Started writing when my bollox were bare. The songs werent the best, but the sense of accomplishment was wicked. Started to learn to play the Geetar and incorporate the words. Finally the words got stronger, had more meaning, more clarity became 3D. Everything is looking up now. If you can make it to a gig, I would be chuffed. The more, the madder, the merrier.
Im looking for a manager at the moment so if your interested get in touch an we can talk!
REVIEWS
Next up (and bringing an enthusiastic crowd of fans), street poet and all round local legend Barnesy. He's got a nice knack of combining a sort of high speed, rap tinged vocal delivery with a surprisingly soulful voice on tracks like Estates Are In A State (his best song so far in my humble opinion and well worth a listen), a Gil Scott Heron of the Midlands if you like. And I do. (NB: the more I listen to this track the more I love it...this is seriously good stuff...) HEARING AIDE BLOGSPOT
Barnesy stood alone on stage with his guitar and, initially at least, had to make himself heard over the noise of the filling courtyard. It’d take a better hack than I to talk about Barnesy without drawing the obvious comparison with Alex Turner’s narrative style. He just about pulled it off though, thanks partly to some clear self-belief. BIRMINGHAM LIVE!
Cockshure Kinksy-ness from bluesy bawler Barnesy is something worth noting for '09. With both respect and disregard for the Queens English in equal measure, young Tom Barnes spins yarns of rationale beyond his years and an inquisitive eye for decadence. 'Estates in a State' is a Dylan-meets-Jamie T ramble with the haunting darkness of Johnny Cash. THE FLY
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