Edward Barton: Live Dates

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Edward Barton, Noise Lab, 42 Market Street, Manchester, M1 1PW
[Note: Text below states that he would be joined by The Babymen - this is incorrect]

Manchester born poet, artist and musician Edward Barton who wrote songs for Kylie Minogue and Orbital will be giving a performance lecture musically assisted by The Babymen. He will give a playful insight into his music making methods and lyrical techniques.

All you need to bring for this one is a pen and paper, but most importantly, an open-mind!

Barton is known for his eccentric stage performances and use of home-made instruments. He has had top 30 success as a songwriter with hits including 'It's a Fine Day' (Opus III), 'Confide in Me' (Kylie Minogue), 'Halcyon' (Orbital) and 'Happiness' (Pizzaman). In 1989, released through Barton's own label Wooden Records, an LP called Edward Not Edward featured covers of Barton songs by diverse artists like The Inspiral Carpets, 808 State, Dub Sex, Ted Chippington, Louis Phillipe and A Guy Called Gerald. Barton was a regular fixture of the eighties music scene in Manchester, supporting bands such as Stump. His television appearances have included performances on The Tube and Tony Wilson's The Other Side of Midnight. He was rumoured to have appeared on Wogan in the late 80s playing guitar in Tears for Fears' backing band. His radio appearances have included at least one guest spot on The Mark Radcliffe Show.

17 February 2010 Starting at 6pm

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2008
April 5th	SAT 5 APRIL Ed Barton Melt Down Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester. AfterHours at The Whitworth Art Gallery An Evening with Billy Childish plus Gramophone DJ on Saturday 16 Feb. After Hours Wearing Clothes with Edward Barton on Saturday 5 April. The Whitworth Art Gallery launches a new occasional programme of evening events with two performances to coincide with the gallery’s exhibition Blake’s Shadow: William Blake and his Artistic Legacy running until 6 April. Produced with Manchester artist Mike Chavez-Dawson, the first two events of the AfterHours series feature outsider artists Billy Childish on 16 February and Edward Barton on 5 April. An Evening with Billy Childish is an intimate solo encounter, where Childish shares biographical anecdotes and observations through his raw poetry and ends with blues played on an electric guitar and sung through a vintage value amp. Childish is a poet, painter, musician and visionary and is the founding member of the Medway poets and Hangman publishing. As founder member of the Stuckist movement, he has been described as ‘a welcome thorn in the side of the British art establishment’ and is a cult figure in America, Europe and Japan. In his prolific career to date, Childish has painted over 6000 paintings, released over 100 records and published over 60 volumes of poetry. Childish’s array of poetry books will be available on the evening. After hours Wearing Clothes with Edward Barton features the breadth of the creative output of this cult Manchester artist. The evening features recitals from his Bad Leg poetry book, live and musical enactments including highly controlled live painting. Barton has created a series of specially made publications to accompany the event. Barton is a cult figure within Manchester’s creative underbelly. His career spans three decades as a filmmaker, artist, curator, performer, songwriter and poet. His career ranges from a first bizarre appearance on Channel 4’s music programm
May 14th	Shangri-La 10, Prestwich, Manchester Edward Barton doesn't normally play gigs; we feel very special! Ed is a bit of a legend in Manchester, he started out writing poetry but quickly moved into songs as a way of getting girls. Since then he's written tunes which have been sourced by all kinds of artists from Orbital to Kylie Minogue. Ed was wearing an outfit which, it turns out, was an old pair of curtains he took with him on a recent trip to Gambia. More information, click here. or here.
March 28th	FRI 28 MARCH Ed Barton live on The Verb Broadcasting live from the Radio Theatre, with inimitable compere and host Ian McMillan. 9.45pm. More information on The Verb. 28 March 2008 Friday 28 March 2008 21:45-22:30 (Radio 3) Ian McMillan presents the programme live from the Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House. He is joined on stage by acclaimed Australian poet John Kinsella and by The Verb's own 'eartoonist' - musician and lyricist Peter Blegvad. Duration: 45 minutes Playlist The Verb comes live from the Radio Theatre at Broadcasting House. Ian McMillan will be joined on stage by acclaimed Australian poet John Kinsella who has used Edmund Burke's Enquiry Into The Sublime and Beautiful as the springboard for his new collection. Also joining Ian are Henry Hitchings whose new history of English concentrates on the many hundreds of words that started life in other languages; and Verb regular Peter Blegvad with one of his inimitable Eartoons. Songwriter, artist and now poet Ed Barton will share his work and Barb Jungr has written a new song especially for the show, using some of the borrowed words in Henry's book. Details: Shades of the Sublime and the Beautiful by John Kinsella is published by Picador. The Secret Life of Words by Henry Hitchings is published by John Murray. Barb Jungr's new album Just Like A Woman - Hymn To Nina is out now. She is currently on tour, more details are on her website: https://www.barbjungr.co.uk/ Bad Leg by Ed Barton is published by Comma Press. https://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/theverb/pip/gqp24/

