The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican discography
This is a list of releases by The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican, including studio and live albums, singles and other media. Moon-On-A-Stick Records. The band have independently released all of their recorded output via their own label, "Moon-On-A-Stick Records". The name of the label was derived from a comedy sketch by comedians Stewart Lee & Richard Herring in the second BBC television series of Fist Of Fun. Early Albums ('The Covers Years' 2007–2009). The band have independently released several studio albums. Almost all of the  artwork for the front covers of the band’s studio albums are pastiches of classic album covers, created by Scott Doonican. The first two studio releases contained cover versions played on folk instruments. For Those About To Rock... But Gently. Released in 2007, the band's debut album is a collection of rock cover versions played on folk instruments, including recordings from their 2006 debut EP, BBC Radio Sheffield interviews and a live set from Sheffield City Hall. Typical of the band's D.I.Y. ethos, it was released independently on CD-R discs burned from Scott Doonican's home laptop  computer. The cover artwork is a pastiche of "For Those About To Rock" by AC/DC. Back To The Day Job. Released in 2009, it is an album of cover versions of Number 1 hits (a Number 1 song for each year of the 1980s) played on folk instruments. It was released independently on burned CD-R discs. Its artwork is the only studio album that isn't a pastiche of a classic album cover and features the band working behind a cocktail bar (a reference to The Human League's "Don't You Want Me" which features on the  album) and a suggestion that the members are Bar-Stewards. Comedy Albums ('The Parody Years' 2010–present). Since 2010, the band's main focus has been musical parody, performed predominantly on folk instruments. Cpl. Kipper's Barnsley Trades Club Turn. Originally released in 2010, Cpl Kipper is the band's only 'concept' album. It features songs about their home town of Barnsley, its inhabitants and its culture. The cover artwork is a pastiche of Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles, and features Barnsley celebrities alongside the original line-up of Scott Doonican, Danny Doonican and Alan  Doonican #1 in the place of The Beatles, who are also accompanied by Val Doonican (who replaces Paul McCartney). The album contains parodies of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and "A Day In The Life". The line-up of Scott Doonican, Björn Doonicansson and Alan Doonican #2, re-recorded the album from scratch in 2020 for its tenth anniversary, featuring a host of special guests, including Eliza Carthy, Kate Rusby, Kathryn Roberts, Mike Harding, Graham Oliver, Dave Burland, Hugh Whitaker and many more. The Dark Side Of The Tarn. After the departure of Danny Doonican in early 2011 , the band's follow-up was mostly a solo effort from Scott Doonican, with minor contributions from Alan Doonican #1 and Andy Doonican on a couple of tracks. The cover artwork is a pastiche of The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd and opens with a parody of "Money" and closes with a parody of "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" by Pink Floyd. EY UP! LET'S GO! Released on 17 March 2012, the cover artwork is a pastiche of The Ramones' eponymous debut, featuring the line-up of Scott Doonican, Alan Doonican #1 and Andy Doonican. It  opens with a parody of The Ramones' "Blitzkrieg Bop". It also contains the band's regular live show finale, "Jump Ararnd", a parody of House Of Pain's "Jump Around". Sat'day Neet Fever. Released in 2013, the album is noteworthy for containing the band's most requested song, "The Lady In Greggs", a parody of "The Lady In Red" by Chris De Burgh. The cover artwork is a pastiche of the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever with Scott Doonican, Alan Doonican #1 and Andy Doonican in the place of the Bee Gee's and an elderly Val  Doonican on the dance floor in the place of John Travolta. It also contains parodies of The Bee Gee's "Night Fever" and "Stayin' Alive". Talk Of The Tarn. Released in May 2014, the cover artwork is a pastiche of "News Of The World" by the rock band Queen, with the line-up of Scott Doonican, Alan Doonican #1 and Andy Doonican being killed by a giant version of Barnsley sculptor, Graham Ibbeson's sculpture of cricketing umpire Dickie Bird. It was the final album from this, the band's second line-up. Alan Doonican #1 left the band in  September 2014. Unusually, unlike other studio parody albums by the band, the album