'''Sally Barker''' (* Sängerin und Songwriterin, bekannt für ihre Arbeit als Solokünstlerin und Gründungsmitglied der „The Poozies“. 

==Musikalischer Werdegang (Zusammenfassung)==
Im Alter von 10 Jahren begann Sally Barker mit dem Schreiben von Songs und dem Musizieren (Gitarre), inspiriert durch TV-Auftritte der englischen Pop Sängerin Mary Hopkin und beeinflusst von Bessie Smith, Bonnie Raitt, John Martyn und Aretha Franklin. 

Ihre ersten Auftritte hatte Sally als „bessere Hälfte" des Folk-Pubs und Clubs in den „English Midlands“, gefolgt von Gastauftritten bei Steeleye Span und ''Gordon Giltrap'' <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Giltrap Gordon Giltrap] (Englisch-sprachige Wikipedia)</ref>.

Taj Mahal“, Richard Thompson und Roy Harper. 

Ihr erstes Soloalbum – „Sally Barker“ (Coverversionen ihrer vorgängigen Live-Auftritte war erfolgreich. „This Rhythm Is Mine“ (1990) bewies ihr sich beständig weiterentwickeltes Musik-Potential, und so tourte sie mit Bob Dylan und Robert Plant in Deutschland, wonach ihre zwei ersten Alben 1990 vom Rykodisc-Label <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rykodisc Rykodisc] (Englisch-sprachige Wikipedia)</ref> auch in den USA veröffentlicht wurden.

== „The Poozies“ (1990-1996) ==
1990 war Sally Barker Gründungsmitglied der „The Poozies“, zusammen mit 
* ''Mary MacMaster'' – Electric Harp Percussion, Gesang (vormals als Duo „Sileas“ <ref>[http://www.stoneyport.demon.co.uk/bio/sileasbio.html „Sileas“ auf der Website der „Stoneyport Agency“] (englisch)</ref>),
* ''Patsy Seddon'' – Electro-harp, gut-strung harp, Fiedel, Percussion, Gesang (vormals als Duo „Sileas“) und
* ''Karen Tweed'' – Piano Akkordeon, Percussion, Gesang,
die sie am „Hong Kong Folk Festival“ kennengelernt hatte und als Gastmusikerinnen für ihr zweites Album begeistern konnte. 

''Jenny Gardner'' (Fiedel) verließ die Gruppe schon bald wieder, und ''Eilidh Shaw'' (Gitarre, Fiedel, Percussion, Gesang) ergänzte die Gruppe in den späten 1990-er Jahren.

„The Poozies“ spielten einen Mix aus Country und Rock, und veröffentlichten mit Sally Barker zwei Alben, „Chantoozies“ (1993) und „Dansoozies“ (1995). 

„The Poozies“ wurden als «UK's finest all-female outfit» und «Britain’s premiere celtic <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celtic_music Celtic music] (Englisch-sprachige Wikipedia)</ref> roots all-woman supergroup» bezeichnet. <ref>[http://www.celtic-music-shop.com/HYCD200132.html „The Poozies“ auf Celtic-Music.com] (englisch)</ref> <ref>[http://www.musicscotland.com/acatalog/MusicScotland_The_Poozies___Chantoozies_2793.html „The Poozies“ auf MusicScotland.com] (englisch)</ref> <ref>[http://www.starpulse.com/music/Poozies/P159755/unknown/0/0/0/ „The Poozies“ auf StarPulse.com] (englisch)</ref>

== 1996 bis heute ==
Ab 1996 widmete sich Sally Barker verstärkt ihrer Familie (sie hat zwei Söhne) und Kate Rusby ersetzte sie bei „The Poozies“. 

Sally konzentrierte sich seitdem wieder auf ihr Solowerk – bereits im gleichen Jahr folgte „Favourite Dish“ und 1998 „Passion and The Countess“. 

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'''Sally Barker''' (born English folk singer and songwriter, known for her solo work and as a founding member of The Poozies.  

==Biography==
Barker began writing songs and performing music at age 10, after being inspired by seeing English folk-pop singer John Martyn and Aretha Franklin. Barker worked initially as half of a duo called Sally And Chris with bass player Chris Watson, performing folk and blues in pubs and clubs in the English midlands. Later the duo went on to support Steeleye Span and Gordon Giltrap. 

After winning the Kendal Songsearch Competition in 1986, Barker began touring in a support capacity to acts such as Taj Mahal, Richard Thompson, Wishbone Ash and Roy Harper. Her self-titled first album was well received and contained cover versions of songs previously featured in her live act. Her second release, "This Rhythm Is Mine", showed the ongoing development of her maturing musical potential, and in 1990, she opened for both Bob Dylan and Robert Plant in Germany. The album also receivied a U.S. release on Ryko's Hannibal label. 
thumb|200px|left|Sally Barker - Another Train (2000)
In 1990 Barker became a founding member of Scottish harp duo Sileas, and Karen Tweed (accordion) who Barker met at a folk festival in Hong Kong.  The Poozies have been described as the "UK's finest all-female outfit" and "Britain’s premiere Celtic roots all-woman supergroup" [http://www.celtic-music-shop.com/HYCD200132.html]. Barker played with The Poozies until 1996, when she left to concentrate on family concerns (she has two sons) and solo recordings.  Kate Rusby took Barker's place.  At one point Barker was unable to sing for a year due to throat problems, which were eventually solved by the removal of her tonsils.  Her 2003 album "Maid in England", which had been in the making for six years, was muted by the death of her husband (Chris Barker, a dairy farmer) through a recurrence of cancer in August of that year.

Sally also appeared on the Live at the Royal Albert Hall. In 1994 she recorded the song "I Misunderstood" for the CD "The World Is A Wonderful Place: The Songs Of Richard Thompson".  Barker also provided vocals for the 1997 Pete Morton CD "Courage, Love and Grace" and the 1998 Janet Russell CD "Gathering the Fragments".    

In the fall of 2006 Barker reunited with The Poozies for a series of shows, replacing Eilidh Shaw, who celebrated the birth of a daughter in August, 2006, and has now joined the group permanently to make it a five-piece.