well. i was born steve barnes,,, and my nick name has always been barney. so when i starting writing songs i needed a catchy name. one time when singin' , one guy yelled that i sounded like i was barkin the vocals. i liked the sound of that and added it to my nickname. thus...barkin barney was born!!!

yes, i am playing in and around the tampa bay area. and would eventually like to do folk festivals in and around florida.

i love it. it makes my music acessable to many people who would never have heard it before.

yes i would, but i'd really like someone to record my songs(mailbox money) and focus on being a songwriter and not a touring performer.at the age of 44 and a very satisfying family life,that's not that appealing at this time in my life, but who knows???

Barney started playing the guitar at age 14. He has played actively in a variety of bands with different styles of music since the age of 18. He now writes his own songs in his makeshift studio at home, but gets his ideas from both the exciting and the most mundane tasks involved in daily living; marriage, parenthood, working, driving in traffic, waiting in line at stores, and just observing people and the environment surrounding him. He writes from true feelings of his heart and soul, and occasionally, random, if not sometimes quirky, thoughts. Listeners relate very well to the lyrics of Barney's songs. The songs are not geared towards intellectuals' views of what may be deemed poetry, but to the general public and their trials and tribulations. His fans find they can really identify with his music. Barney has been performing for over 20 years, playing cover songs for the most part, but started writing his own material two years ago. He plays his songs live, anxiously awaiting feedback, whether positive or negative, until he feels the song has reached it's maximum potential before he actually records it. Even then, he often will continue to fine tune it to his own critical expectations. His early inspirations were legends such as Kris Krisstofferson, Tom Waits, Johnny Cash, Townes Van Zant, and Steve Earle

johnny cash, kris kristofferson, tom waits, and steve earle, just to name a few.

crystal river, florida

if anyone would like to download songs and add parts(back-up vocals, leads, etc...) and send them back ...it's cool. i love on-line collabs.. so please visit the "official website"
www.barkinbarney.com