantly refined musical potential, and they toured with Bob Dylan and Robert Plant in Germany, after their first two albums were released in 1990 by Rykodisc label and in the USA.
The Poozies (1990-1996)
In 1990, Sally Barker founding member of The Poozies, together with
- Mary MacMaster - Electrical harp, metal - strung harp, percussion, vocals (formerly a duo Sileas )
- Patsy Seddon - Electro -harp, gut- strung harp, fiddle, percussion, vocals (formerly a duo Sileas ) and
- Karen Tweed - piano accordion, percussion, vocals,
They had met at the Hong Kong Festival Folk and could inspire as guest musicians for their second album.
Jenny Gardner ( fiddle) left the group again soon, and Eilidh Shaw (guitar, fiddle, percussion, vocals ) completed the group in the late 1990s.
The Poozies played a mix of Cajun, folk, blues, country and rock, and published with Sally Barker two albums, Chantoozies (1993) and Dansoozies (1995).
The Poozies were referred to as the "UK 's finest all-female outfit " and " Britain's premiere celtic roots all -woman supergroup ".
1996 to the present
As of 1996, Sally Barker devoted strengthened her family ( she has two sons ), and Kate Rusby replaced it with The Poozies.
Sally focused since then on her solo work - already in the same year followed Favourite Dish and 1998 Passion and The Countess.
She also appeared as a guest musician on again increased in 2002 interrupted by a sore throat and removal of their tonsils: ua composed them Misunderstood for the CD The World Is A Wonderful Place: The Songs Of Richard Thompson ( 1994), with the duo Show of Hands on Live at the Royal Albert Hall ( 1996), Pete Morton Courage, Love and Grace (1997) and with Janet Russell on Gathering the Fragments ( 1998).
Their album Maid in England (2003), had worked on the Sally five years was overshadowed by the death of her husband, who had not recovered from a renewed outbreak of cancer in August 2003.
In the fall of 2006, she toured reunited with The Poozies in some performances, as she replaced Eilidh Shaw during the birth of her daughter in August 2006.
Discography
Albums
Albums with The Poozies
Collaboration with other artists
( incomplete)