barnsy : old school - new styles
barnsy – old school / new styles is an uplifting journey through dance music — mixing the tracks you remember with the sounds you’re discovering now.
Recorded in Coventry, UK, each edition brings together old-school classics, new-style reworks, melodic house, uplifting vocals, funky rhythms, EDM and bass-driven dance tracks — all mixed with the energy and personality of a proper DJ set.
Created and presented by barnsy, a DJ whose first club gigs go back to 1984, the show is about more than nostalgia. It’s about connecting generations of dance music: familiar melodies, forgotten favourites, fresh productions and new interpretations of the tracks that shaped the dancefloor.
There are no musical boundaries and no algorithm deciding what comes next — just carefully selected tracks, mixed to create a journey from beginning to end.
And that journey is becoming increasingly global, with listeners joining the barnsy family from countries and cities around the world.
Whether you grew up with the old school, live for the new styles, or simply love great dance music, you’re invited to turn it up and come along for the ride.
Old school. New styles. One global barnsy family.
🌍 Discover more at barnsy.uk
barnsy : old school - new styles
Latest Episodes
edition 40
Edition 40 – Summer Vibes, Old-School Memories24 tracks. Summer vibes. Old-school memories. One milestone edition.Welcome to Edition 40 of barnsy – old school / new styles.Recorded LIVE in Coventry on 18 Sep...
edition 39
Edition 39 – Familiar Feelings, Fresh DiscoveriesWelcome to Edition 39 of barnsy – old school / new styles.Recorded LIVE in Coventry on 31 August 2026, this 21-track mix delivers nearly one hour and 50 minutes of progress...
edition 38
From Coventry to the world—welcome to edition 38 of barnsy – old school / new styles.Across 24 tracks and almost one hour and 44 minutes, this edition moves through Afro-influenced rhythms, iconic vocals, tribal edits, old-school house m...
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