Barns Courtney is the latest BBC Music Introducing act to be played across the week on BBC Radio 1. His track “Glitter & Gold” (which you can listen to in full below) will be played by Clara, Greg and Scott. Find out more about this Ipswich based artist and hear why The Libertines are fans of his work.
Supported by: BBC Music Introducing… in Suffolk. Barns uploaded his music to Introducing and within ten days he was played on his home town Introducing show in Suffolk. Shout outs to Graeme Mac & Richard Haugh for spotting him.
Style: Anthemic Blues Rock, think a modern day Johnny Cash.
You Need To Know: He's just finished supporting fellow Introducing artist Ed Sheeran in the USA. He was recently spotted by The Libertines' Carl Barat and since then has been supporting them at some Libertines shows across the UK! He’s now based in Ipswich but spent most of his childhood in Seattle.
Find out more: Keep tabs on what he’s up to on Facebook and Twitter.