Steve Barnard
Encyclopedia
Steve "Smiley" Barnard is an English
drummer
.
Having previously drummed for Robbie Williams on the Life Thru a Lens album and tours, Barnard joined Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros after Jed Lynch
left. Barnard drummed on the "Forbidden City" track of the Rock Art and the X-Ray Style
album.
Following the Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros debut gig at the Sheffield Leadmill on 5 June 1999 The Mescaleros
toured extensively throughout the UK, Europe, Canada, US and Japan for the next six months. Further tours followed in early 2000 which included Japan, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. The final night of a ten date British tour supporting The Who
, at Wembley Arena in November 2000, proved to be his last for The Mescaleros
.
In 2001, along with Johnny Wilks, formed one*iota who later became King Louis. Barnard drummed for Mock Turtles on their return to the charts in 2003 and is currently drumming for Archive (band)
, who though relatively unknown in Britain are reaching massive proportions on mainland Europe.
In 2009 Smiley joined fellow Mescaleros Pablo Cook, who together with Mike Peters (The Alarm), Derek Forbes (Simple Minds) and Steve Harris (Archive/Gary Numan) formed Los Mondo Bongo, and have toured UK, Canada etc. celebrating the music of Joe Strummer.
In 2010 Smiley replaced Steve Grantley (Stiff Little Fingers) as the drummer in the The Alarm. He drummed on the latest Alarm alarm "The Sound and The Fury"
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
.
Having previously drummed for Robbie Williams on the Life Thru a Lens album and tours, Barnard joined Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros after Jed Lynch
Jed Lynch
Ged Lynch is an English percussionist and composer.Lynch had early commercial success drumming with the Ruthless Rap Assassins, which included Kermit. In 1989 he joined The Icicle Works. He and Kermit joined Shaun Ryder and Bez in Black Grape in 1993. They had a No...
left. Barnard drummed on the "Forbidden City" track of the Rock Art and the X-Ray Style
Rock Art and the X-Ray Style
-Personnel:* Joe Strummer - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mixing* Antony Genn - synthesizer, guitar, piano, bass, strings, beats, backup vocals, programming, mixing, producer* Richard Norris - keyboards, E-Bow, drum programming, producer...
album.
Following the Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros debut gig at the Sheffield Leadmill on 5 June 1999 The Mescaleros
The Mescaleros
The Mescaleros were the backing band for Joe Strummer, formed in 1999, which went on to make three albums prior to Strummer's death in 2002. Many of the band members were gifted multi-instrumentalists...
toured extensively throughout the UK, Europe, Canada, US and Japan for the next six months. Further tours followed in early 2000 which included Japan, Australia, New Zealand and the UK. The final night of a ten date British tour supporting The Who
The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964 by Roger Daltrey , Pete Townshend , John Entwistle and Keith Moon . They became known for energetic live performances which often included instrument destruction...
, at Wembley Arena in November 2000, proved to be his last for The Mescaleros
The Mescaleros
The Mescaleros were the backing band for Joe Strummer, formed in 1999, which went on to make three albums prior to Strummer's death in 2002. Many of the band members were gifted multi-instrumentalists...
.
In 2001, along with Johnny Wilks, formed one*iota who later became King Louis. Barnard drummed for Mock Turtles on their return to the charts in 2003 and is currently drumming for Archive (band)
Archive (band)
Archive is a musical group based in London, England, whose music spans electronic, trip-hop, avant-garde, post-rock and progressive rock. Over their sixteen-year history, the band has released eight studio albums and enjoyed established success throughout Europe, while remaining little-known in...
, who though relatively unknown in Britain are reaching massive proportions on mainland Europe.
In 2009 Smiley joined fellow Mescaleros Pablo Cook, who together with Mike Peters (The Alarm), Derek Forbes (Simple Minds) and Steve Harris (Archive/Gary Numan) formed Los Mondo Bongo, and have toured UK, Canada etc. celebrating the music of Joe Strummer.
In 2010 Smiley replaced Steve Grantley (Stiff Little Fingers) as the drummer in the The Alarm. He drummed on the latest Alarm alarm "The Sound and The Fury"