2006
October 17th	TUE 17 OCT ADAPTATION: anapaest 2 anamorphic No, not a Charlie Kaufman retrospective, but a showcase of specially commissioned short films exploring the kinship between verse and video; featuring the poetry of Jean Sprackland, Michael Symmons Roberts, Joolz Denby, Simon Armitage, Ed Barton, Helen Clare, Gaia Holmes and others, as adapted by filmmakers like Wilf Darlington, Brian Hill, Gwendolen Osmond, Kate Jessop, Sharon Keighley, Rob Millington, Austin Holdsworth, Richard Skelton, Owen Williams, Adam Wright, Esther Lisk-Carew and others. The screening will be interspersed with readings by Gaia Holmes and Helen Clare. A special overexposed event in association with Comma Film. Comma Film Cornerhouse, 70 Oxford Street, Manchester M1 5NH Part of the Manchester Literature Festival. 6.10pm. £3.50 / £2.50 concs. Tickets & Info: 0161 200 1500
October 16th	16/10/06 18.30 Edward Barton - book of poems - BAD LEG - launch party at Matt and Phred in Manchester. We wil be screning MY MUM MY DOG, MY DOG MY MUM a short video about mothers dogs and loss. Ed will be reading selections from his new book BAD LEG and has given himself a good talking to and promised to behave. The video, of course isnt complete - we mostly have an edit but need a couple more shots - we are waiting for the light but running out of time. MON 16 OCT Bad Leg BAD LEG with ED BARTON Launch of the first collection of verse from songwriter, filmmaker, curator, performance artist, painter, designer and now... poet. When Ed’s not penning chart-stompers for the likes of Kylie Minogue (‘Confide in Me’), and Opus 3 ('It’s a Fine Day'), he is consistently pushing the packet on behalf of Manchester’s art and music generally. From his show-stopping appearance on The Tube in the mid 80s (playing a ukulele with a wooden spoon), to his curatorship of Manchester’s first (and only) Dadaist gallery, Oblong… his signature across the disciplines is unmistakable. His music nights Hip Replacement and Misery challenge the notion of what a live event can be, and as a video maker, he’s worked with the likes of James, Dub Sex, The Inspiral Carpets and others. He also draws and crayons. Tonight Ed performs from his unexpected first collection of poetry, Bad Leg (Comma Press), complete with special, undisclosed guests, and a general one-off return for the Hip Replacement magic. Guests to include Rachel Pratt, The Nature Corner and Welsh rap act, The Delicated Hammers. Plus films by Sharon Keighley, Scott Davenpoet and others. Stand well back from the stage and don’t look Ed in the eye. Matt & Phreds Jazz Club, 64 Tib Street, Manchester M14. 7pm £4 / £3 concs. Info: 0779 256 4747, tickets on door. Part of the Manchester Literature Festival.
February 26th	‘Walking My Troubles Away’ (Mike Chavez-Dawson, Robin Nature-Bold & Len Horsey, Norman Clayture) Present ‘Auto Test Pilot (Phase 2) B’ (A Club Night as an Artwork) Sunday 26th February 2006 8pm – 1am (£2.80p in, plus a bottle of wine for cheap, bar open until 12.30am) Starring: The Night Jars (Can meets Television with a lead bass player like no other, 11.30pm) Edward Barton (Artist & poet resident contributor back with conviction, 10.30pm) Billy Ruffian (It’s all in the name, modern day poetic’n'roll garagesque sounds, 10pm) The One Armed Foo Poodles (To reawaken the rock’n'roll in your heart, 9.30pm) John Palmer (Pyrotechnical acousticism to set your mind on fire, 9.30pm) The Lecturers (Michael Wilson & Dave Maass, a choice of words’n'themes to meld the mind, 9pm) Rolling Jones (Up The Racket DJ Playing records in between acts and beyond) and compering Mr Chavez-Dawson (Artist… Modern day Don Quixote and Faustian figure to his alter egos…) And other odd stuff… (First act on at 9) At: Tiger Lounge 5 Cooper Street (Runs parallel to Mosely Street, off Fountain Street) Manchester £2.80p (80p to Members) Entry Fee (Yes, there will be door staff)
Unknown	Live at AutoTest Pilot 6, Manchester

