“Flow” wins Best Direction award in Greece

by | Dec 24, 2023 | News

“Flow – an ode to urban nature” picked up another award this week. This time it was at the History, Arts & Science Documentary Festival in Athens, Greece. It won the Best Direction award. You may remember that Barry helped translate the...

Songs (and how they trigger memories)

by | Nov 27, 2023 | Blog

It’s funny how songs can instantly trigger memories, be they good or bad, happy or sad. Happily the story I’m about to tell you is a funny one. It’s from the time when we were playing bars and small clubs all over the mainland of Europe. On this...

You’ve Been Shazam’d

by | Nov 18, 2023 | News

Apple Music reports once a week and tell us not only who’s been playing Barry’s music but where as well. It’s fascinating to see in any given week the various towns, cities and countries where people are listening to his music. And it’s also...

More airplay on Radio Caroline

by | Nov 7, 2023 | News

A big thank you to Suzy Wilde for spinning Barry’s music again on her most recent show. Her choice this time was “Oh Well”, which features Davy Spillane on the uilleann pipes. Barry was certainly in good company as she placed him between George...

More short stories from Barry in Ireland’s Own

by | Oct 30, 2023 | News

Ireland’s Own, Ireland’s longest-running and best-selling magazine, published two short stores from Barry recently. The first one is about a childhood friend who passed away this year. That story is in issue No. 5934, the one with Louise Morrisey on the...