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Label: RootBeat Records
Members: Charlie Barker

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Charlie Barker
Sheffield, UK        Americana / Folk / Acoustic

Bio

It has been a busy few years for Charlie who made her TV debut on BBC1's 'The Next Big Thing', was a BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Awards semi finalist, has released her first album Sleeping at the Station and is about to release album No. 2 Ghosts & Heroes on 7rd November 2011.

Charlie plays festivals and venues throughout the UK, making appearances at Henley Festival, Sheffield City Hall, Cambridge Rock Festival, Buxton Fringe, Ely Folk Festival and City of York Folk Festival to name a few.

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Songs

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Ghosts & Heroes [Album Sampler]
Charlie Barker
Ghosts & Heroes [Album Sampler]
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Sleeping at the Station [Album ...
Charlie Barker
Sleeping at the Station [Album Sampler]
Not The Way
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Fields of Gold
Charlie Barker
Fields of Gold
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BBC Radio Sheffield, with Steve...
Charlie Barker
BBC Radio Sheffield, with Steve White 2009
Landslide

Comments

Tyrone Smith
Tyrone Smith: Never let anyone tell you that you can't. The only reason why they say that is because someone told them the same thing and they listened. Keep Pushing! Wishing you a Impressive & Progressive 2012 : ) http://facebo...  Jan 11
Kerry Leigh
Kerry Leigh: Great compelling compositions and performances!  Nov 29
Lewis Hamilton and the Boogie Brothers
Lewis Hamilton and the Boogie ...: Great page, playing some of your tunes just now and promise to return. Please visit our page, find us on facebook if you want, and we’ll send our lurve straight back – we ALWAYS support fellow performers … :: Respect fr...  Nov 19
DITRADEM
DITRADEM: Exellent Work, best regards, DITRADEM  Nov 02
Sue Trickey
Sue Trickey: Best wishes with your new album, i have just been enjoying another listen. Wishing you success.  Sep 30
Country Call
Country Call: love your rendition of " I hope you dance " ! you have a way of making covers your own !!!!!! awesome voice !!!  Aug 23
Double Play
Double Play: lovely acoustic sound Charlie !!!!  Aug 20
Mark Brooks
Mark Brooks: Charlie... I love your flavor of folk! Exceptional work and a great collection of tracks!  Aug 19
John Revitte
John Revitte: Beautiful and stunning voice!!!  Aug 11
THE MADD FELON/IT'Z WHATEVA ENT.
THE MADD FELON/IT'Z WHATEV...: BEAUTIFUL VOCALS  Jul 09

Press

“Another fabulous album [Ghosts & Heroes] from a magnificently talented performer. It's been worth the wait.”
—  Mike Ward, Daily Express/ Star

Chart Position

Americana charts
for Sheffield, UK.

Artist Stats

Fans: 11,412
Song Plays: 5,830
Visits: 4,799
Video Plays: 500
Widget Hits: 59,231

Status

Status: Watching the BBC Folk Awards. Well done to Lucy! Julie Fowlis, is a natural presenter very impressed. Enjoying the music.

Blog

December 2011
Dec 23, 2011 at 05:30 PM
Festive greetings to you all! I just wanted to take the time to wish you all a happy Christmas and New Year and thank people for their continued support throughout 2011. It's been a varied year for music and I've really enjoyed playing new music in new lineups. This year saw the birth of Sweet Dixie Dreams, a new project founded by my friend...

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