Les Barker

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English poet and performer (30 January 1947 - 14 January 2023) born in Manchester but later lived in Wales. He trained as an accountant before becoming a professional writer, and published many books and recordings throughout his career and performed at folk festivals in the UK. His work introduced a number of folk heroes: Jason and the Arguments, Cosmo The Fairly Accurate Knife Thrower, Captain Indecisive and Spot Of The Antarctic.

Les began his career as assistant to Mrs Ackroyd, a small dog who lay around in folk clubs, bit people and became famous. Mrs Ackroyd was the only dog ever to own her own record label. After her demise, Les performed mainly solo.

Les died from an apparent heart attack and was found unresponsive in his car the day after attending a football match in Oswestry, Shropshire, England.

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Reinstalling Windows - Les Barker

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Reinstalling Windows

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Cosmo, The Fairly Accurate Knife-Thrower

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The Church Of The Wholly Undecided

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Guide Cats for the Blind

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Releases

3 releases · data from Discogs

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21 live performances · data from Setlist.fm

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July 14, 2019

Ely City Football Club

Ely, England, United Kingdom

  • 1. Arnold the Armadillo

  • 2. A Very English Thing

  • 3. The Author's Story

  • 4. My Bag For Life Has Just Died

  • 5. Amnesia

  • 6. I Don't Like My Boomerang

  • 7. It's Always in the Last Place You Look

  • 8. Cosmo, the Fairly Accurate Knife Thrower

  • 9. Garden Waste

  • 10. The Inflatable Boy

  • 11. The Verb To Be

  • 12. Have You Got Any News of the Iceberg?


July 14, 2019

Ely City Football Club

Ely, England, United Kingdom

  • 1. My Snails Have Not Yet Arrived

  • 2. Windmills

  • 3.

  • 4. Deja Vu

  • 5. Stand Up Chameleon


July 13, 2019

Ely City Football Club

Ely, England, United Kingdom

  • 1. Reg The Lonely Glowworm

  • 2. An Infinite Number of Occasional Tables

  • 3. The Boy Who Was Raised By Lemmings

  • 4. The Vowels of the Earth

  • 5. Spot the Zebra

  • 6. Windmills

  • 7. Deja Vu

  • 8. Monument

  • 9. Disaster at Sea

  • 10. Mange Tout

  • 11. The Shipping Forecast

  • 12. Have You Got Any News of the Iceberg?

  • 13. Shitzu

  • 14. Dachshunds With Erections Can't Climb Stairs


August 2, 2018

Festival Site

Wickham, England, United Kingdom


August 1, 2018

Community Centre

Wickham, England, United Kingdom

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Les Barker has released 3 albums between 1986 and 1991. Notable releases include An Infinite Number Of Occasional Tables, The Stones Of Callanish, Dogologues. Explore their complete discography on this page.

Les Barker's most-played tracks include Reinstalling Windows - Les Barker, Reinstalling Windows, Cosmo, The Fairly Accurate Knife-Thrower, The Church Of The Wholly Undecided, Guide Cats for the Blind. Listen to these songs and explore more from their catalog on this page.

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