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Cavan Day 2021
It's not every day a Cavan man gets to meet a Rolling Stone, never mind play with one! Barry had the privilege of playing with Mick Taylor when Mick agreed to be his 'special guest' for the Beyond The Tears CD release party. To celebrate Cavan Day 2021, we've decided...
Albatross at Tegelen Blues-Rock Festival – Sept. 1991
The 7th of September fell on a Saturday back in 1991... and that was the day Albatross played the Tegelen Blues-Rock Festival in Holland. It was headlined by Walter Trout that year. A well-known festival in Europe, it has featured anyone and everyone considered...
My Hometown Virginia hits the #1 spot at NUmber One Music
Received this wonderful news this week from the good folks at Number One Music. Number One Music Charts | week 21, 2021Hi Barry Mc Cabe! Congratulations, Your song "My Hometown Virginia" is #1 for Acoustic in Ireland! Regards, Number One Music team
Albatross – Live concert in France – 1991
After lying in the vaults for almost 30 years, this live concert from Albatross is now seeing the light of day for the first time. It was recorded in the south of France in December 1991! Here's Barry's introduction to the concert. There was no place too small or too...
Merry Christmas 2020
Each year around this time we take stock of the past 12 months, which always gives us reasons to be grateful. You all continue to support Barry in his musical endeavors and each year we add new fans who've discovered Barry's music for the first time. It's rewarding...
Happy Cavan Day!
In an effort to lift people's spirits, and help people connect virtually during this Covid period, the idea for a special Cavan Day was conceived and today it comes to fruition. As a Cavan man himself, Barry felt the need to...
Cavan Day 2020
The first-ever ‘Cavan Day’, an online celebration of Cavan, its people, and its diaspora, takes place on Saturday, 26th September. Barry’s latest release – My Hometown Virginia – will feature in the programme. Blue is the colour for #CavanDay!...
New single – My Hometown Virginia – out now!
Barry's latest release, the single My Hometown Virginia, is out now. You can listen/buy it at all major online distributors, such as Spotify, YouTube, Apple, Amazon, etc. As the title suggests, it's a very personal song about Barry growing up in the town of Virginia...
Roddie Cleere plays the new single on his show
Roddie Cleere - a longtime champion of Irish artists - gave "My Hometown Virginia" a spin on his show today. Roddie introduces the last two songs in the show together and Barry's song is the last song in the show. In other words, if you want to hear Roddie's intro,...
Radio Interview on TRE (Talk Radio Europe)
You can listen to Barry being interviewed by Ger Sweeney on TRE (Talk Radio Europe) this coming Monday (27th April). TRE is Spain's only English speaking talk radio network. Ger presents Spain's only dedicated Irish radio programme called "Live on Eire", which is...