Barnard Franklin "Barney" Bentall (born March 14, 1956) is a Canadian pop/rock singer-songwriter who is most well known for his 1990s-era band, Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts. Their most successful Canadian singles included "Something to Live For","Canadian Content (Cancon)". RPM – Volume 48, No. August 17, 13, 1988 "Life Could Be Worse", "Crime Against Love", and "Come Back to Me". He has also recorded under the pseudonym Brandon Wolf.
Early life Bentall grew up in Calgary, Alberta, the son of a Baptist minister."Barney Bentall brings Cariboo Express to Vancouver Island". Times-Colonist Mike Devlin November 17, 2016 His family once owned Dominion Construction and the Bentall Centre, in the downtown core of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Career Bentall recorded and toured with his band, the Legendary Hearts, for ten years. He then started a cattle ranch in 1997 in British Columbia. In 2006, he released his first solo album titled Gift Horse on True North Records on August 3, 2006. In 2008, he released a DVD of his live The Grand Cariboo Opry show, which included a 12-track audio CD." Barney Bentall Grand Cariboo Opry". AllMusic Review by Laurie Mercer
In 2009, Bentall joined Shari Ulrich and Tom Taylor to release the album "Live" at Cates Hill.
Bentall teamed up with Ulrich again in 2010 to form The High Bar Gang, a bluegrass-styled band. The band features Shari Ulrich, Kirby Barber and Wendy Bird for vocal harmony along with Rob Becker, Colin Nairne, and David Barber.
In 2016, Bentall, Shari Ulrich and Tom Taylor, calling their trio "BTU", released an album of folk music, Tightrope Walk."Folk trio BTU serves up a solid set of new material on Tightrope Walk" . The Guardian, February 20, 2016
In 2017, Bentall released the western album The Drifter and The Preacher.
Personal life His son Dustin Bentall is also a professional musician,Stephen Smith, "Dustin Bentall finding his roots", Okotoks Western Wheel, November 22, 2010"Father-son musicians Barney and Dustin Bentall talk about family business". Journal-Pioneer, The Canadian Press ~ The News on November 3, 2009 while his daughter Jessica Bentall is married to former NHL player Rob Niedermayer.
Solo discography Title Album details Gift Horse Release date: August 22, 2006 Label: True North Records The Grand Cariboo Opry Release date: August 26, 2008 Label: Golden Cage Music "Live" at Cates Hill(with Shari Ulrich and Tom Taylor) Release date: April 14, 2009 Label: Esther Records The Inside Passage Release date: September 22, 2009 Label: True North Records Flesh and Bone Release date: November 13, 2012 Label: True North Records Tightrope Walk(with Shari Ulrich and Tom Taylor) Release date: February 12, 2016 Label: Borealis Records The Drifter and The Preacher Release date: October 13, 2017 Label: True North Records
References
External links Barney Bentall's Official Site