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The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican
Acoustic / Rock / Comedy

"WE ROCK... BUT GENTLY"


United Kingdom

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   The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican: General Info
Member Since11/20/2007
Band Websitemembers.lycos.co.uk/thedoonicans
Band MembersMEET THE BROTHERS DOONICAN...

The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican

NAME: DANNY DOONICAN

HAIR: BLACK

FUNCTION: VOCALS / GEETAR / SARCASM IN THE FACE OF ANY DANGER / GREAT HAIR

LIKES: THE WIFE & KIDS AND ROCK & ROLL

DOESN'T LIKE: MONDAYS AND HAIR-STRAIGHTENERS

FAVOURITE CATCHPHRASE: "IT'S GOOD, BUT IT'S NOT RIGHT" (ROY WALKER)

AMBITION: TO WIN A SPEED-BOAT ON BULLSEYE, AND TO OWN A PLANET SOMEDAY.

The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican

NAME: SCOTT DOONICAN

HAIR: BROWN

FUNCTION: VOCALS / GEETAR / 5-STRING BANJO / 6-STRING BANJO / UKULELE BANJO / MANDOLIN / MELODICA / KAZOO / HARMONICA

LIKES: ANYTHING THAT MAKES HIM DRUNK BUT DOESN'T GIVE HIM A HANGOVER

DOESN'T LIKE: HANGOVERS and SPROUTS (in either order)

FAVOURITE TREE: THE LARCH

AMBITIONS: NEVER TO MEET A BOXER FROM STRANRAER, AND TO FIND SOMETHING THAT MAKES ME DRUNK BUT DOESN'T GIVE ME A HANGOVER.

The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican

NAME: ALAN DOONICAN

HAIR: BY 'MAURICE'

FUNCTION: PIANO ACCORDION & A BONA FIDE CERTIFIED KNOB-TWIDDLER (Our good brother, Alan Doonican, only plays at our Barley Mow, Bonsall gigs... which really is the greatest tiny pub in the universe!)

LIKES: TRAVELLING AROUND GREAT BRITAIN IN HIS LUXURY MOBILE LIBRARY / ROMAHOME

DOESN'T LIKE: MOBILE PHONES AND SMOKE MACHINES

FAVOURITE SWEET: SPANGLES

AMBITIONS: TO GROW THE WORLD'S BIGGEST MARROW, AND TO CLIMB BEN NEVIS IN ONLY A BOBBLE-HAT AND PLIMSOLLS.

InfluencesWE ARE BOTH SAD MUSOS WITH A PENCHANT FOR BUTCHERING REALLY AWFUL COVER VERSIONS (it must run in the family or something!)

Amongst the many things that turn us on are:

The Lancashire Hotpots, Hayseed Dixie, The Eagles, Sparks, Bon Jovi, Judas Priest, Led Zepplin, AC/DC, The Who, Squeeze, The Knack, The Vapors, Elton John, Guns N Roses, The Beautiful South, Bryan Adams, Cliff Richard, The Beatles, The Stones, Robert Palmer, McGuinness Flint, Queen, Rory Gallagher, Eric Clapt-Out, Thin Lizzy, Alice Cooper, Vera Lynn, Buddy Holly, Beyonce, Madness, Sam Cooke, The Bangles, Rick Astley, Wings, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley and many more!

Sounds LikeTwo men with bad 60s hair and tank-tops, playing awesome acoustic renditions of all your favourite classic rock 'n' pop on Geetar, Mandolin and Banjos!
Record LabelMoon-On-A-Stick Records - We make our own!
Type of LabelIndie





   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
May 24 2008 9:00P
The Barley Mow, Bonsall, Derbyshire Bonsall, Near Matlock, Derbyshire
Jul 19 2008 9:00P
The Barley Mow, Bonsall, Derbyshire Bonsall, Near Matlock, Derbyshire
Sep 13 2008 9:00P
The Barley Mow, Bonsall Bonsall, Near Matlock, Derbyshire
Nov 1 2008 9:00P
The Barley Mow, Bonsall, Derbyshire Bonsall, Near Matlock, Derbyshire
Dec 20 2008 8:00P
The Barley Mow, Bonsall DOONICAN’S XMAS SPECIAL Bonsall, Near Matlock, Derbyshire
Apr 18 2009 7:00P
THE BAR-STEWARD SONS 2nd ANNUAL ACOUSTIC CIRCUS for BARNSLEY HOSPICE Barnsley, Northeast

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   About The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican
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‘The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican’ formed in 2006, in the leafy suburbs of the ex-mining community of Barnsley. As the story goes, estranged brothers Scott and Danny Doonican, met by chance for the first time on-board a local mobile library, whilst both trying to research the origins of their family tree.

Little did they know at the time, that their efforts at genealogy would reveal to them a very well kept secret. This revelation led them along the righteous garden path towards making their mark on the world of music and (very) light entertainment.

In the same way in which they were driven together, they were both compelled to follow in the footsteps of a legendary TV musician and entertainer, very close to their hearts.

Determined to follow in these immortal footsteps, the ‘Bar-Steward Sons’, as they were soon to become, naturally began to perform other people’s songs in a style-of-their own. To complete their squeaky-clean image, they became instantly recognisable for their immaculate hair and their stylish dress-sense.

However, on that fateful day, on-board the mobile library, the duo was very soon to become a threesome (not in the biblical sense). The driver of the aforementioned book-bus, Alan Doonican, happened to share in their love for trendy knit-wear and great music. It was no coincidence that Alan became honorary, part-time accordion player in the band, and Scott and Danny went on to become honorary full-time members of the library.

