Del Barber with special guest Lachlan Neville

Join Juno Award nominee Del Barber for an intimate performance of his new album Almanac, blending prairie-inspired storytelling with with live energy at The Artesian on February 7th, 2025. Special guest Lachlan Neville will open the show!

Show Details:
Del Barber with special guest Lachlan Neville
Date: Friday, February 7th, 2025
Doors: 7:00PM
Show: 8:00PM
Tickets: $25.00 in advance online or in person at Paper Umbrella (2724 13th Avenue), or $32.00 at the door.

*Advance tickets close at 5:00 PM day-of-show. Additional tickets will be available at the door unless it is officially labelled SOLD OUT*

The Artesian is wheelchair accessible, all-ages, and a proud supporter of positive spaces initiatives with a zero-tolerance policy towards hate, harassment, and/or discrimination. We reserve the right to remove any patron creating an unsafe environment. The accessible entrance is available via a lift, Please ask staff for help if necessary.

About Del Barber:

When Del Barber set to writing the 12 songs that comprise his eighth album, he adhered more than ever to a prairie aesthetic. The record follows Barber’s acclaimed 2021 album Stray Dogs: Collected B- Sides Vol. 1, made during the height of pandemic restrictions. Stray Dogs, which brought Barber to the end of one season, Almanac doggedly led him into the next.

“I want my work to be seen as subtle by definition,” Barber says. “I want my statements to come across as questions rather than decrees or opinions. Some of the songs are descriptions of my world through my own eyes, a way of songwriting I’ve never felt I’ve done well until now. Writing Almanac felt like I had another chance. It felt like spring.”

After writing Almanac on his farm 400 kilometers northwest of Winnipeg, where he lives with his wife and two children, the 3-time Juno Award nominee took his road band into the city. The album was recorded at No Fun Club in the space of a week with co-producers Grant Siemens and Scott Franchuk. Barber says that he wanted the atmosphere in the studio to be spontaneous and collaborative, traits that definitely shine through on Almanac’s lively, unpolished sound. “It was a really beautiful session,” he says. “There were no grand intentions, just an aim to get good friends and players together and record a pile of my songs. Going into this session I really wanted to enjoy the process, not think too hard, and just keep it simple and honest. I had a group of great songs and I really didn’t want to stand in their way.”

About Lachlan Neville:

Lachlan Neville is a musician and songwriter from Rocanville, Saskatchewan, whose early passion for reading introduced him to the worlds of Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Steinbeck before he left elementary school. This love of literature, paired with the influence of his father’s ’62 Martin acoustic guitar, guided Lachlan toward the work of Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, and John Prine, inspiring a deep commitment to songwriting. During the global pandemic, he dedicated time to refining his craft, developing a body of original material that quickly earned recognition.

A winner of the Nashville-based Henhouse Express Jr. Songwriting Competition, Lachlan worked alongside JUNO-winning producer Steve Dawson and performed at established festivals such as Big Flat Folk Festival, Gateway Festival, Ness Creek Music Festival, Northern Lights Bluegrass Festival, and All Folk’d Up. His talent has garnered the attention of Saskatchewan videographer little jack films and creative entrepreneurs Belle Plaine and Blake Berglund. Now, with Berglund at the helm as producer, Lachlan’s self-titled debut album will be released under the Western Seer Records imprint, marking an important step in his musical journey.