Spaziomusica Music Club in Italy

by | Mar 5, 2023 | News

Barry was asked to write a piece for this special book – spaziomusicaspaziobruno. It was lovingly put together by his wife Daniela shortly after Bruno passed away. They both ran the Spaziomusica Music Club in Pavia, Italy for many years. You can read...

Spaziomusica Music Club in Italy

by | Mar 5, 2023 | Blog

Shortly after Bruno passed away, Daniela contacted me to say she was putting a book together about him. She asked me if I’d mind writing something for it. I was honoured to be asked. Below you can read what I wrote for it. There is a link at the bottom of the...

The Music Man – RIP, John

by | Feb 4, 2023 | Blog

Not long after I’d learned my first few songs on the guitar I was asked to help out with a local variety show, a sort of talent competition. It didn’t take too long to realise I was out of my depth, so they decided to incorporate the talents of another...

John C. Smith – RIP

by | Feb 4, 2023 | News

John C. Smith, one of the founding members of Albatross, passed away suddenly on Thursday 26th January. Without a start there is no middle and no end. Together with Smokey Joe on drums, Barry and John were the original members of Albatross, the hard-rockin’ trio...

Happy New Year – Courage (guide word)

by | Jan 6, 2023 | Blog

It’s one of those words, isn’t it. It can mean a lot of different things at different times to different people. Everybody wants to be thought of as courageous. It’s a characteristic that makes us worthy of respect. It’s a quality that we also...