Bev Barnett & Greg Newlon

Genre: Acoustic
Secondary Genre: Adult Contemporary San Francisco Bay Area, California USA Contact

Jumping the lines between folk, rock, blues and singer-songwriter soulfulness, Bev Barnett & Greg Newlon create a place where you can relax in the comfort of the groove - and leave feeling just a little more hopeful.

Artist Information

Biography

The Santa Cruz Sentinel says Bev Barnett & Greg Newlon "take a sophisticated approach to their contemporary Folk and Americana."

Ronn Owens of KGO Radio San Francisco just says "wow, that's smooth!"

Jumping the lines between acoustic soul and folk rock, Bev Barnett & Greg Newlon create a place where you can relax in the comfort of the groove - and know you’re going to leave smiling and just a little more hopeful. The first thing you’ll notice is the blend of their harmonies, along with rhythmic guitar that drives a compelling tension and release. Greg’s guitar pushes - Bev’s voice pulls - together exploring life, love and the pursuit of something real. The connection they have with each other flows through the audience with each song and story, each poignant note and each moment of laughter.

Building on a background of performing jazz, classical and American contemporary music as a woodwind player, Bev Barnett has a gift for delivering the essence of a song. Her voice has been called angelic - but with the ability to ‘turn down the sheets.’ Sometimes you hear the honeyed tones of Mary Chapin Carpenter, and sometimes you hear hints of Sade.

Newlon has been called a 'deliberate' guitarist and a 'natural picker' who, with his casual yet emphatic style, brings you to an effortless place of comfort. His guitar and vocal arrangements are the result of a long and varied musical journey from his rock beginnings combined with a background in musical theatre and barbershop, to the country rock sound of Aspen in the late 1970s and more recently through blues, country and modern folk. All of these influences have shaped his unique, contemporary acoustic style.

Newlon also conducts workshops and private lessons on partial capo technique and guitar accompaniment for singer-songwriters.


WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT BEV BARNETT AND GREG NEWLON

"Fantastic live performance. Its amazing that so much warmth can come from just two guitars and two voices."
-- Eric Behlmer, Barn Concerts

"Bev Barnett & Greg Newlon present a professional, well rounded and wonderful collaboration of well crafted songs. Both are seasoned musicians and the vocal blend is terrific!"
-- Jimmy Goings, GFI Entertainment/Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival

"In a world of fast food and empty calories, Bev and Greg are real food. Their songs speak their truth - and do it well.”
-- Cosy Sheridan

“Liquid vocals to melt your heart … guitar work that dances …. songs that make a difference … Bev and Greg are the real deal.”
-- Jan Garrett & JD Martin, POSI-award winning New Thought singer/songwriters

HOUSE CONCERT HOST RECOMMENDATIONS
“From start to finish, the kick off of our 2009 season featuring Bev Barnett & Greg Newlon was as good as house concerts get. With gorgeous harmonies and wonderful songs, an evening with this couple will leave you believing in them as much as they believe in each other.”
- Dave and Cindy Arsenault, Cameron Park House Concerts

“Building a stable bridge between roots Americana and contemporary folk music has become the life’s work for Bev Barnett and Greg Newlon, while making sure the human heart and soul never gets lost along the way. The remarkable fit of their voices means coming along for the ride is a refreshing treat for those of us having the pleasure of their musical company.”
-- Fred Munroe, Musica del Rio House Concerts

"Bev Barnett and Greg Newlon performed beautifully and made converts out of everyone present. It was a thrilling and heart-enlarging experience." -- Walter Slater-Lundsford, Desert Songs

"Warm and wonderful people. Bev and Greg's music is captivating. We plan to have them back!" -- Lisa DeChiara, Angel's Serenity

"talented performers with a gentle timeless feel."
-- Mark Whittington
San Jose Mercury News

"Bev Barnett and Greg Newlon spin a winning quilt of folk, country and pop. Each has a strong lead voice. Harmonies are soft and sweet, in the Crosby, Stills and Nash vein."
-- Paul Freeman, Palo Alto Daily News

"Bev Barnett & Greg Newlon "effortlessly channel the intimate, casual atmospheres of cozy living rooms and warm hearths with their wholesome acoustic folk and earthy vocals."
-- Good Times Santa Cruz

"Skillful, crystalline guitar, superb songwriting and soulful, harmonious vocals characterize this acoustic masterpiece."
- David Stafford, host of the Friday Folk Off Program on KKUP

Instrumentation

Bev Barnett - Vocals, Gutiar
Greg Newlon - Vocals, Guitar

Discography

2011: Love Can Change The World, from graceful acoustic to roots Americana underscored by lyrical passion and inventive arrangements layered with tight harmonies, tasteful acoustic guitar voicings, bluesy electric guitar rants and a rhythm that keeps in in the groove - and in the moment.

