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词条 The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican
释义

  1. History

  2. Live shows

  3. Reception

  4. Notable instruments

      Scott Doonican    Björn Doonicansson  

  5. Discography

     Studio albums  Live albums  Other media  DVDs  Books 

  6. Members

      Current members    Former Members   Occasional Members 

  7. External links

  8. References

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The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican are an English folk and parody band from Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Formed in 2006, they have played over 950 shows throughout the UK and are best known on the UK's festival scene, having played at the likes of Beautiful Days, Bearded Theory, Rebellion Festival, Wychwood Festival, Kate Rusby's Underneath The Stars Festival, and to an audience of 20,000 at Fairport's Cropredy Convention in August 2018, for their 900th show. Playing mainly acoustic instruments, they take popular songs and replace the lyrics with their own comedy reworkings, usually on themes completely unrelated to the original song.

They have independently released nine studio albums, and a number of live albums.

Presenting themselves as the long-lost children of Irish entertainer Val Doonican, and claiming that their "mission is to keep their late, great spiritual father's legacy alive", the various members of the band have adopted the singer's surname for their shows, and wear brightly coloured hand-knitted tank-tops in tribute to Doonican's traditional knitwear.[1][2][3]

History

The band started as an acoustic harmony duo consisting of Scott Doonican (vocals, acoustic guitar/banjo/mandolin/kazoo) and Danny Doonican (vocals, acoustic guitar), mainly covering quirky song choices by such disparate acts as Sparks, Queen, Judas Priest and Vera Lynn on folk instruments with Everly Brothers-styled harmonies. The band's name and subsequent image was the idea of Scott's partner and long-standing co-lyricist Amanda White, after seeing a billboard poster for a gig by the San Diego band Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash, whilst on a weekend break to Dublin.[4]

They played their first show at Thawleys Pub in Wombwell, Barnsley on Saturday 17 June 2006.[4] The pub is now a local convenience store.[5] After their debut show, which was originally intended to be a one-off appearance, they decided to continue, and soon expanded to a three piece with the addition of Alan Doonican #1 on piano accordion, later releasing two albums of cover versions (For Those About To Rock, Gently and Back To The Day Job).[4]

In 2008, the original line-up began to change direction to become a comedy/parody band by replacing the lyrics of popular songs with their own and performing in their native Yorkshire accent and dialect, the first being "Tarnlife", a re-working of Blur's "Parklife" with lyrics about the inhabitants of their home town of Barnsley.[4] The spoken parts of the song, originally performed by Phil Daniels, were performed in 2008 by Scott’s late father-in-law, Michael White, under the moniker of 'Barnsley Mick'. The song was later added to Cpl Kipper’s Barnsley Trades Club Turn, their first full album as a comedy band, released in 2010. Its cover artwork mirrored that of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles, with 56 Barnsley celebrities gracing its front cover.[6] The album was also notable for featuring the first of the band's several collaborations with guitarist Graham Oliver, founding member of heavy metal band Saxon.[7]

Shortly after its release, Danny Doonican left the band, leaving Scott to complete the recording of 2011's The Dark Side Of The Tarn largely on his own.[4] Unlike, Cpl. Kipper, which was a collection of songs with links to their hometown of Barnsley, from their second album onwards, the focus of the band's songwriting became more universal. Danny was succeeded by Andy Doonican, and the line-up of Scott, Alan #1 and Andy recorded three further albums of parody songs between 2012 and 2014 ('EY UP! LET'S GO!, Sat'day Neet Fever and Talk Of The Tarn).[4]

Since October 2014 the core line-up has been stable, with Scott (vocals, guitar, synthesiser ukulele, banjulele, omnichord, kazoo) being joined by Björn Doonicansson (violin, banjo, mandolin, bouzouki, vocals) and Alan Doonican #2 (piano accordion, keyboards, keytar, ukulele, vocals). Alan Doonican #1 left the band in September 2014, whilst Andy Doonican continued to play sporadic shows with the band until leaving in June 2016, after the band's 10th birthday show.

