FFMS Performers
Barb Barton
Songwriter/Guitarist/Vocalist
RECORDINGS
“No Shirt Required” – Asarae
Productions
Ojibwe Child - mp3
“From the Eye of Hawk” – Asarae
Productions
Letter to Joshua - mp3
Womon Silver Hair - mp3
“Live at the Ark” – Asarae Productions
Guest Guitarist on the CD "Follow Thru" by Bobbi
Carmitchell
Contributor to Dreamcatchers Volumes 1 - 5
ALBUM
REVIEWS
"FROM
THE EYE OF HAWK "
THESE ARE SONGS WITH MEMORABLE MELODIES and
lyrical stories which, even though they contain rhyme and meter, tend more
to prose than poetry, more to description than to display of vague
yearning. . .
Dirty Linen
THIS IS A VERY PERSONAL, POIGNANT ALBUM... I
read the poetic lyrics and was instantly touched by the potent moods and
linguistic snapshots. Truly this album reflects a deep clarity of vision
and a tender human warmth,
Heartsong Review
"NO
SHIRT REQUIRED"
BARTON BRINGS HER PLAIN VOICE and
jazzy, conga-flavored folk melodies to the alchemy that she sees possible
in everyday life tragedy...
Victory Review
BARTON HAS PRODUCED AN EXCELLENT ALBUM
of grabbing music that moves beyond folk and women's music... a strong
guitar matched with an independent voice.
The State News, East
Lansing MI
EXCERPTS
FROM ARTICLES
THE ACUTE, CLAIRVOYANT SENSIBILITY of
Barton also has something of the vigilante about it - there is a great
sense of being wronged in her music - whether it be herself, or
"us". Yet like those who precede her in the genre - Ronnie
Gilbert, Holly Near, Kitty Donohoe - she sings beautifully of being
wronged.
The Metro Times,
Detroit
ONE WOMAN WITH ONE GUITAR and a
boundless repertoire of songs about the lessons that life teaches us. Barb
finds the common threads we all share and puts them into verse and
music...
Ten Percent
WITH CLEAR: VOICE, STRONG GUITAR, compelling
and often witty lyrics Barb Barton's songs draw you inside her passion -
for nature and family, against injustice far and near.
Debra D'Alesandro
Host/Producer; Amazon
Country, WXPN 88.5 Philadelphia PA
EXCEPTIONAL GUITAR PLAYING, SOLID VOICE,
solid writing, solid performance - solid, solid,solid.
Dave Sieglin
The Ark, Ann Arbor MI
AWARDS
Metro Area Artists & Songwriters Association Songwriter of the Year
Metro Times Music Awards - Best Vocalist in Folk Music
Resident Artist, Isle Royale National Park
VENUES
THE ARK Ann Arbor MI
THE TIN ANGEL Philadelphia PA
THE BLUEBIRD CAFE Nashville TN
BENEFIT COFFEEHOUSE Marstons Mill MA
THE WIRE New Cumberland PA
DETROIT WOMEN'S COFFEEHOUSE Detroit MI
ALVIN'S Detroit MI
CANAL STREET TAVERN Dayton OH
MILL ROAD CAFE Galesville WI
CHRISTOPHER'S Boston MA
JUMPING MOUSE COFFEEHOUSE Hyannis MA
BLISSFEST Bliss MI
FRONT PORCH MUSIC Valparaiso IN
MOUNTAIN MOVING COFFEEHOUSE Chicago IL
MUSIC AMERICANA SHOWCASE Washington DC
TEN POUND FIDDLE East Lansing MI
RED RAVEN Philadelphia PA
OPEN DOOR COFFEEHOUSE Alexandria VA
POTTER'S HOUSE Washington DC
FOOD FOR THOUGHT Washington DC
THE FOLKAL POINT Columbia MD
ROSEBUD CAFE Pittsburgh PA
WALL ST. Columbus OH
BOOKS AND CO. Dayton OH
CRONES HARVEST Boston MA
RAINBOW CAFE Flint MI
APPLE ISLAND Madison WI
HOLLAND FESTIVAL FOR THE ARTS Holland MI
EAST LANSING ARTS FESTIVAL East Lansing MI
CARNEGIE CENTER FOR THE ARTS Three Rivers MI
BENEFITS
TAKE BACK THE NIGHT MARCH Lansing MI
TAKE BACK THE NIGHT MARCH Petoskey MI
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM RALLY Ann Arbor
MI FESTIVAL FOR A NEW WORLD Southfield MI
LANSING WOMEN'S COFFEEHOUSE Lansing MI
COATS FOR KIDS TELETHON Lansing MI
ALTERNATIVES FOR GIRLS Detroit MI
SAFEHOUSE BENEFIT Ann Arbor MI
HOMELESS TEACH-IN East Lansing MI
EARTH DAY FESTIVAL Harrisburg PA
NORTHERN MICHIGAN PRIDE FESTIVAL, Traverse City MI
RADIO
& TELEVISION
FACE THE MUSIC WFBE PUBLIC RADIO Flint MI
RHYTHM AND POWER WCBN Ann Arbor MI
PANDORA'S BOX WDBM RADIO MSU East Lansing MI
CAPITAL CITY BLUES WJXQ Q-l 06 Lansing MI
ANN DELICI SHOW WDET Detroit MI
WNKU Public Radio, Kentucky
AMAZON COUNTRY WXBN Philadelphia PA
Contact Info:
Barb
Barton
95
Oakwood Apt. #3
Ypsilanti,
MI 48197
(734)
576-8427
bartonb1@msu.edu