2007: Any Doorway Will Do, 12 original songs about life, love and the pursuit of something real

2006: A Peek Behind the Door, 4-song promotional preview release prior to the 2007 of release Any Doorway will Do

2006: TrueWind Music 2006 Compilation, promotional sampler CD of Northern California independent musicians (two tracks)

2005: New Modern Christmas Classics, a compilation CD of finalists in the International Christmas Song Contest (one track)

2004: Starry, Starry Night, a collection of original Christmas songs and contemporary arrangements of favorite carols, including two dazzling Newlon instrumentals

2003: Self-titled EP Bev Barnett & Greg Newlon

Links

Audio

  • Love Can Change The World
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  • What Makes A Man - Acoustic Version
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  • Everyday's Back In Town
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  • Sonnet
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  • Let The Walls Come Down
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  • There's A Light
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  • I Found Myself
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Lyrics

Video

Live Webcast from Kulak's Woodshed, North Hollywood California

Photo Gallery

  • Bev Barnett & Greg Newlon (Westside Theater)

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  • Bev Barnett & Greg Newlon (Artichoke Music)

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  • Bev Barnett & Greg Newlon (photo credit Gary Brewster)

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  • Posi Awards Music That Matters Concert, January 2011

  • Bev Barnett & Greg Newlon (photo credit Gary Brewster)

  • TrueWind Acoustic Fridays, Santa Clara CA

  • Cambridge Drive Concert Series, Goleta CA

  • Artichoke Music, Portland OR

  • Barn Concerts, Gilroy CA

  • Garage MaHall, Las Vegas NV

  • KMUN Astoria OR

  • CD Release Concert 2007

  • Bev Barnett & Greg Newlon (profile)

Press

  • Bev Barnett & Greg Newlon [+ Show ]

    Its an evening for sweethearts as two musical couples take the stage to share their songs at Don Qui...

  • The Best Music You've Never Heard [+ Show ]

    An annual tradition on KGO talk radio in the San Francisco Bay Area is a special program called The ...

  • Music Connection Magazine: Song Biz [+ Show ]

    July 30, 2007 by Dan Kimpel Bev Barnett and Greg Newlon, featured in MC's recent cover story o...

  • Any Doorway Will Do [+ Show ]

    Skillful, crystalline guitar, superb songwriting and soulful, harmonious vocals characterize this ac...

  • Endless Music Tastes Found on MySpace [+ Show ]

    BEV BARNETT & GREG NEWLON Campbell residents Bev Barnett and Greg Newlon spin a winning quilt of f...

  • Good Times Santa Cruz [+ Show ]

    December 13-19, 2007 Bev Barnett & Greg Newlon effortlessly channel the intimate, casual atmosphe...

  • KKUP 91.5 FM [+ Show ]

    This Christmas CD manages to be refreshingly different and original, while still evoking that timele...

  • Holiday Mix: This Year's Seasonal CDs are Out to Compete with the Classics [+ Show ]

    Bev Barnett and Greg Newlon, ``Starry, Starry Night'' (self published) -- South Bay folk music fans ...

  • ChristmasReviews.com [+ Show ]

    Sometimes, I get a pregnant feeling of anticipation about a CD long before I ever hear a note. There...

  • Starry, Starry Night [+ Show ]

    "Starry, Starry Night is an absolute wonder. The album contains both terrific takes on old standards...

Setlist

Live performances vary based on the venue and audience. We're comfortable on large stages, but we also love the intimacy of house concerts. Either way, we intersperse stories and humor with our original songs.

Drawing from a wide range of influences, our shows run the gamut from folk to country to R&B - always with a good, driving groove.

Lyrically our songs come from life's realities, without dwellilng to much on the negative.

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