Memoirs of Lost Time- Prints available!

I have recently had the pleasure of being involved in a collaborative art project called 'Memoirs of Lost Time.' 

This project is a series of fine art prints and a book of short stories and pictures inspired by the romantic notions of childhood memories and the almost dreamlike nature they possess. Art and fashion photographer Vikram Kushwah’s collaborates with co-creative director Trisha Sakhlecha, and take you on an enthralling photographic and literary expedition.

You can read more about it here: Memoirs of Lost Time

3 of the prints are now available for purchase. You can see them here and the price list is below. 

MEMOIRS OF LOST TIME 2011-12

PRICE LIST

  

·                Size : 60cm x 50cm.

           Price : £300 (print only)

                       £450 (mounted on aluminium, with sub frame

                       and satin laminate).

  

·                Size : 90cm x 74cm.

           Price : £650 (print only)

                        £950 (mounted on aluminium, with sub frame    

                         and satin laminate). 

  

·                Size : 110cm x 90cm.

           Price : £900 (print only)

                       £1250 (mounted on aluminium, with sub frame  

                       and satin laminate).

*All prints and sizes in editions of 8

 Box of 7 small prints (edition of 30) - £25

Please contact Vikram on kushwah.vikram@gmail.com to order your print!

Thanks, Emily 

Noise11 TV session- 3 songs

Folk artisan Emily Barker performs delicate and beautiful songs in the Noise11 studio, including the brand new, unreleased ‘Tuesday’.

Barker is from Western Australia originally, but is best known in the UK, where her work has themed the BBC series Wallander and The Shadow Line.

Here she plays three precise and pretty songs: ‘Little Deaths’ from her most recent album Almanac,‘Pause’ (which is the Shadow Line theme), and the brand new, yet-to-be-released ‘Tuesday’.

Ivor Novellos

Martin Phipps, myself and The Ivor Novello for Best TV Soundtrack

The Shadow Line won Best TV Sountrack in this years Ivor Novello Awards!
I had the good fortune of attending the show alongside Martin Phipps- composer for the series, and also Hugo Blick- writer and director.
As many of you will know, the theme tune to The Shadow Line was our song 'Pause' from our latest record 'Almanac.' You can have a listen here...


A little highlight of the day for me was standing in the ladies queue for the loo with Adele behind me and Siouxsie (of the Banshees!) in front of me.
So a huge congratulations to Martin Phipps and all The Shadow Line team. It has been an absolute pleasure being involved in such an intelligent and riveting television series.
Emily x

Interview with Noise11

"UK-based ex-pat Emily Barker’s classical folk has been transformed into BBC theme songs, teamed her with Paul Kelly, been set to film and poetry, and more.

Known far better in the UK than in her home country, West Australian-born Emily Barker’s talent for intricate folk compositions, with her band The Red Clay Halo, have sent her around the world (until they return as the theme songs for BBC series Wallander and The Shadow Line and win her a BAFTA).

Barker tells her story: her and the band’s first European tour, scoring short films based on the poetry of Robert Creeley, why her music isn’t merely for the background, opening for Paul Kelly, fan-funding, and much more."

Noise11.com

Notebooks of the Mind: Collaborations between Music and Film

This Wednesday 16th May I'm going to be giving a presentation alongside artist/filmmaker Patti Gaal-Holmes.

Patti's films, drawings and ideas have been the inspiration behind many of my songs. We've collaborated on numerous projects together over the past 6 years that we've known one another.

For ‘Notebooks of the Mind’ we will be considering how negotiations between different creative practices take place by drawing on past experiences of working with film/music and on current investigations into the meaning of ‘home’. This event will include an introductory talk followed by a screening of films with live music from a number of projects which we've worked on together: The Rains, Despite the Snow, Storm in a Teacup, Pause and Little Deaths.

Event details...
Date: 16th May 2012
Venue: Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth at 6pm
This is a free event but booking is advised: 92 778080
Hope you can make it along!
Emily x

The Other Art Fair- Memoirs of Lost Time

Photo by Vikram Kushwah

This Sunday 13th May I'm going to be doing a solo performance at The Other Art Fair, London. My performance will accompany the exclusive launch of the 'Memoirs of Lost Time' series by Vikram Kushwah and Trisha Sakhlecha. 