The rest, as-we-say, is history!

'THE BAR-STEWARD SONS OF VAL DOONICAN'

OUR FIRST EVER E.P.

UNFORTUNATELY, FOLKS, THERE ARE NO MORE COPIES OF THIS ONE!

The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican

'FOR THOSE ABOUT TO ROCK' - OUR NEW FULL-LENGTH ALBUM

AVAILABLE ONLY AT GIGS

The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican

'AT HOME WITH THE DOONICANS' - OUR FEATURE-LENGTH DVD

(with free live album: 'THE BAR-STEWARD SONS OF VAL DOONICAN ROCK, BUT GENTLY)

AVAILABLE ONLY AT GIGS

The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican

The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican

OUR VERY OWN SPAGHETTI WESTERN MUSIC VIDEO FOR THE SPARKS CLASSIC 'THIS TOWN AIN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR THE BOTH OF US'

OUR MUSIC VIDEO FOR 'THE BALLAD OF THE BAR-STEWARD SONS OF VAL DOONICAN'

'BABY PLEASE DON'T GO' - Performed live at The Barley Mow, Bonsall, near Matlock

'BREAKING THE LAW' - Performed live at The Barley Mow, Bonsall, near Matlock

OUR MUSIC VIDEO FOR 'TURNING JAPANESE'

EXCERPT FROM OUR DVD (available at gigs) 'AT HOME WITH THE DOONICANS'... SCOTT'S LEGENDARY FLYING V UKULELE THAT GOES UP TO 12!

'CRAZY IN LOVE' - Performed live at The Barley Mow, Bonsall, near Matlock at Val Doonican's 80th Birthday Bash 2nd Feb 2008

'FLASH' - Performed live at The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican's Acoustic Circus 19th April 2008

'SATURDAY NIGHT'S ALRIGHT FOR FIGHTING' - Performed live at The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican's Acoustic Circus 19th April 2008

'ACE OF SPADES' - BS/VD & TREEBEARD - Performed live at The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican's Acoustic Circus 19th April 2008

'BREAKING THE LAW' - BS/VD & TREEBEARD - Performed live at The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican's Acoustic Circus 19th April 2008

'WIRED FOR SOUND' - Performed live at The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican's Acoustic Circus 19th April 2008

'JACKIE WILSON SAID' - Performed live at The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican's Acoustic Circus 19th April 2008

'BABY PLEASE DON'T GO' - BS/VD & RICHARD KITSON - Performed live at The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican's Acoustic Circus 19th April 2008

'WALKING BY MYSELF' - BS/VD & RICHARD KITSON - Performed live at The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican's Acoustic Circus 19th April 2008

'HE'S TURNED EMO' - Performed live at The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican's Acoustic Circus 19th April 2008

'TEENAGE KICKS' - Performed live at The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican's Acoustic Circus 19th April 2008

'WE'LL MEET AGAIN' Performed during the grand finale of The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican's Acoustic Circus. Featuring BS/VD, Richard Kitson, Steph Shaw, Charles Hindmarsh, Jonathan Francis, Gary Wells, Chris and Paul McMahon from Treebeard, and Steve Haythorne


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May 11 2008 3:33 AM

Thanks for stopping by

Enjoy the Music
Alex





May 5 2008 8:09 AM

Oi..how come your dad doesn't mention you in his prog. tonight on BBC2????
Still in denial is he??
Richard Kitson (Taking a break from gigs)





Apr 20 2008 12:41 PM

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Hot Time Harv's Rollercoaster of Kicks





Apr 19 2008 4:46 AM

Howdy Doonican Bros!

Gee, you sure sound swell!

Keep on ukin'!

 Hot Time Harv’s Rollercoaster of Kicks

Cheers . . .



"Hot Time" Harv McFine


Jason





Apr 2 2008 11:27 AM

Cheers for the invite scott. However, i can't make it. I am down the following weekend though. Off to see Sweeney Todd at the WY Playhouse.

Nice poster. Wonder who made that. Maybe marla???. Like it.
Hope the show goes well. Like treebeard. Saw them years ago. They did an amazing cover of All Along the Watch Tower with a Wah-Wha violin solo.
And Go Kitson. Glag to see he's still going strong.
Cassidy’s Ceili





Apr 1 2008 6:08 AM

Now, we had a fine old time of it on St.Pat's night, thank you kindly: things were going fine at the Irish Club (our Canberran second home) until Delaney's Donkey crashed the place - accompanied by Paddy McGinty's Goat - and lowered the tone. We managed to Walk Tall through the whole shemozzle, fortified with the Juice of the Barley, and got a lift home with Denny O'Rafferty...

cheers!

CC
The Rawmarsh Mashers





Mar 20 2008 4:55 AM

Great interpretation of the songs lads.

Hope it wont be too long before we can catch you out and about.
The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican





Feb 18 2008 12:20 PM

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Feb 2 2008 7:11 AM

IT'S VAL DOONICAN'S 80THBIRTHDAY TOMORROW - We're gonna party like it's 1899!
Cassidy’s Ceili





Jan 28 2008 6:38 PM

Hope you don't mind us pointing this out, but we detect a facetious tone here: so we hope you're going to be treating yer Dad's birthday with due reverence on Feb 3rd.

mind how you go now,

CC
Alex





Dec 8 2007 6:07 AM

Being,as I was,one of the first people outside of Barnsley to see the BSOV's video of This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us...I have felt suitably inspired to jack in my day job and become a cowboy....Oh wait...I'm in the building trade,so I already qualify as one!!!!
Brilliant stuff lads keep rocking...but gently!
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