didn't contain any parodies of Queen songs, but did contain a cover-version of Queen's "Somebody To Love" as a hidden track. The Tarn Machine. Released in 2015 by the lineup of Scott Doonican, Björn Doonicansson, Alan Doonican #2 and Andy Doonican, it was later re-recorded and re-released 2019 as part of "The Leap of Faith Project" by Scott, Björn and Alan #2. The cover artwork is a pastiche of "The Man Machine" by Kraftwerk and it contains parodies of Kraftwerk's "The  Model" and "The Robots". T'Chronicle. Released in 2016 as a limited edition album commemorating 10 years of The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican, featuring rare live recordings spanning those years and archive interview footage with band members past and present. The cover artwork is a pastiche of "The Miracle" by Queen, with the heads of Scott Doonican, Björn Doonicansson, Alan Doonican #2 and Andy Doonican merged into one large head. It was sent to fans as a surprise bonus album that accompanied the studio album "T'South 0 - Tarn 4" which had been crowd-funded. T'South 0 - Tarn 4. Released  in 2016 by the lineup of Scott Doonican, Björn Doonicansson, Alan Doonican #2 and Andy Doonican, it was later re-recorded and re-released 2019 as part of "The Leap of Faith Project" by Scott, Björn and Alan #2. The cover artwork is a pastiche of "London 0 - Hull 4" by The Housemartins, and it contains a parodies of The Housemartins' "Happy Hour", "Caravan Of Love" and The Beautiful South's "I'll Sail This Ship Alone". Ave It: Bold As Brass. Released in 2017, it was the first of several albums to be mixed and mastered by Joel Howe . The cover artwork is a pastiche of "Axis : Bold As Love" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience, featuring the line-up of Scott Doonican, Björn Doonicansson and Alan Doonican #2. The album opens with a parody of Hendrix's "Crosstown Traffic", which features electric guitar performed by Graham Oliver, founder-member of heavy metal band Saxon. Oliver joins the band again on one of the album's two hidden tracks, a cover of Saxon's "Wheels Of Steel". The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican/2008-2018. A 22 track greatest hits compilation released in 2018. The songs were all re-recorded  by the line-up of Scott Doonican, Björn Doonicansson and Alan Doonican #2. The cover artwork is a pastiche of The Beatles 1962-1966. It was initially released on CD, and after a successful crowdfunding campaign, it was the first of the band's independent releases to be glass mastered rather than burned to CD-R compact discs. It is notable for having a hidden track in the pre-gap before Track 1, where listeners need to press the rewind button to access it. It was later released on double disc LP on transparent red vinyl, and on an extremely  limited edition cassette with sleeve artwork that is a pastiche of the cover of "Queen's Greatest Hits II" (only 21 copies exist). Place Of Spades. Released in 2019, by the line-up of Scott Doonican, Björn Doonicansson and Alan Doonican #2, the cover artwork is a pastiche of "Ace Of Spades" by Motorhead and opens with a parody of the same track, featuring guest appearances from Graham Oliver from heavy metal band Saxon on lead guitar, and Hugh Whitaker from The Housemartins on drums. The album is notable for having not one, but three hidden tracks (all three members  of the band sing one each). Rugh & Ryf. Released in 2022, by the line-up of Scott Doonican, Björn Doonicansson and Alan Doonican #2, the cover artwork is a pastiche of "Liege & Lief" by Fairport Convention. The remaining members of Fairport Convention's "Liege & Lief" line-up approved of the band's parody. Liege & Lief is Middle English for 'Loyal & Ready'. 'Rugh & Ryf' is Middle English for 'Rough & Ready'. The album was crowd-funded by fans who received their physical copies a month earlier than the launch date of 29 May 2022 with strict instructions on the mailers they were  not to be opened until 1 May. The band held a Listening Party for those who had pre-ordered the album on 1 May, only for fans to realise that the opening line of the opening track is "Bank Holiday, the 1st of May, is the best one of the year". Live albums & Solo/Duo albums. The band have released many live recordings, some of which have been released on CD, and some of which were exclusively made for a digital-only release. Some of the artwork for the front covers of the band’s live releases are pastiches of  classic album covers (in several cases, classic live albums) . The cover artwork for all three One Man Show albums are a pastiche of Mike Harding's 1976 "One Man Show" album. The book was later revised for a second edition.