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The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican

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AVAILABLE FOR PUBS, PARTIES & BAR-MITZVAHS!

THE BAR-STEWARD SONS OF VAL DOONICAN formed in 2006, in the leafy suburbs of the ex-mining community of Barnsley. As the story goes, estranged brothers Scott and Danny Doonican, met by chance for the first time on-board a local mobile library, whilst both trying to research the origins of their family tree.
Little did they know at the time, that their efforts at genealogy would reveal to them a very well kept secret. This revelation led them along the righteous garden path towards making their mark on the world of music and (very) light entertainment.
In the same way in which they were driven together, they were both compelled to follow in the footsteps of a legendary TV musician and entertainer, very close to their hearts.
Determined to follow in these immortal footsteps, the ‘Bar-Steward Sons’, as they were soon to become, naturally began to perform other people’s songs in a style-of-their own. To complete their squeaky-clean image, they became instantly recognisable for their immaculate hair and their stylish dress-sense.
However, on that fateful day, on-board the mobile library, the duo was very soon to become a threesome (not in the biblical sense). The driver of the aforementioned book-bus, Alan Doonican, happened to share in their love for trendy knit-wear and great music. It was no coincidence that Alan became honorary, part-time accordion player in the band, and Scott and Danny went on to become honorary full-time members of the library.
The rest, as-we-say, is history!
'THE BAR STEWARD SONS OF VAL DOONICAN ROCK... BUT GENTLY' 2007
Live album recorded at The Barley Mow, Bonsall
'FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK' 2008
Our first 10-track studio album
'WITH THE DOONICANS' 2008
Live album recorded at The Lantern Theatre, Sheffield
'ROCK N ROLL CIRCUS' 2009
Live album recorded at the BS/VD Rock n Roll Circus
'BACK TO THE DAY JOB' 2009
Our second studio album featuring a Number 1 for every year of the 1980s
'LIVE AT HOLMFIRTH' 2009
The 'official bootleg' of our 2 hour set at the Holmfirth Folk Festival 2009
'AT HOME WITH THE DOONICANS' 2007
Our first Oscar-winning* feature-length DVD
* 2007 Best Film featuring tank-tops
'WORLD TOUR OF TARN - The Rockumentary' 2008
Our second feature-length DVD
Includes the music videos for 'Tarnlife' & 'Crazy In Love', live footage, interviews and even more Bar-Steward for your pound!
BACK TO THE EIGHTIES - Top Of The Pops Special 2009
NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP - 'Bar-Steward-Roll' your friends with this Astleytastic Bar-Stewardised version of the classic video. Let's go viral!
TARNLIFE - BS/VD feat. Barnsley Mick
'THIS TOWN AIN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR THE BOTH OF US'
Our very own Spaghetti Western music video for this Sparks classic!
'CRAZY IN LOVE' - The Bar-Stewards get Beyonce-tastic in the ghetto!
'THE BALLAD OF THE BAR-STEWARD SONS'
A Bar-Stewards' original & our first ever music video!
Alan Doonican the Pub Landlord VS. Al Murray the Pub Landlord
Our favourite haunt, The Barley Mow, Bonsall, is Happy Hour's 'Pub Of The Week'
'TURNING JAPANESE' - Everybody get Kung-Fu Fighting!
'FLASH' performed live at The Lantern Theatre, Sheffield
'HE'S TURNED EMO' performed live at The Lantern Theatre, Sheffield
'NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP' performed live at The Lantern Theatre, Sheffield
'I FEAR IKEA' performed live at The Lantern Theatre, Sheffield
'I THINK WE'RE ALONE NOW' performed live at The Lantern Theatre, Sheffield
'THIS TOWN AIN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR THE BOTH OF US' performed live at The Lantern Theatre, Sheffield
'MY SHARONA' performed live at The Lantern Theatre, Sheffield
'WALKING BY MYSELF'
BS/VD with RICHARD KITSON
Performed live at The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican's Acoustic Circus
19th April 2008
'ACE OF SPADES'
BS/VD with TREEBEARD
Performed live at The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican's Acoustic Circus
19th April 2008
'JACKIE WILSON SAID'
Performed live at The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican's Acoustic Circus
19th April 2008
'WE'LL MEET AGAIN'
Performed during the grand finale of The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican's Acoustic Circus.
Featuring BS/VD, Richard Kitson, Steph Shaw, Charles Hindmarsh, Jonathan Francis, Gary Wells, Chris and Paul McMahon from Treebeard, and Steve Haythorne
'ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK'
BS/VD vs. JOHNNY CRAVAT & THE PEDAL-PUSHERS
Performed at The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican's Rock 'n' Roll Circus
18th April 2009
'SUMMERTIME BLUES'
BS/VD vs. JOHNNY CRAVAT & THE PEDAL-PUSHERS
Performed at The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican's Rock 'n' Roll Circus
18th April 2009
SCOTT'S LEGENDARY FLYING V UKULELE THAT GOES UP TO 12!
Excerpt from our first DVD 'AT HOME WITH THE DOONICANS'...
WHAT THE STARS THINK OF THE BAR-STEWARD SONS
Excerpt from our first DVD 'AT HOME WITH THE DOONICANS'...
MEET ALAN DOONICAN - The vital third part of the duo
Excerpt from our first DVD 'AT HOME WITH THE DOONICANS'...
DOONICAN DISCS ADVERTS excerpt from 'WORLD TOUR OF TARN' the 2nd BS/VD DVD
BARNSLEY NEWS - excerpt from our 'WORLD TOUR OF TARN' DVD
USE YER LOAF - excerpt from our 'WORLD TOUR OF TARN' DVD
AVAILABLE FOR WEDDINGS, FUNERALS & CHILDRENS' PARTIES

