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I write songs for myself. I sing songs in American Aquarium. Husband. Father. I also make highly inappropriate comments on my social observations.

Raleigh,NC
Joined April 2015
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BJ Barham
7 years
Ceebrating three years of sobriety today. Thanks to everyone for the love and support the last few years. Love you all to the moon.
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BJ Barham
4 years
mornings in my 30’s > mornings in my 20’s
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BJ Barham
8 years
23 months sober. Rad.
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BJ Barham
7 years
Prayer. Thoughts. Vibes. However you transfer positive energy, please direct a little of that toward me and my family today. Thanks y'all.
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BJ Barham
8 years
Got to go on the bus and play Trigger, Willie's 1969 Martin N-20. Today is ruling pretty hard right about now.
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BJ Barham
1 year
Stoked to announce that I’ll be hitting the road in March for my first solo tour in four years. 17 days. 23 shows. Just me, a guitar and almost two decades worth of stories and songs. Tickets go on sale Friday morning at 10am EST. See y’all there!!!⚡️⚡️⚡️
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BJ Barham
8 years
17 months sober today. The clarity. The focus. It's a pretty neat thing. Thank y'all for all the love and support.
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BJ Barham
8 years
32 years old today and 20 months sober. Clarity has been a beautiful thing. Thank y'all for all the love and support
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BJ Barham
8 years
On 8/31/14 I had my last drink. Things have been good the last two years. Thanks for all the love and support yall👊🏻
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BJ Barham
8 years
18 months sober. 18 months of being in charge of my own decisions. 18 months.
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BJ Barham
7 years
Happy to announce "The Great 48" Tour. 51 shows in 56 days covering all 48 continental states. Spread the word and start making plans.
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BJ Barham
3 years
This album turns five today. Recorded live over two days in Durham,NC , I’m still extremely proud of this batch of songs and the group of musicians I was able to make this record with. Happy Birthday, ‘lil guy
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BJ Barham
7 years
I'm fortunate that my job takes me to some of the coolest places in the world. I'm even luckier that I get to share them with my best friend
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BJ Barham
9 years
10 months sober today. The shows have gotten better, the band is so tight and most importantly I feel a lot better. http://t.co/zewrZHRH9W
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BJ Barham
6 years
Four years down, a lifetime to go. Happy anniversary @miss_rachaelann . #121314 📷: @miguelfornow
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BJ Barham
7 years
Sounds like you need some new friends.
@Red_dirt_quotes
The Red Dirt Guy
7 years
God I love @BJBarhamTweets but so many of my friends wont listen to him
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BJ Barham
7 years
After playing it at a few weddings, the official answer is “No, it is not”
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The Ever Elusive Weezopotamus
7 years
Current debate: Is “I hope he breaks your heart tonight” an appropriate wedding reception song? @BJBarhamTweets
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BJ Barham
9 years
8/31/15. Sober for one year. Thanks to everyone who's helped make this year such an amazing one. http://t.co/0svYP795wQ
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BJ Barham
7 years
Somedays you find a cool @ncstate shirt. Then there are the days that you find a "NC Hammer" shirt. This is why the internet was created.🐺🐺
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BJ Barham
4 years
My dude @Isaacdentonart channeling my inner wolf this morning in his sketchbook. If you aren’t following this guy, let’s change that immediately. Amazingly detailed sketches of all my favorite songwriters. An absolute honor to be included.🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺
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BJ Barham
9 years
14 months sober today. Leaving for a three week European tour today. Today is a good day.
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BJ Barham
8 years
My debut solo album ROCKINGHAM came out today. Thanks for supporting original music. iTunes:
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BJ Barham
8 years
Was just pumping gas, let go of the handle and it landed directly on$35.00 even. This must be what professional athletes feel like everyday.
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BJ Barham
7 years
That's easy. 1) walk up to me 2) shoot the shit
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BJ Barham
8 years
If you ever wonder why I write such sad songs, look no further than the final .02 seconds of that NC State football game. #ncstateshit 🐺🏈
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BJ Barham
6 years
Crazy to think that I wrote that line twelve years ago when I was 22. Still proud of that one. Glad you dig it.
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BJ Barham
8 years
I will never spend $9.99 any better than I just did. I present to you...Floyd, King of the Jungle. #hehatesmenow
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BJ Barham
7 years
#tbt to 2008 and the days of sleeping on people's floor and wondering how we were going to afford gas to the next town. #longhairdontcare
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BJ Barham
5 years
I can guarantee that me and @JasonIsbell both own books with pop up dinosaurs, so this is plausible.
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5 years
Not a believer in signs from the universe but last night I dreamt I was in a bar and @JasonIsbell and @BJBarhamTweets told me to stop drinking. I then stumbled into Mr Barham and Isbell showed me a picture book with a pop up dinosaur. Wish me luck at my job interview I guess?
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BJ Barham
8 years
"Helicopter rides through the Texas Hill Country in a Billy Ray Cyrus shirt" kinda 4th of July weekend!!!
