"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."