'Memoirs of Lost Time' is a  series of fine art prints and a book of short stories and pictures inspired by the romantic notions of childhood memories and the almost dreamlike nature they possess. Art and fashion photographer Vikram Kushwah’s next ambitious project in collaboration with co-creative director Trisha Sakhlecha, takes you on an enthralling photographic and literary expedition.
You can read more about it here: Memoirs of Lost Time


The Event...
When: Sunday, May 13th at 2:00 pm
Where: Ambika P3, University of Westminster, 35 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5LS
More details: Facebook event
Hope you can make it, 
Emily x

Photos. Photos. Photos.

House gig, Hereford

Well...the 7-week tour has now come to an end, clothes are in the washing machine, sleep has been had, suitcase is in the cupboard, guitar in the music room. I'm back in Stroud in my little house for a bit of downtime after a long and wonderful couple of months of touring.
It started back in March with The Red Clay Halo when we toured around Britain in Betty the Berlingo on our first headline tour for 2012. We played intimate venues such as village halls, churches, people's front rooms etc. You can see a whole bunch of photos here: March UK Tour

Frank's tour bus vs our hire car, Luxembourg

After that, we re-packed our bags and jumped on the Eurostar to Brussels to meet Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls for what would be our first ever European tour! We did support for the guys as well as played in their band. We did 7 shows in 7 days and drove ourselves around in a hire-car (slightly daunting experience driving on the right-hand side of the road combined with Germany's autobahns!) We visited Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg and The Netherlands. During this time it was both Anna Jenkins' and Ben Lloyd's birthdays, so we had an extra dose of fun on those nights. Here are the European snaps: April Europe Tour

Wembley 

Next on the itinerary was Wembley Arena...
We had the absolute pleasure of performing with Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls for their biggest headline show ever: a SOLD OUT Wembley Arena (which equals 12, 000 people!) We did a couple of days production rehearsals before the big day. Suffice to say, it was one of the highlights of our lives as musicians. The adrenalin was palpable. We played to the queue too! Here are photos from our production time and from the night itself: Wembley Arena 

The Front Gallery, Canberra

That night I had 2 hours sleep at the hotel then jumped in a cab and headed to Heathrow airport to start my solo tour of Australia. I slept almost the entire way I was so knackered! Had 3 days off with my family down in Bridgetown (town where I grew up), then headed further south to Denmark to commence what was my biggest headline tour of Australia ever. What I forget about my birth country is how bloody big it is! I did 16 shows in 18 days, crossed time zones, flew/drove/greyhound bussed incredibly long distances, visited towns and places I'd never been, met many wonderful people and has an amazing time for 3 weeks. You can see all the Aussie photos here: April/May Aussie Tour


Now it's time to put my feet up for a bit prior to starting rehearsals for the new album which we're recording early June in Glasgow!
Thanks to all those who made it along to the shows around the world. Please keep in touch and I hope to see you again very, very soon.
Best wishes,
Emily
ps. The Red Clay Halo send their love x

Aussie Tour update

The Blackwood River, Bridgetown WA

The Aussie tour is off to a great start. 5 shows under my belt. Day off yesterday in Ilarwill (north NSW) where I finished the final song for the next album whilst sitting on the verandah watching the rain fall.

 Tonight's show is SOLD OUT at The Old Kirk, Yamba. Here are the remaining shows...

Thurs 26th April- The Newsagency, Marrickville (NSW)

Tickets: door sales only - $10

Fri 27th April- Lizotte's, Newcastle (NSW)

Tickets: (02) 4956 2066 or tickets

Sat 28th April- Lizotte's, Central Coast (NSW)

Tickets: (02) 4956 2066 or tickets

Sun 29th April- Lizotte's, Deewhy (NSW)

Tickets: (02) 4956 2066 or tickets

Tues 1st May- Cafe Lounge, Surry Hills (NSW)

Free entry

Weds 2nd May- House gig, Katoomba (NSW)

Tickets: email phil@rainbowstreet.co.uk

Fri 4th May- Front Gallery & Cafe, Canberra (ACT)

Tickets: door sales only - $10

Sat 5th May- Pure Pop Records, Melbourne (VIC)

Tickets: here

Sun 6th May- Wesley Anne, Melbourne (VIC)

Tickets: (03) 9482 1333 or tickets

Hope you can make it to one! 

Best, 

Emily 

Nobby Beach, Gold Coast