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About Me

Welcome! I'm a Southerner living in Canada, with roots in Greenville, Mississippi and Memphis, Tennessee. Keep an eye out for new posts of original music. Details about songs can be found in the blog section. Go ahead and have a listen. Sit back and enjoy a rich, creamy, steaming bowl of country blues.

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Member Since: 1/25/2007
Band Members: Ben Barton
Influences: Mississippi John Hurt, Leo Kotke, John Prine, Johnny Cash, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Mike Oldfield. Check out the John Hurt online museum: http://www.msjohnhurtmuseum.com/
Sounds Like: Mississippi John Hurt, Jimmie Rodgers
Record Label: Not signed... yet.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Review: Performance at the Bullring

Barton came out of seclusion yesterday, March 8th, to play a spectacular set of country blues at the Bullring, a coffee pub on the University of Guelph campus. This marked the first time Ba...
Posted by Barton on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 11:28:00 PST

Song Info

Pistol Whippin Blues: based on a true story that happened in Memphis, Tennessee in the mid-1920's. Creepy Little Love Song: inspired by a guy I used to work with. Southern Ontario Girl: close y...
Posted by Barton on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 07:22:00 PST