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 20/11/2007
Band Website: www.myspace.com/thebarstewardsons
Band Members:

NAME: DANNY DOONICAN
HAIR: BLACK
FUNCTION: VOCALS / GEETAR / SARCASM IN THE FACE OF ANY DANGER / GREAT HAIR
LIKES: THE WIFE & KIDS AND ROCK & ROLL
DOESN'T LIKE: MONDAYS AND HAIR-STRAIGHTENERS
FAVOURITE CATCHPHRASE: "IT'S GOOD, BUT IT'S NOT RIGHT" (ROY WALKER)
AMBITION: TO WIN A SPEED-BOAT ON BULLSEYE, AND TO OWN A PLANET SOMEDAY.

NAME: SCOTT DOONICAN
HAIR: BROWN
FUNCTION: VOCALS / GEETAR / 5-STRING BANJO / 6-STRING BANJO / UKULELE BANJO / MANDOLIN / MELODICA / KAZOO / HARMONICA
LIKES: ANYTHING THAT MAKES HIM DRUNK BUT DOESN'T GIVE HIM A HANGOVER
DOESN'T LIKE: HANGOVERS and SPROUTS (in either order)
FAVOURITE TREE: THE LARCH
AMBITIONS: NEVER TO MEET A BOXER FROM STRANRAER, AND TO FIND SOMETHING THAT MAKES ME DRUNK BUT DOESN'T GIVE ME A HANGOVER.

NAME: ALAN DOONICAN
HAIR: BY 'MAURICE'
FUNCTION: PIANO ACCORDION, KEYBOARDS & A BONA FIDE CERTIFIED KNOB-TWIDDLER
LIKES: U.F.O. SPOTTING, HEN RACING, TRAVELLING AROUND GREAT BRITAIN IN HIS LUXURY MOBILE LIBRARY / ROMAHOME
DOESN'T LIKE: MOBILE PHONES AND SMOKE MACHINES
FAVOURITE SWEET: SPANGLES
AMBITIONS: TO GROW THE WORLD'S BIGGEST MARROW, AND TO CLIMB BEN NEVIS IN ONLY A BOBBLE-HAT AND PLIMSOLLS.
STRANGE BUT TRUE: ALAN IS THE ONLY BAR-STEWARD SON TO HAVE BEEN A GENUINE BAR-STEWARD. HIS PUB, THE BARLEY MOW, WAS A 'PUB OF THE WEEK' IN SERIES TWO OF 'AL MURRAY'S HAPPY HOUR'... CHECK THE VIDEO CLIP!

