Outlaws Wanted
Leeds Rapper sword team ‘The Wardrobe Outlaws’ are looking for enthusiastic dancers to join them at Cleckheaton Folk Festival on Saturday the 2nd of July where they will be performing alongside us and many others.… Read more
News
We are recruiting clog dancers!
It’s an exciting time for the Demon Barbers and Breaking Tradition dance company. We’re currently working on; ‘The Lock In Christmas Carol’ – A Christmas version of our hip hop and folk dance extravaganza, ‘The Sleepover’ – A magical music and dance show for children and families, and we’re constantly developing our XL show that we perform at venues and festivals all over the UK.… Read more
New headquarters at Kala Sangam Arts Centre
We are very excited to move our offices to Kala Sangam, a vibrant, intercultural arts centre in the heart of Bradford.… Read more
Singers Wanted For Cleckheaton Folk Festival Choir
The Demon Barbers are looking for singers to take part in a project with Cleckheaton Folk Festival and Creative Scene, an arts project that commissions, programmes and produces projects in North Kirklees, West Yorkshire.… Read more
New Family Dance Show!
The Sleepover
Arts Council England award The Demon Barbers & Breaking Tradition dance company funding for a new children’s Folk & Hip Hop Dance extravaganza!… Read more
The Folking Awards Best Album 2016
Thanks to everyone who voted for us at this year’s Folking Awards!
Best Album 2016 ‘Disco At The Tavern’
Produced by Grammy Award winners Donal Hodgson and Kipper
And you can buy a copy direct from us (via Paypal) for only £12 inc p+p!… Read more
The Demon Barbers XL Now Booking Festivals 2016!
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
Dance groups needed for Birmingham display 22nd Oct 2015
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
5* R2 Magazine Review Of Disco At The Tavern
”This really is a mind-blowing album with so much good stuff. It has to be an award winner this time next year”
Froots Review of Disco At The Tavern
‘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’
Spiral Earth Award Nomination For Bryony’s Solo Album
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
Media Copies Of New Album Now Available
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
New album now on sale
Disco At The Tavern (2015)
Celebrating 15 years of mayhem!
Our new album by Grammy Award winning producers Donal Hodgson and Kipper.… Read more
XL Dance Display Teams Wanted
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
Listen to our new album tracks
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 Launch Of New Album Confirmed
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
Grammy & Emmy Award Winning Producers For New Album
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
New Show ‘The Demon Barbers ‘XL’
Winners of ‘Best Live Act’ @ BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2009
Renowned for their no holds barred approach to their live shows The Demon Barbers return to the concert stage with a new repertoire, extra band members and a modern twist to their multi-award winning Roadshow.… Read more
DERT 2014 The Dancing England Rapper Tournament
After winning the Tyzack Trophy for ‘most exciting team’ in Burton-on-Trent last year, it was the turn of our old friends, Black Swan Rapper to host the 2014 event on their own turf in Leeds.… Read more
The First Ever Demon Barber Clog Competition!
Last month marked the FIRST EVER Demon Barber Clog Competition at Shepley Spring Festival!
The competition was set up by our own Demon Barber cloggies to provide a ‘no-rules’ competition that was open to all styles of clog dance.… Read more