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BJ Barham
7 years
I miss being a prentenious record store employee. Glad to see that the kids here in Athens,GA are keeping that stereotype alive and well.😂😂
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BJ Barham
7 years
I wrote a new song. Give it a listen.
@USAquarium
American Aquarium
7 years
Here's an acoustic version of a new song off the next record called "Til The Final Curtain Falls". Pass it around.
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BJ Barham
8 years
24 days.26 states.22 shows.7,246 miles. Just me, a guitar & a rented 2015 Toyota Camry. If you came out to a show...
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BJ Barham
8 years
The fine folks over at @RollingStone are premiering the new video for ROCKINGHAM. Share it!
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BJ Barham
8 years
12.13.14. Two years ago today I got marry my best friend. It's been pretty rad ever since. Happy Anniversary Rae Rae. #toinfinity
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BJ Barham
5 years
home.sweet.home
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BJ Barham
8 years
I've never been more disappointed in myself than I was at this very moment. #medicinestone2016
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BJ Barham
8 years
Saw "Finding Dori". Cried twice. One sad. One happy. Fuck you Pixar for fucking with my feelings.
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BJ Barham
8 years
Spending the next few days in Florida enjoying some time off and trying to maintain my "coolest uncle" status.
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BJ Barham
9 years
Now is a time for reflection and sympathy, not hate and pushing political/religious agendas. You should be ashamed of yourself.
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BJ Barham
1 year
Exactly one week away from kicking off my first solo acoustic tour in four years. 23 shows in 17 days across 11 states…zero days off. If the show in your town isn’t sold out yet, grab a ticket, round up a crew and come feel some feelings. ⚡️⚡️⚡️
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BJ Barham
9 years
Just had "brisket" in South Carolina. Can I go back to Texas yet?
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BJ Barham
1 year
Just a friendly reminder that tickets for my first solo tour in four years go on sale tomorrow morning at 10am EST. Grab a seat, tag a friend and make plans to come hang when I roll through town. ⚡️⚡️⚡️
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BJ Barham
8 years
Had a dream that I was on tour with @LyleLovett & he referred to me as "the beejster." Can someone make that happen? The tour, not the name.
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BJ Barham
9 years
Today social media taught me that a lot of my "religious friends" are really just hateful assholes.
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BJ Barham
7 years
Here's to 33 being as much fun as the first 32. Thanks for all the kind messages y'all. Now back to the ice cream.
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BJ Barham
8 years
Just me and 2,000 friends having a moment at @cainsballroom . Can't. Stop. Smiling. 📷: @WilliamCGreen
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BJ Barham
9 years
. @JohnMorelandOK writes better songs than anyone going right now. There, I said it. http://t.co/Q5TQ6re0vj
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BJ Barham
8 years
"I hate you Dad"-Bueller
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BJ Barham
8 years
Vinyl came in today and boy was it worth the wait. Gate fold, 180 gram peach colored vinyl🍑
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BJ Barham
8 years
Ain't nobody fresher than my muthafuckin' clique. #squadgoals #goodtobehome
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BJ Barham
7 years
This little knucklehead turns seven today. Happy Birthday Bueller!!!
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BJ Barham
8 years
ROCKINGHAM is holding strong at the #3 spot on @iTunes Singer/Songwriter charts. Thanks y'all.
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BJ Barham
8 years
Just found out there is an actual place called Ding Dong,TX... and have been laughing hysterically for 10+ minutes. I am a ten year old.
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BJ Barham
9 years
Hey guy in the car next to me...Fuck yeah I'm singing Martina Mcbride's "Independence Day" at the top of my lungs. Judge away.
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BJ Barham
8 years
🎤Let me tell you 'bout my best friend🎤
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BJ Barham
8 years
Tomorrow I kick off an acoustic solo tour that hits almost every major city on the east coast. Who's coming?
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BJ Barham
7 years
Little NC State/UNC action before the show tonight. Here's hoping for a better turnout than the first go round. #gopack
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BJ Barham
7 years
Best part about the super bowl was finding out they're making another Fast and the Furious movie!!! I'm so excited and I'm not even kidding.
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BJ Barham
8 years
Exactly two months until ROCKINGHAM is released. Check out these test copies I just got in the mail. STOKED!!!!
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BJ Barham
7 years
Pro tip. Don't fall into a "cute animal video" wormhole on YouTube when you have a 6am flight to St Louis.
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BJ Barham
7 years
When you don't want to lay in the bed but you don't want the cats to take your bed either. Well played Bueller, well played.
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BJ Barham
7 years
Sat down with @CMT to talk about touring all 48 states & the current state of @USAquarium . Pass it around
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BJ Barham
8 years
#7 and #9 on the @billboard Heatseeker and Americana charts. 100% crowd funded and independent. Stoked y'all👊🏻
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BJ Barham
7 years
Closing down the day off in Marfa,TX. Guess I can mark "sleep in a teepee in the west Texas desert" off my bucket list. Thanks @el_cosmico .