During this period, the band recorded The Tarn Machine (2015) and T'South 0 – Tarn 4 (2016) as a four piece,[8] while 2017's 'Ave It : Bold As Brass was recorded by the current trio of Scott, Björn and Alan #2.[4]

Due to the significant number of line-up changes between 2010 and 2014, Scott Doonican created a family tree for the band’s website, showing the many incarnations of the band, which itself is a parody in the style of Pete Frame’s Rock Family Trees. Each band member, past and present also has their own stage persona and their own individual elaborate backstory.[4]

Scott Doonican, in an interview with Farmer Phil's Festival in 2016, named his musical comedy influences as Mike Harding, Jasper Carrott and Richard Digance.[9] On the band’s website, Scott also claims to have formed the band, "to fuse the theatrical stage antics of Freddie Mercury with the comedy of Mike Harding, in order to form the world's greatest folk-band in knitwear".[10]

In 2018, the band re-recorded a collection of 21 of their most-loved songs for their ninth studio album, a ten-year retrospective of their comedy years, The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican/2008–2018. The album was independently crowdfunded and released on CD, double disc coloured vinyl and limited edition cassette.[11]

In December 2018, the band released two charity Christmas singles via iTunes. The first single was their final collaboration with the late Maartin Allcock, who passed away four months previous, only weeks after performing with the band at Fairport's Cropredy Convention. The track, a prog-rock/tradional folk crossover rendition of Greg Lake's I Believe In Father Christmas, entered the iTunes chart[12], peaking at Number 33, and gaining a Number 80 position on the UK Official Charts for both downloads and sales on 21st December 2018.[13] The second single, The Gasman Cometh, entered the iTunes chart reaching Number 55[14], and the iTunes comedy chart at Number 2. In the same week The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican/2008–2018 reached Number 2 in the iTunes comedy chart. On 26th January 2019, spurred on by BBC Radio 6 ignoring an unprecedented barrage of fan requests for the song How Deep Is Your Glove? on social media, during a feature on Stuart Maconie's show called 'Sunday Glove Songs', the band defiantly released the track as a charity single for Prostate Cancer UK, and it entered the UK iTunes Comedy chart at Number 1.

Their crowd-funded tenth studio album, entitled Place Of Spades is expected to be released on 30th June 2019.[15] In February 2019, the band announced the date for their 1000th show, to take place at the Palace Theatre in Redditch, Worcestershire on 25th October 2019.[16]

Live shows

The band have played over 950 shows to date,[17] and proclaim on their website that they are "The hardest-working comedy band in the UK".[18]

The band's present day live shows range from full band shows, to duo shows by Scott & Björn, to solo acoustic shows by Scott. The band are regulars on the UK festival scene,[19] and have also supported a number of diverse acts including Levellers, Chas & Dave, Roy Wood, John Otway, Fairport Convention, Eliza Carthy and The Darkness.[9][17][20]

Shows are often enhanced by audience participation and various set-pieces, such as the addition of occasional guest appearances from 6ft 9in tall Tom Large dressed as the Devil for their version of "The Devil Went Darn To Barnsley" (where the Devil dares Björn to beat his fiddle playing, the forfeit being Björn's soul) and Scott crowd surfing to the bar and back with a pint; at large festival shows Scott has used a rubber dinghy for this part of the show.[21][22]

The band regularly invite other musicians to play with them. At Cropredy Festival 2018 Fairport Convention's Maartin Allcock, complete with Doonican-style tank-top, joined them for the finale,[23] at Beautiful Days 2017 they were joined by Eliza Carthy, and at Whitwell Festival of Music they were joined by Graham Oliver guitarist and founding member of Yorkshire heavy metal band Saxon.[24]

The band sold out their own music and comedy festival at The Old School House Venue in Barnsley. The aptly titled Doonifest sold out over a year in advance, with a line-up including Oliver/Dawson Saxon, Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs, The Sweetchunks Band and many other comedy and musical acts from the UK's festival circuit. It was the venue's fastest sell-out, with all tickets going within 56 seconds.

Reception

Jeff Robson, reviewing their Cropredy show for the Independent, said "... The Bar Steward Sons of Val Doonican were the highlights of a somewhat plodding (and rainy) Saturday afternoon, swearily lampooning a genre that sometimes takes itself too seriously.",[25] whilst another review of the same show said "... complete with fluorescent tank tops and dodgy wigs (they) were an absolute highlight."[1]

Talking about the same appearance in a Dec 4th interview with Radio Bicester on the Tarka Blowpig Show, Fairport Convention's Dave Pegg, said that the band were "the best... the highlight of the weekend".

