Clara Barker - a singer / songwriter from the Isle of Man - has been writing songs since 1999 and while debilitating stage fright halted her entrance onto the live music scene until almost 8 years after the first song was written, she has been making up for lost time ever since. With sheer determination to 'get out there and PLAY', Clara played open mic nights and hussled for support slots - even organising her own very successful 'SaturdayJam' night held at various pubs in the Isle of Man. Armed with a steadily increasing family of songs, a mercifully decreasing feeling of impending doom and Jake, her trusty Crafter guitar - Clara has played in venues all over the Isle of Man and even made it as far afield as Brighton, London and Liverpool. Her highly personal lyrics and catchy melodies have won her a steady following on the Island, and an army of loyal fans online. Having graced stages supporting Paul Young & Los Pacaminos, The Christians, Steve Gibbons, The Dylan Project and Jeff Lang, Clara should now become your "smug secret" before she is discovered by the masses. Her debut album - Indigo - was released in March 2010 to considerable acclaim. A recent review by Banter Magazine praises Clara's "lyrical honesty" which is described as "refreshing in today's musical landscape which, lyrics-wise, is so saturated by faux teenage angst or ambiguity disguised as profundity". Christmas 2010 saw the release of the outrageously festive "Christmas In New York" which you can see at www.youtube.com/clarabarker and is being given away free - along with Clara's best wishes - to anyone who emails clarabarkernews@yahoo.co.uk and asks for it.
