During the 1990s, Barney Bentall's music was a staple on the radio with hits that included "Something To Live For", "Come Back To Me", and "Life Could Be Worse." With two platinum and four gold CDs, a Juno Award and a string of top ten singles to his credit, Barney Bentall and his band The Legendary Hearts were renowned for their take-no-prisoners standing-room-only live shows.

By 1997, seeking a change in perspective, he did a "one-eighty," bought a cattle ranch and walked away. He continued playing but felt the pull back to a simpler, stripped-down acoustic approach to songwriting. Over time, Bentall assembled the songs for a new CD, Gift Horse, released in 2007.

September 2009 saw the release of the much anticipated CD “The Inside Passage”, a country-folk-roots sound that is resonating with listeners from coast to coast to coast.

“Barney Bentall has reinvented himself in the last decade. He delivers what is his artistic apex to date in the brand new (CD)...The Inside Passage is, in short, the work of a Canadian music veteran who has become a world-class songwriter and troubadour in his neat return over the past half decade.” - Wilfred Langmaid, The Daily Gleaner, Fredericton NB

Known for his intimate, warm and entertaining performances, Barney performs either solo, duo or quartet concerts; with the Grand Cariboo Opry; and occasionally with the Legendary Hearts.

Home Base: British Columbia

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