Join us for the 45th Annual Harrison Festival of the Arts. We are excited to welcome everyone back to Harrison this year for a thrilling Festival! For full details on the festival such as Schedule, Artist Lineup, workshops, Children’s Day, the Artisan Market and more… continue on to the Homepage.
Barney Bentall (Sold Out)
Location: Harrison Memorial Hall (290 Esplanade Ave.)
Time: Sunday, July 21st, 7:30pm
1Barney and his band, The Legendary Hearts, recorded and toured extensively in Canada through the late ‘80s and ‘90s. They sold over a half a million records, won a Juno, and were a staple on Canadian radio. In 2000, Barney traded in his rock and roll life for that of a cattle rancher in the Cariboo region of central British Columbia, deciding to step away from the music business treadmill, put some blisters on his fingers, and tour less frequently.
During the next five years, Barney tended to write songs only when time would allow and “when the dam things wouldn’t leave me alone!” Those songs became the critically acclaimed Gift Horse, recorded in Toronto with Blue Rodeo and produced by Barney’s friend Jim Cuddy. The process renewed Barney’s love of performing, both in the form of solo acoustic shows, and collaboratively with the newly formed Cariboo Express and the occasional rocking romp reunions with The Legendary Hearts.
All told Barney has put out fifteen records. A combination of solo works, a number of albums with The Legendary Hearts, two with Bentall/Taylor and Ulrich (BTU), and two more with The High Bar Gang (a bluegrass band of friends that has garnered two Juno nominations). He is currently working on his fifth solo record, as well as an instrumental record with long-time friend Geoffrey Kelly from Spirit of the West. This latest offering was tracked at Barney’s ranch.
You got questions, we got answers! Have a read of the following to gain an idea of what the night will look like.
- Bio As quoted from adventurecanada.com ↩︎
