Sally Barker with Vicki Genfan live in Cottingham

STOP PRESS – SOLD OUT

We are delighted to announce that The Voice finalist Sally Barker will be coming back to play another Loudhailer Special gig in partnership with The Backroom at Cottingham. Once again Sally will be joined by special guest, New Jersey guitar virtuoso Vicki Genfan.

SOLD OUT Saturday September 20th The Back Room, 175a Hallgate, Cottingham, East Yorkshire, HU16 4BB

Tel: 01482 847007

Sally Barker gained thousands of new fans when she wowed the nation with her stunning performances as a Voice UK 2014 finalist. The prime time BBC TV programme saw her consistently championed by her mentor, Sir Tom Jones.

Sally is a singer’s singer and a songwriter’s songwriter. You will remember the very first time you heard her sing for her voice is like no other. She has the ability to lift the words off the page and can move people to tears armed with that ‘bucket-full of soul’ voice.

As a singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer Sally has had a long and varied career in music. Labelled a folk artist for much of her successful career, Sally’s appeal stretches across many more musical genres. A much respected solo artist with half a dozen solo albums to her name, Sally is also celebrated for her live and studio work fronting all-female folk supergroup The Poozies. Sally captured hearts with her fabulous performances and duets with Tom Jones on The Voice. With a series of support slots for Tom coming up, she is certainly in demand.

Sally-Barker-and-Sir-Tom-Jones Sir Tom told Sally “For me, it was just full of emotion. It was just so beautiful that I couldn’t help myself. You swept me off my feet”.

“Sally changes the atmosphere in a room when she sings” (BBC Radio 2’s Chris Evans).

“I have to say you sound amazing and angelic” (Will.i.am).

“That was beautiful. Sally makes the room stop.” (Kylie Minogue).

“Her enormous vocal range and stupendous control can relax or rouse at will – she coaxes her voice from that of a mild modern English rose to raw throated blues.” from a review at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Vicki Genfan is a dazzling instrumentalist who plays and writes with her distinctive percussive ‘slap-tap’ acoustic guitar technique. As an award-winning singer/songwriter with a high-energy stage presence, Vicki was the first woman to win Guitar Player magazine’s Guitar Superstar Competition. Having performed at hundreds of venues across the US and abroad, Vicki’s festival highlights include The International Montreal Jazz Festival, Germany’s Open Strings Guitar Festival and Italy’s Soave Guitar Festival.

“Vicki mesmerized the audience and the judges — not just with her stunning technique, but also with her musicality and charisma.” – Michael Molenda, Chief Editor Guitar Player Magazine

“If I could play like Vicki, I’d stay home and entertain myself.” – Steve Vai

Together, Sally and Vicki are a terrific treat. Here they are when they played a fantastic Loudhailer Special last November. Read the review here. Not to be missed so grab your tickets while you can.