"Bear
Claw Bob" Barraclough started performing music when he was a
youngster, and the directions this Canadian songwriter, musician
and recording artist's career have taken him are as diverse as his
repertoire.
"Stylistically my
music doesn't fit snugly into any particular category," Bob
says. "There are blues, country, folk, rock and roll, R&B
and even classical, Latin and show tune influences. When I write
songs they come from an inner space; it's hard fit them into a
standard genre. I prefer letting creative processes unfold
without that kind of boundary, and enjoy the experience of
making something unique."
The underlying
foundation of his music is a Blues
Feeling. "Blues isn't only about a style of music, and
it's not only about being sad, its about an honest response to
knowing what we're all about."
From the mid 1960's Bob has
performed in front of audiences in groups and as a solo act at
folk club coffee houses, country music jamborees, community
events, private parties, big city and small town taverns, blues
festivals, and myriad other venues too numerous to list. His
repertoire has been wide-ranging, and includes many original
songs. He has released three commercial Cd's of recorded music;
his original tunes are streamed world wide on multiple
platforms.
Today he channels his energies into
writing, recording and producing records of original
compositions along with covers of his favourite artists' work,
and continues to perform throughout the year with other
musicians and as a solo act. Some of his favourite venues
include local Farmers' Markets and the French River Cruise
aboard the Chief Commanda II on beautiful Lake Nipissing.