Reviewing the band's support act to Levellers at Leamington Assembly in 2015, What's On West Midlands said "the Barnsley Boys left the audience in stitches with their exquisitely crafted parodies ... there was nevertheless some surprisingly excellent musicianship."[26] John Atkin, reviewing 'Ave It: Bold As Brass in R2 magazine, said "Bristles with proper belly-laugh moments... a LOL-a-minute through a variety of perfect pastiches. If there is any justice, the Doonicans deserve to be all over your Saturday night telly."[27]

In a review of Bearded Theory Festival 2016, UK Festival Guides said "I couldn’t fail to mention a gig by The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican that left even them speechless at the sheer size, volume and enthusiasm of the audience, the impact these boys have wherever they go is utterly phenomenal",[28] whilst at the same festival two years later, the reviewer noted "Rapidly becoming the must-have, must-see festival band, the Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican played to an over-capacity Woodland Stage arena as hundreds queued for a chance at catching their much-anticipated antics".[29] A review of a smaller venue show said "They simply take all the songs you cannot get out of your head – everything from The Police to Kings of Leon – and twist the lyrics beyond recognition while wearing gloriously outrageous multi-coloured tank tops."[30]

In July 2017, comedian Jason Manford described their performance at Underneath The Stars Festival as "great fun" on his Twitter account,[31] whilst eFestivals described their performance at Off The Tracks festival the same year with "Like a modern-day version of the Barron Knights, they take popular songs, amend the words and twist them into hilarious folk parodies."[32]

In the foreword of Scott Doonican’s book of the band’s lyrics Songs In The Key Of Tarn, folk musician Eliza Carthy describes the band as "a ridiculous family of genius, hilarious, irresistible music makers, currently crowd surfing to the bar all over the great county of Yorkshire and beyond, into the venues and music festivals of the UK".[33] Musician and comedian Mike Harding said on his "Folk Show" podcast in 2016 that "The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican are very, very funny...

one of the hardest working bands on the planet".[34]

Notable instruments

Scott Doonican

Scott Doonican has been an official endorsee of Tanglewood Guitars since 2018, but has had a preference for them since the band's conception. According to their website his main acoustic guitar, a "battered old 1995 Tanglewood TW55, dubbed 'The Workhorse' (is) believed to have done well over a thousand shows to date". The guitar was bought in 1999 from Scott's uncle, current Showaddywaddy bassist, Billy Norman.[35]

Scott also plays a 'synthesiser ukulele', custom-built by North Yorkshire luthier, Robert Hinchcliffe, during She's From Dodworth, and a 1981 Suzuki Omnichord OM-27.

Björn Doonicansson

Since March 2019, Björn Doonicansson has become an official endorsee of Gold Tone Instruments and plays a Gold Tone TS-250A Tenor Archtop Banjo.

Discography

{{main|The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican discography}}

This is an abridged list of albums; the band have also released over 20 live shows on CD or in download format.[36] All of the artwork for the front covers of the band’s studio albums are pastiches of classic album covers.

Studio albums

  • Cpl Kipper's Barnsley Trades Club Turn (2010)
  • The Dark Side Of The Tarn (2011)
  • 'EY UP! LET'S GO! (2012)
  • Sat'day Neet Fever (2013)
  • Talk Of The Tarn (2014)
  • The Tarn Machine (2015)
  • T'South 0 – Tarn 4 (2016)
  • Ave It: Bold As Brass (2017)
  • The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican 2008-2018 (2018)
  • Place Of Spades (2019)

Live albums

  • Get Yer Ha-Ha's Art (2016)
  • School's Art (2017)
  • Live & Lairy At Fairport's Cropredy Convention (2018)

Other media

DVDs

  • The Tarn Machine Live (2015)
  • Live & Lairy at Fairport’s Cropredy Convention (2018)

Books

  • Songs In The Key Of Tarn (A book of the band's lyrics and the stories behind them, written by Scott Doonican, with a foreword written by Eliza Carthy MBE).

Members

The band's current core trio has been stable since 2014.

A number of guests and occasional members have also performed with the band.[4]

Current members

  • Scott Doonican – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjulele, electric synthesiser ukulele, Suzuki Omnichord OM-27, kazoo (17 June 2006 – present)
  • Björn Doonicansson – mandolin, tenor banjo, violin, bouzouki, vocals (20 April 2014 – present)
  • Alan Doonican #2 – vocals, piano accordion, keyboards, keytar, ukulele (25 October 2014 – present)

Former Members

  • Danny Doonican – acoustic guitar, vocals (17 June 2006 – 17 March 2011)
  • Alan Doonican #1 – piano accordion (24 June 2006 – 4 October 2014)
  • Andy Doonican – 12-string acoustic guitar, bass guitar, ukulele (8 April 2011 – 17 June 2016)