2005
August 21st	Superqueens, Edward Barton, The Seven Sisters, Robin Nature-Bold and Band(ism), Anonymous X: Kings Arms, Salford
February 27th	At 'Auto Test Pilot 3' we'll have The Owl Project, Bob & Roberta Smith & Piano, Mr Thompson playing records, more from Edward Barton and many more oddities to name... You may also catch Robin Nature-Bold & Band(ism) at the Mint Lounge, Oldham Street, Manchester, 18th Feb www.robinnaturebold.co.uk
January 30th	'Walking My Troubles Away’ Present ‘Auto Test Pilot 2’ (spoken word - live performance – art performance – oddities – and beatnik stupor) Sunday 30th January 2005 7pm – 1pm (Free In, plus a bottle of wine for a fiver) Featuring: Edward Barton (ATP resident contributor), Little Brother Graham (finger lickin' ragtime acoustic blues), The Suns of Potto (music for the deceased), Norman Clayture & Imogen Powder (performative players), Janet Tent (mentalist & wordsmith), Sue Fox (words of wisdumb), Steve Manford (playing records) and Mr Walker (comparing things to one another). And other odd stuff... Please note we strongly recommend eating vegan cheese before bed... At: Tiger Lounge 5 Cooper Street (Runs parallel to Mosely Street) Manchester Free Entry For further info email: robertcattelan@yahoo.co.uk A little more info: 'Auto Test Pilot' has be created (as Art) by 'Walking My Troubles Away' (Mr Chavez-Dawson & Robin Nature-Bold) who bought you the first and second ever appearance (in Manchester) of 'Wild Billy Childish & The Buff Medways', the album launch of Skinny Dog's 'Superqueens', and numerous appearances by Edward Barton. ATP is dedicated to beatnik stupor - erratic and eccentric ideas, it aspires to be a hub of bohemian discourse. We strive to work with the damm right awkward: Artists, poets, people with unruly record collections (we prefer a record player to a DJ), old or new lecturers, performers, mad professors, prophets and general folk who need a leg up. ATP are keen for people to do 2 minute mini-lectures on an odd thing that may or may not have happened to them. We might even start doing show and tell...

