Website up and running again
The Demon Barbers website has been undergoing some rigorous spring cleaning over the last few weeks due to unprecedented attempts by spammers to upload malware to our pages.… Read more
Author: Damien B
The Demon Barbers Radio Show March 2012
Broadcast on Sheffield Live 93.2 FM
March 29th @ 18:00
March 30th @ 13:00
With special guests Belinda O’Hooley & Heidi Tidow
ARTISTS FEATURED:
… Harry Theaker – The Traipse
Our good friend, former TGP dancer and member of Black Swan Rapper is launching a new sword dance based project…
‘The Traipse’ takes a modern twist on traditional sword dancing into pubs and schools in Yorkshire as part of the Cultural Olympiad
Traditional sword-dancing gets a modern twist in ‘The Traipse’, a new project that will see dancers hot foot it onto the streets of Barnsley, Grimsby, Hull and Sheffield from 26 – 30 March 2012.… Read more
Time Gentlemen Please Documentary to be filmed at Harrogate Theatre
The UK’s No.1 Folk & Hip-Hop Dance Extravaganza is to be filmed for an exciting new documentary at the Harrogate Theatre on 1st March 2012.… Read more
The Demon Barbers Radio Show February 2012
Broadcast on Sheffield Live 93.2 FM
February 22nd @ 14:00
February 24th @ 13:00
With special guest Fay Hield
Demon Duos on the road in February
Although it’s few more weeks before The Demon Barbers are on the road again we are pleased to announce that Damien, Bryony & Will are taking their respective duos around the UK a lot sooner.
Champion Clog Dancer on SKY1 Got To Dance
A few months ago we posted an article on Tanisha Allman winning the Cheshire & Lancashire Clog Dancing Championships for the second time in a row.… Read more
New Radio Show
Our new brand spanking new radio slot on Sheffield LIve 93.2 FM was all set to launch on 26th January 2012 at 5pm but due to an unfortunate electral failure in Sheffield it’s been postponed to:
Fri 27th January – 1pm
Thu 2nd February – 5pm
This month’s special guest on our ‘Phone A Folky’ feature is our very good friend Chris Sherburn!… Read more
The Spiral Awards – Best Debut Nomination
Our very own Bryony Griffith & Will Hampson have been nominated for ‘Best Debut Album or Performance’ in the prestigious Spiral Earth Awards!… Read more
It’s Got Bells On – BBC Radio 2
Comedian Stewart Lee explores and celebrates, rather than mocks, the morris and other traditional English dances.
BBC Radio 2 Monday 12th December 10.00 -11.00pm – LISTEN AGAIN
‘Strictly’; ‘Britain’s Got Talent’; ‘So You Think You Can Dance’… there is extraordinary enthusiasm for dance in many forms.… Read more
Mark Durberville – Help Save BBC Folk Radio!
By Mark Durberville, co-presenter of The Durbervilles Folk & Roots Show, BBC Radio Leeds.
You may not be aware of the full implications that are facing folk radio shows in the light of the recently announced big BBC budget cuts.… Read more
… Tanisha Allman Wins Again!
Our newest member of The Demon Barber Roadshow, Tanisha Allman, has won the Cheshire & Lancashire Clog Dancing Championships for the 2nd year in a row!… Read more
Time Gentlemen Please! Autumn Tour
September
16th – The Forum, Barrow In Furness
18th – Grand Opera House, York
20th – Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone
22nd – The Cresett, Peterborough
23rd – The Apex, Bury St Edmunds
October
8th – Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
November
19th – The Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton
The Demon Barber Radio Show August 2011 (double show)
For those of you who have been wondering where our radio show had gone…it’s been to Sheffield!
Apologies for the lack of action in July but we’ve been working on a double edition for Dave Eyre who has been allowing guest DJs to take a spin on his Thank Goodness It’s Folk show.… Read more
Towersey Fancy Dress – Outlaws & Inlaws!
It’s been a while since we had a fancy dress party and what better honour than to finish up Towersey Village Festival with one!… Read more
The Chris Moyles Morris Challenge!
We recently came across Chris Moyles Hip Hop Morris Battle video on you tube and thought it quite funny, although not quite as funny as the Harvestival one done last year.… Read more
Inter School Rapper Sword Championships 2011
A few weeks ago we held our 4th inter-school rapper championships!
The competition was held at Shawland’s Primary School in Barnsley with special guests Ivor Allsop and The Earl of Scarborough!… Read more
Paul Sartin – Glastonbury Spin
Multi-instrumentalist & singer with Belshazzar’s Feast, Dr Faustas and Bellowhead, Paul Sartin talks about whether Glastonbury Festival does what it says on the packet
After my previous, and only experience of Glastonbury, I swore I’d never go again for love nor money.… Read more
The Demon Barbers Radio Show June 2011
We’ve been headhunted!
David Crickmore from the Durberville’s Folk & Roots Show on BBC Radio Leeds was so impressed/traumatised by our previous shows that he felt an uncontrolable urge to take us under his wing.… Read more
