Clara Barker - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I was born in the road racing capital of the world in the year Elvis Presley died. I grew up listening to my Dad’s music and dreaming of being an actress. The acting thing didn’t work out, but being born a noisy girl with the affliction of a sensitive soul, there had to be an outlet. I started writing poetry in my teens (don’t we all?) and progressed to songs in my early 20’s. My first complete song (Sunday Sundown) came in a flash of inspiration despite my complete lack of musical ability. So I went out and I bought me a gee-taw, a beautiful blue Tanglewood by the name of Louis. He and I have whiled away many a night, wondering where it all went wrong, who made it right and when oh when would we ever learn?After 10 years in Bolton, I have come home to the Isle of Man. A beautiful and magical place where people believe in Faeries, the sea is never too far away and my drinking is considered perfectly reasonable. Deep joy!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/5/2006
Band Website: clarabarker.com
Band Members: Clara Barker (writes the songs, plays guitar, sings the songs, has good ideas, tells them to Phil, pulls faces, tells stories, likes pie, is a Princess)Phil Reynolds (records, produces, plays bass, pushes buttons, tells Clara to behave, gets told to fuck off, makes the magic happen, has the occasional good idea of his own, is a LEGEND!)
Influences: Mister-Tom-Muh-Crae! The Weepies, Tori Amos, Kate Nash, Dido, Catatonia, Fleetwood Mac, Cat Stevens, Ben Christophers, Norah Jones, Jewel, Annie Lennox, Madonna, Elvis Presley, Simon & Garfunkel, REM, Peppercorn, Bic Runga and Rachael Yamagata.Special and honourable mentions to my muso gal pals who I could not do any of what I do without.... Sarah Creighton, Anna Goldsmith, Christy DeHaven, Stacey Fuller, Mimi Shilling, Heather Watson, Laura Moore and Sarah Quinn. I love you Goddesses! :) xxx
Sounds Like: A girl singing songs and playing the guitar, all nice and lovely like :)
Record Label: ~ none yet......
Type of Label: None