Influences: WE HAVE A BIT OF A PENCHANT FOR DOING UNUSUAL COVER VERSIONS (it must run in the family or something!)
Amongst the many things that turn us on are:
The Lancashire Hotpots, Hayseed Dixie, The Eagles, Sparks, Bon Jovi, Judas Priest, Led Zepplin, AC/DC, The Who, Squeeze, The Knack, The Vapors, Elton John, Guns N Roses, The Beautiful South, Bryan Adams, Cliff Richard, The Beatles, The Stones, Robert Palmer, McGuinness Flint, Queen, Rory Gallagher, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, Thin Lizzy, Alice Cooper, Vera Lynn, Buddy Holly, Beyonce, Madness, Sam Cooke, The Bangles, Rick Astley, Wings, Johnny Cash, Stephen Lynch, Wings, Motorhead, Duran Duran, Elvis Presley, The Sweet, Val Doonican, Chuck Berry, The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, The Wonderstuff, Blur, Kiss, The Human League, Wham!, Eddie Grant, The Flying Picketts, Blondie, A-Ha, Rick Astley, Tiffany, Black Box, Billy Ocean, Black Sabbath, David Bowie, The Flight Of The Conchords and many more!
Sounds Like: Three men with fabulous hair and stylish dress-sense, playing awesome acoustic renditions of all your favourite classic rock 'n' pop on geetars, mandolin, ukulele, banjos, melodica, kazoo and accordion!
Record Label: Moon-On-A-Stick Records - We make our own!
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

A wonderful night at The Lantern

Just wanting to say a massive thank-you to the people who came to the Lantern show last night... we were a little thin on numbers, but I think those who were there would agree that it was a fun night ...
Posted by on Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:26:00 GMT

HELP SOME BAR-STEWARDS GO VIRAL FOR CHRISTMAS!

Howdy y'allHaving finished our new DVD this weekend... we now need YOUR helpWe've filmed our very own version of the infamous Rick Astley 'Never Gonna Give You Up' video...Here's the plan... we need a...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:04:00 GMT

BACK TO THE DAY JOB - THE THIRD DOONICAN DVD...

Howdy y'allWork commenced tonight on the new (and third annual) DVD, with the hope that it will be compiled and finished on the traditional release date of our Annual Christmas Special at The Barley M...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:20:00 GMT

THE NEW ALBUM HAS LANDED!

Good morning all!Wow! It's the weekend and for once I'm up really early (yes 11 o'clock is early at the weekend!)...And the reason for my enthusiasm to drag my sorry ass outta bed? That's right, folks...
Posted by on Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:02:00 GMT

BACK TO THE DAY JOB - The new album launch party 26th Sept 2009

Howdy folks,Just spent most of this afternoon at Doonican HQ Studios, recording Alan's contributions to the new album, which will be titled 'BACK TO THE DAY JOB'. This album marks Alan's first appeara...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:48:00 GMT

RORY McGRATH, RAINY BUSKING & CAMPER VANS

By our standards we've had a pretty bizzare weekend... and that's saying something!Our 'Hen Night' at The Barley Mow on Saturday started pretty early, as we wanted to get down to Bonsall pretty early ...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:29:00 GMT

THE CIRCUS IS BACK AND WE'VE SOLD OUT!

Howdy folks,We're very proud to tell y'all that the Travelling Rock n Roll Circus show at The Lantern Theatre has now officially sold out.We're rehearsing some of the stuff tonight and will spend Frid...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:36:00 GMT

THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH!

Howdy all,What a night the Rock n Roll Circus was, and the photos soon to be added to our photo album prove it! We were overwhelmed by the success of the show and it couldn't have been possible withou...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Apr 2009 04:58:00 GMT

BARMY IN BAMFORD - acoustic crowd surfing and other tales of drunken debauchery!

Howdy y'all,Just got in from our gig at the Angler's Rest in Bamford, Derbyshire, and WHAT A GIG IT WAS!We've played some pretty unusual places in the last four years, but this little country boozer w...
Posted by on Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:30:00 GMT

BS/VD ROCK N ROLL CIRCUS IS COMING TO TOWN!

 That's right we're doing it all again in the name of charidy!The Bar-Steward Sons and a whole heap of friends are playing at the Academy Theatre, Birdwell on Saturday 18th April 2009, raising money f...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Feb 2009 04:17:00 GMT