Occasional Members

  • Maartin Allcock-Doonican (Maartin Allcock) – producer and multi-instrumentalist on several studio tracks including annual Christmas singles (2015-2017). Maartin was given Scott's EY UP! LET'S GO! tank-top and made an "honorary Doonican" for his only live performance with the band at Fairport's Cropredy Convention on 11 August 2018.
  • Duck Doonican (Simon Friend from Levellers) – played mandolin on the live album It'll Be Reight (2014) and has made two live appearances to date.
  • Delmar Doonican – played 5-string banjo on the live album It'll Be Reight (2014) and as a guest on the tracks Whole Lotta Rosé from Talk Of The Tarn (2014) and Place Of Spades from the album of the same name (2019).
  • Foxy Doonican – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, banjo (made four live appearances between 31 May 2014 and 18 Oct 2014)
  • Bobby Doonegan – occasional appearances on tea-chest bass (25 May 2014 – present)
  • Sarah Doonican – occasional British Sign Language interpreter at live shows (21 May 2015 – present)
  • Tom Large – occasional appearances as The Devil at live shows (since show #555 on 21 May 2015 – present)

External links

  • [https://www.thebarstewardsons.com Official website]

References

1. ^1 {{cite news |last1=Mills |first1=Bob |title=Review – Fairport's Cropredy Convention|url=https://www.banburyguardian.co.uk/whats-on/review-fairport-s-cropredy-convention-1-8603740 |accessdate=12 October 2018 |publisher=Banbury Guardian |date=16 August 2018}}
2. ^{{cite web |last1=Morgan |first1=David |title=Surreal comedy band to visit Knutsford |url=https://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/leisure/local_leisure/16220962.surreal-comedy-band-to-visit-knutsford/ |website=Knutsford Guardian |accessdate=15 October 2018}}
3. ^{{cite web |title=Knitted sweaters wearing Irish singer Val Doonican dies aged 88 |url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/knitted-sweaters-wearing-irish-singer-9578111 |website=Wales Online |accessdate=16 November 2018}}
4. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite web |title=Biography |url=https://www.thebarstewardsons.com/history |website=The Bar Steward Sons of Val Doonican |accessdate=12 October 2018}}
5. ^{{cite news |title=Pub set to reopen as convenience store |url=https://www.barnsleychronicle.com/article/pub-set-to-reopen-as-convenience-store |publisher=Barnsley Chronicle |date=24 March 2015}}
6. ^{{cite news |title=Band's album pays tribute to Kipper Jackson |url=https://www.barnsleychronicle.com/article/bands-album-pays-tribute-to-kipper-jackson |accessdate=13 November 2018 |publisher=Barnsley Chronicle |date=1 July 2010}}
7. ^{{cite news |title=Band brings in Sax solo |url=https://www.barnsleychronicle.com/article/band-brings-in-sax-solo |accessdate=13 November 2018 |publisher=Barnsley Chronicle |date=1 October 2010}}
8. ^{{cite web |last1=Ewart |first1=Alan |title=Barsteward Sons Of Val Doonican: T’South 0 – Tarn 4 – album review |url=https://louderthanwar.com/barsteward-sons-val-doonican-album-review/ |website=Louder Than War |accessdate=13 November 2018}}
9. ^1 {{cite web |title=Saying “ow do?” to Scott Doonican |url=http://www.farmerphilsfestival.com/saying-ow-do-scott-doonican/ |website=Farmer Phil's Festival |accessdate=12 October 2018}}
10. ^{{cite web |title=Band Info |url=https://www.thebarstewardsons.com/band |website=The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican |accessdate=12 November 2018}}
11. ^{{cite web |title=The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican 2008–2018 |url=https://thebarstewardsons.bandcamp.com/album/the-bar-steward-sons-of-val-doonican-2008-2018-2018 |website=Bandcamp |accessdate=12 November 2018}}
12. ^http://www.itunescharts.net/uk/charts/songs/2018/12/19
13. ^{{cite web |title=ITunes charts - BSVD & Maartin Allcock |url=http://www.itunescharts.net/uk/artists/music/the-bar-steward-sons-of-val-doonican-maartin-allco/ |website=ITunes |accessdate=31 March 2019}}
14. ^{{cite web |title=ITunes Charts positions, 19/12/2018 |url=http://www.itunescharts.net/uk/artists/music/the-bar-steward-sons-of-val-doonican/ |website=ITunes |accessdate=31 March 2019}}
15. ^{{cite web |title=The Place of Spades |url=https://www.thebarstewardsons.com/the-place-of-spades-crowdfunder |website=The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican |accessdate=31 March 2019}}
