BBC FOLK AWARDS ~ BEST LIVE ACT
The Demon Barbers XL is now taking bookings for Festivals in 2016
This year they’ve captivated capacity crowds at Festivals like Glastonbury, Cambridge, Warwick, Shrewsbury, Sidmouth and more with their original, dynamic, high energy music & dance extravaganza ‘Disco At The Tavern’.… Read more
The Demon Barbers XL is coming to Birmingham Town Hall on Thu 22nd Oct and we’re currently looking for dance groups to display outside the venue prior to the show at 7.30pm
These displays have been very successful over the past few years with around 150 dance groups with more than 2000 dancers displaying before and after our shows.… Read more
We have two fancy dress parties this Summer!
Fri 31st July – Sidmouth Folk Festival
Wed 12th August – Broadstairs Folk Festival
This year’s theme is DISCO!!… Read more
”This really is a mind-blowing album with so much good stuff. It has to be an award winner this time next year”
‘They’re like a folk analogue of Ian Dury & The Blockheads, who had their own form of music subversion and made dance music perfectly acceptable to the rock/pop/punk community in the late 70s’
“Not so much that veritable melting pot, but a cauldron of cauldrons, an alloy of more precious metals than you can poke a stick at…..just… Read more
“This make-over of astounding proportions is refreshing in its scope and inventiveness and deserves to win awards in plenty”
“The result: An album that pushes traditional music forward, whilst being a bundle of fun at the same time. Here’s to another 15 years”
Our very own fiddle player and singer Bryony Griffith’s solo album Nightshade has been nominated for Best Trad Folk Album in The 2015 Spiral Earth Awards!… Read more
We are now sending out press/media copies of ‘Disco At The Tavern’
Are you involved in Radio/TV/Press? Run a festival or theatre?… Read more
Celebrating 15 years of mayhem!
Our new album by Grammy Award winning producers Donal Hodgson and Kipper.… Read more
Over the last few years The Lock In dance shows have been supported by over 150 dance groups, with nearly 2000 dancers, taking part in pre-show dance displays.… Read more
We’ll be releasing some of our tracks from our new album on this post in the run up to the official launch on Fri 17th April.… Read more
Tour dates for the launch of our new album ‘Disco At The Tavern’ have been confirmed!
Fri 17th April 2015 – Leeds – The Carriageworks
Sat 18th April 2015 – Gateshead – Sage
Sun 19th April 2015 – Keswick – Theatre By The Lake
Fri 1st May – Crawley -The Hawth Theatre
Sat 2nd May – Norwich Playhouse
Sun 3rd May – Rose Kingston-U-Thames
Fri 8th May -Tewkesbury – Roses Theatre
Sat 9th May – Canterbury – Gulbenkian Theatre
Sun 10th May – Yeovil – Octagon
Wed 13th May – Harrogate Theatre
Fri 15th May – Milton Keynes – The Stables
Sat 16th May – Shepley Spring Festival
Fri 22nd May – Bury St Edmunds – The Apex
Wed 27th May – Telford – The Place
Thu 28th May – London – Kings Place
Fri 29th May – Newbury Corn Exchange
Sat 30th May – Doncaster – Cast
Tickets Now On Sale!… Read more
Press Release:
10.2.14
‘Maverick English Folk’, The Demon Barbers, who celebrate their 15th anniversary this year, have teamed up with Grammy & Emmy Award winning producers for their upcoming new album ‘Disco At The Tavern’
Donal Hodgson and Kipper who are best known for their work with Sting, were introduced to the band by The Wilson Family following their recent involvement in Sting’s latest project, ‘The Last Ship’
Both Donal & Kipper have impressive CVs:
As Sting’s current recording engineer, Donal is at the top of his game (his Emmy was awarded in 2011 for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for his work on A&E’s Private Sessions, Sting at Red Rocks) he has also engineered and mixed recordings for many high profile bands such as Primal Scream, The Police and Tina Turner.… Read more
