The Barkers were an Australian contemporary folk band formed in 1993. Their second album Black Joke (1996) was nominated at the ARIA Music Awards of 1997 for Best World Music Album.
History edit
The Barkers were formed in Adelaide in 1993. Members have included Terry Bradford on acoustic guitar and vocals, James Clark on acoustic bass guitar, Stuart Day on guitar, 12-string guitar, mandolin, banjo and fiddle, Imogen Lidgett on violin and vocals, Peter Lloyd on piano and Richard Tonkin on accordion, spoons, concertina and harmonica. They released four albums, The Barkers (1995), Black Joke (1996), Wolf (1998) and Templehill on Round Records, owned by Bradford.[1] At the ARIA Music Awards of 1997 Black Joke was nominated for Best World Music Album.[2] Bradford reformed the Barkers three performance in February–March 2017 at The Gov, Hindmarsh.[1]
Members edit
- Terry Bradford – acoustic guitar, vocals
- James Clark – acoustic bass guitar
- Stuart Day – guitar, 12-string guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle
- Steve Fleming –
- Imogen Lidgett – violin, vocals
- Peter Lloyd – piano
- Richard Tonkin – accordion, spoons, concertina, harmonica
Discography edit
Albums edit
| Title | Details | Peak positions |
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| AUS | ||
| The Barkers |
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| Black Joke |
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| Wolf |
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| Templehill |
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Awards and nominations edit
ARIA Music Awards edit
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Black Joke | Best World Music Album | Nominated | [5] |
References edit
- ^ a b Knight, Gordon Kanki (17 February 2017). "Meet SA Music Icon Terry Bradford". Perth Now. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "ARIA Awards. Best World Music Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
- ^ Barkers (Musical group); Round Records (1996), Black Joke, Round Records, retrieved 30 October 2022
- ^ Lloyd, Paul (11 February 1999), "Packing Punch.", Adelaide Advertiser
- ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award – Best World Music Album". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 November 2018.