2003
July 6th	>>>MIKE DAWSON & ROBIN NATURE-BOLD’ PRESENT: ‘The Different Souls of Men Gig, Manchester, 2003’ Featuring: ‘Billy Childish & The Buff Medways’ With Special Support by: ‘Edward Barton & Sons’ Also Appearing: ‘Bob & Roberta Smith & Piano’ (with Graham Revell & Saxophone) AT: Matt & Phreds, Tib St, Manchester, UK ON: >Sunday 6th July, Doors 8pm (on the dot).
June 23rd	BITE ME" Launch Party @ Fed? Oldham Street, Manchester Monday 23rd June 2003, 7pm - late, £2 OTD ROBIN NATURE-BOLD performing a 20-30 minute set of music by Edward Barton with live art, see www.mikedawsonart.com Crime On show at an art gallery in Manchester is a "sculpture" entitled Stolen, so called because all the material used in its construction has been nicked. Artist Edward Barton, 34, sent a shoplifter round local supermarkets to bring back cans of lager, nappies, washing powder and toys, all of which he placed in a cage to form his sculpture. Said Steve Murphy, chairman of the city's police authority, "Only lunatics would call it art. This person is openly promoting crime. It would make the artist an accessory to crime and I am sure the police will be most interested in talking to him."
29th April	The Greater Manchester and District Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament have a great calender of upcoming gigs beginning this week and continuing over the next couple of months. Thursday 29th April 2004 (Changed from Friday 30th) Star and Garter 9.00pm - 1.00am £4 Performance Polythene (TBC) The Strap Ons Purgatory State Moon Compere Edward Barton Another unmissable night for a good cause
27th February	The Greater Manchester and District Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament have a great calender of upcoming gigs beginning this week and continuing over the next couple of months. Things kick off on Friday 27th February 2004 at the Star & Garter. Doors are : 9.00pm - 1.00am and prices are £5/£4 guest list. On the bill are : External Menace Hooker Icons of Poundland Politburo Seven Sisters DJ Owen (Smile) Compere: Edward Barton You can't miss that - especially strange legend Barton !!! there's also a discount offer of £4 instead of £5 if you send an email to:- office@nuclearpolicy.info or text 07931 812 965 All proceeds to: Greater Manchester and District Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament T 0161 273 8283 E gmdcnd@gn.apc.org W www.gmdcnd.org.uk and The Campaign Against Depleted Uranium T 0161 273 8293 E info@cadu.org.uk W www.cadu.org.uk
January	Larry Gott last week played a gig with vocalist Mark Curtis and James associate Edward Barton at the launch of a new bar called SixtySouth in Waterloo near Crosby. In an interview with the Crosby Herald, Larry described the music thus "our style fuses tribal, folk, jazz, classical and R + B music to create a totally unique genre". Larry and Edward are planning to write more songs with a view to releasing an album.
Unknown	The Comme Ca Art Gallery / 24 Worsley Street Castlefield / Manchester / M15 4LD Edward Barton: A rock bard, musician, composer, poet and artist based in Manchester, well known for writing the Opus 3 hit "It‚s a Fine Day" playing a guitar with a wooden spoon on The Tube, 84 (this also debut of one of his paintings), and his performance nights/events "Misery"and "My Eye Hurts" Barton was the first to open a gallery (Oblong) in Manchester‚s "Afflecks Palace" Because of their Dadaist and often crime-related edge Oblong‚s shows often get as much coverage in the pages of the tabloids as they did in the art press. Since the closure of Oblong in '92 Barton has been writing a lot of poetry and music. He has become a rather reclusive painter and art maker who only surfaces when pestered. For this show Barton will present a series of paintings he made just before the stroke of midnight on New Year‚s Eve, 1999. For further info on Edward Barton visit: www.edwardbarton.com

1990
November 2nd	Frank Sidebottom + Edward Barton, International 1, Manchester
April 20th	Edward Barton (featuring A Guy Called Gerald, 808 State, and Ruthless Rap Assassins) "Ed Barton presents two showcase gigs to coincide with the release of his new LP 'Edward Not Edward'. The Manchester eccentric plays with A Guy Called Gerald, members of Stump, 808 State and Cathal Coughlin at London's Camden Dingwalls on April 17 and then with Cathal, 808 State and the Ruthless Rap Assassins at Manchester's Boardwalk on April 20." (NME, 15th April 1989)
April 17th	Edward Barton (featuring A Guy Called Gerald, members of Stump, 808 State, and Cathal Coughlin)
January	Stump/Blue Aeroplanes/ Edward Barton/Eat/ Summerhill Live at Electric Ballroom

2001
December 11th	December 11 Benefit Gig for the campaign against depleted uranium Scapa Flow, Polythene, Desolation Angels, Politburo, Flamingo 50 + Carol Batton (Poet) & Edward Barton (Poet & Compere) 8 'til late at Night and Day Cafe - Oldham Street Manchester £3.50 with flier £4.50 on the door 0161 273 8283

1998
June 10th	The Abner Burnett Trio at Band on the Wall, Manchester with Edward Barton And The Oblong Choir. Band On The Wall Webpage - https://bandonthewall.org/events/1929/

1986
December 4th	James, Edward Barton. Liverpool University Bar Thur 4/12/86 More info here
4th November	James/Edward Barton: Live at Birmingham Click Club
April 17th	Red Crayola/TV Personalities/ Edward Barton: Live
July	New Ardri Ballroom, Manchester

1995
November 18th	Hush/Edward Barton - Club 4AD, Belgium