16. ^{{cite web |title=1000 Light Beers from Home |url=http://www.redditchpalacetheatre.co.uk/whats-on/all-shows/an-audience-with-the-bar-steward-sons-of-val-doonican-1000-light-beers-from-home |website=Redditch Palace Theatre |accessdate=31 March 2019}}
17. ^1 {{cite web |title=Tour History |url=https://www.thebarstewardsons.com/historytour |website=The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican |accessdate=13 November 2018}}
18. ^{{cite web |title=The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican |url=https://www.thebarstewardsons.com/home |accessdate=14 November 2018}}
19. ^{{cite web |title=Scott Doonican interview |url=https://www.musomuso.co.uk/introducing/we-met-up-with-scott-doonican-from-the-bar-steward-sons-of-val-doonican-for-a-chat-ahead-of-beautiful-days-festival |website=Muso Muso |accessdate=12 October 2018}}
20. ^{{cite news |title=Unexpected chance to catch folk star Eliza |publisher=The Barnsley Chronicle |date=24 November 2017}}
21. ^{{cite news |title=Bearded Theory review |url=https://urbanistamagazine.uk/bearded-theory-with-a-4-year-old-day-3/ |accessdate=12 October 2018 |publisher=Urbanista |date=28 May 2018}}
22. ^{{cite web |title=Beautiful Days 2018 |url=https://festivalflyer.com/photo/the-bar-steward-sons-of-val-doonican-at-beautiful-days-2018/ |website=Festival Flyer |accessdate=12 October 2018}}
23. ^{{cite web |last1=Walsh |first1=Dom |title=Fairport’s Cropredy Convention 2018 |url=https://louderthanwar.com/fairports-cropredy-convention-2018-festival-review/ |website=Louder Than War |accessdate=12 October 2018}}
24. ^{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Peter |title=Rock star seeks reunion |url=https://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2015/07/02/rock-star-seeks-reunion-with-man-who-bought-his-stratocaster |website=Shetland Times |accessdate=12 November 2018}}
25. ^{{cite news |last1=Robson |first1=Jeff |title=California comes to Oxfordshire as Fairport defy folk convention|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/cropredy-festival-review-california-comes-to-oxfordshire-as-fairport-defy-folk-convention/ |accessdate=12 October 2018 |publisher=The Independent |date=14 August 2018}}
26. ^{{cite journal |last1=Kincaid |first1=Heather |url=https://issuu.com/whatson2/docs/wolverhampton_what_s_on_september_2|title=The Levellers review |journal=What's On (Wolverhampton and Black Country) |issue=September 2015 |page=15 |accessdate=18 November 2018}}
27. ^{{cite journal |last1=Atkin |first1=John |title='Ave It – Bold As Brass |journal=R2 Magazine |date=July-August 2017 |volume=2 |issue=64 |pages=22}}
28. ^{{cite web |title=Bearded Theory 2016 |url=https://www.ukfestivalguides.com/reviews/bearded-theory-2016/ |website=UK Festival Guides |accessdate=13 November 2018}}
29. ^{{cite web |last1=Bowrey |first1=Sara |title=The Bar Steward Sons of Val Doonican |url=https://festivalflyer.com/photo/the-bar-steward-sons-of-val-doonican-bearded-theory-2018-photos/ |website=Festival Flyer |accessdate=12 October 2018}}
30. ^{{cite news |last1=Morgan |first1=David |title=Review: The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican |url=https://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/leisure/interviews/16283174.review-the-bar-steward-sons-of-val-doonican-brook-street-club-knutsford/ |accessdate=12 October 2018 |publisher=Warrington Guardian |date=11 June 2017}}
31. ^{{cite web |last1=Manford |first1=Jason |title=Watching the @barstewardsons at the @festunderstars. Great fun.|url=https://twitter.com/JasonManford/status/888811667055890432 |website=Twitter |accessdate=12 November 2018}}
32. ^{{cite web |last1=Tizzard |first1=Sean |title=Off The Tracks 2017 review |url=https://www.efestivals.co.uk/festivals/offthetracks/2017/review.shtml |website=eFestivals |accessdate=18 November 2018}}
33. ^{{cite book |last1=Doonican |first1=Scott |title=Songs in the Key of Tarn |publisher=Moon on a Stick |page=3}}
34. ^{{cite web |title=Mike Harding's Folk Show episode 177 |url=http://www.mikehardingfolkshow.com/podcast-177/ |website=Mike Harding |accessdate=18 November 2018}}
35. ^{{cite web |title=Scott Doonican |url=http://www.tanglewoodguitars.co.uk/scott-doonican/ |website=Tanglewood Guitars |accessdate=13 November 2018}}
36. ^{{cite web |title=Discography |url=https://www.thebarstewardsons.com/music |website=The Bar Steward Sons of Val Doonican |accessdate=16 October 2018}}
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