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BJ Barham
7 years
Just bought a nose hair trimmer and a box of fruit roll ups. I'm doing this grown up thing right, right? #adulting
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BJ Barham
8 years
My grandfather wore this ATCo patch on his work shirt for 37 years. Happy to have it on my chest 60 years later.
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BJ Barham
7 years
My debut solo record "ROCKINGHAM" is now available again on vinyl. First batch went quick, so get yours today at
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BJ Barham
5 years
😂😂😂😂😂
@TheAndrewPrice
Andrew Price 🇺🇸
5 years
Before @BJBarhamTweets started his music career, he was the dad in Dennis the Menace
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BJ Barham
7 years
I’ll be offering handwritten lyric sheets again this year for the holidays. You pick the song(s), I’ll do the rest.
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BJ Barham
5 years
Pretty sure as long as I buy a ticket they can’t stop me.
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PBR
5 years
If @BJBarhamTweets doesn’t get into the songwriting hof. I’m protesting. Fr, listen to this guy and his band @USAquarium
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BJ Barham
8 years
The fine folks at @AmerSongwriter are debuting the official video for "Unfortunate Kind". Share the shit out of it.
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BJ Barham
9 years
Tonight. 150 year old house. Middle of the woods. Alabama. No microphone. No PA. Just a voice and a guitar. #soldout http://t.co/qFt1nLzCD6
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BJ Barham
9 years
Tonight I bought a new refrigerator, washer and dryer. Tomorrow I buy a house. I am adulting so hard right now.
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BJ Barham
6 years
Dallas Mother Fucking Texas!!!
@KesslerTheater
The Kessler Theater
6 years
Don't miss BJ Barham ( @BJBarhamTweets ) with special guest Joshua Ray Walker ( @raywalkerjoshua ) live at The Kessler Thursday, February 14th! Tickets on sale now at: #thekessler #oakcliff
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BJ Barham
7 years
Thanks to my dude Shaun Bushnell at Blue Flame Tattoo in Raleigh,NC for this little banger last night!!!
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BJ Barham
9 years
Seattle homeless hippie couple outside of Whole Foods playing Garth Brooks' "Friends in Low Places" on ukulele, you win. #relationshipgoals
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BJ Barham
8 years
I will always be proud to call the state of NC my home, but today I am disgusted at the state of my state. Shame on you NC Legislature.
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BJ Barham
9 years
Sometimes I go months without finishing a song. Today I wrote three. The muse can be a funny gal sometime.
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BJ Barham
7 years
#fbf to the Guy Clark Tribute at @TheMusicFest with the lovely @jamielinwilson . Really glad @tpurifoy was there to capture this moment.
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BJ Barham
7 years
Things got pretty wild and crazy at the Barham household last night. #litfam
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BJ Barham
8 years
Some nights you play the dive bar, some nights you play the theatre that was built in 1892. @ThaliaHallChi . 8pm.
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BJ Barham
8 years
Elderly couples at Cracker Barrel are the true definition of #relationshipgoals .
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BJ Barham
9 years
Happy Halloween from the Barhams...I mean the Bundys.
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BJ Barham
7 years
This weekend did not suck. Thanks for coming out to our third annual "Roadtrip To Raleigh." See y'all next year!!! #roadtriptoraleigh
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BJ Barham
9 years
Nothing like a globally tragic event to bring out the mutant racist trash and crazy religious zealots from the belly of my friends list.
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BJ Barham
7 years
Two words. Cherokee Purple. #goodlawd
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BJ Barham
8 years
One of my favorite things about being home? Cooking dinner every night. Tonight...my grandma's pan fried pork chops.
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BJ Barham
8 years
This is the face of a guy who just realized that Houston has 2 airports. 7 hour wait for the next flight begins now.
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BJ Barham
8 years
Sunset run along the Rio Grande with the Sandia Ridge in the background. This whole running/sobriety thing ain't bad
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BJ Barham
8 years
Best moment of the night was watching a sold out crowd sing "Happy Birthday" to my dad at midnight. Happy 61st pops.
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BJ Barham
8 years
When driving through Wales, if the GPS gives you the option of highway or back roads, always choose the long way.
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BJ Barham
7 years
My address is not the only thing that's changed in the last 10 years. #yourhairiseverywhere
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BJ Barham
8 years
We came. We (see)saw. We conquered...the dog park.
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BJ Barham
8 years
Just had a Cadbury creme egg Mcflurry here in Canada. Let me repeat that, A CADBURY CREME EGG MCFLURRY!!! #dreamsdocometrue
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BJ Barham
7 years
"There will be a Catholic mass today at 10am on the second floor of the food court, above the Cinnabon" Happy Easter from the CLT airport.
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BJ Barham
8 years
These sweet "SHUT UP AND LISTEN TO BJ BARHAM" shirts are now up for sale over at . Get on it.
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BJ Barham
8 years
Fact: Birthday presents in your 30's are way more useful than birthday presents in your 20's.
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