Barnaby Tabor

Barney has been a musician all his life starting off as accordionist at the age of 6. He began by playing at folk venues in his home county of Somerset fore taking up the piano and moving into classical repertoire. At the age of eighteen he moved to Leeds to study classical music at Leeds college of music where he gained a BA in classical piano and a masters in music composition. Having completed his studies, Barney took up piano teaching and regular work as a solo performer on accordion and piano as well as working as an accompanist. He now performs for weddings, events events both as a solo performer and in multiple ensemble projects. His main ensemble project, Kibitz, have had a successful first two years since he helped create the band in 2016. In that time they have recorded an Ep, played at multiple festivals (including Lattitude), They were also featured in documentary about the Jewish community in Leeds, soon to be released on the BBC. He also plays in folk bands and various jazz, gypsy jazz and pop projects. Outside of performing work, Barney also composes and has written works for his band and solo piano and accordion pieces of a range of styles.