Barnabas Kimberley
Barnabas (Barny) is a drummer and (untrained) singer based in Manchester with his wife Eleonore, fellow musician and (trained) classical singer. A Royal Northern College of Music graduate, Barny had the pleasure of studying popular music performance within a classical conservatoire, an insightful experience.
Barny’s time is spent teaching drum kit, playing kit professionally, working part time with UCCF, particularly with the RNCM CU, and composing music in a couple of ensembles. Those ensembles are: Diving Station, a four piece band crossing genres of alternative rock, dream pop and indie folk; and the thus-far-unnamed vocal/guitar duo with guitarist and friend Matthew Campbell, exploring themes of meaning, faith, love, and culture.
A deep thinker and an emotional man, Barny has a passion for proclaiming the beautiful gospel of Jesus Christ in ways that resonate within Western 21st century culture, and has found the preaching of Tim Keller particularly influential. Barny loves engaging in deep conversations, climbing, games, and music that moves like Bon Iver, John Van Deusen, Simon and Garfunkel and Page CXVI.