Biography

Barry Mc Cabe comes from Virginia, Co. Cavan, Ireland but has travelled the world to bring his music to the people. He has been working extensively on the European mainland for over the past ten years and has also toured in such far away lands as Egypt and the US.

Barry’s music can best be described as rockin’ blues with a Celtic twist

Barry collaborated with Davy Spillane to release the critically acclaimed CD "The Peace Within". Davy Spillane is the well-known uilleann pipe player who played in Riverdance. He has also played with Bryan Adams, Van Morrison, Chris Rea and many others.

Barry played support to Rory Gallagher on his last European tour, which included the Paradiso club (where part of the Rolling Stones "Stripped" CD was recorded).

He appeared last summer with Status Quo & ZZ Top at the Montereau Festival in Paris, France.

He also headlined the Waterpop Festival in Holland for 20,000 people.

Mick Taylor (former Rolling Stones guitarist) was Barry’s ‘special guest’ for the release party for the “Beyond The Tears” CD and since then they have been working together when their respective schedules allow.

Barry has also played several festivals this year with Snowy White as his ‘special guest’ - the perfect mix between the blues of Fleetwood Mac and the power of Thin Lizzy and Rory Gallagher.

Barry’s own composition “In The Dead Of Night” [Beyond The Tears] hit the no. 1 spot on the US charts as voted by the radio listeners. “Johnny Nobody” – off the same album – was voted into the top 25 by student radio in the US.

Barry’s own composition “One Of These Days” was voted one of the top six blues songs in the world by the Backas Jazz Society in Helsinki, Finland.

Barry’s version of the Fred James song “Full Moon On Main Street” won the Sheheshe Music Award.

Last Spring Barry undertook an extensive tour of the Netherlands – playing 12 concerts in 12 days in all the 12 provinces. This was to help raise money for the “War Child” charity. Since then he has continued to collaborate with “War Child” on several other projects. He has also worked for the following charity organisations; The Irish Youth Foundation (IYF) and the Red Cross.

Barry has played on festivals/clubs with Status Quo, ZZ Top, Molly Hatchett, Mick Taylor, Walter Trout, Snowy White, Rory Gallagher, Dr. Feelgood, Ten Years After and The Sweet to name but a few.

Barry’s current CD is called “Beyond The Tears”. It features special guests: Mark Feltham on harmonica (Rory Gallagher Band), Johnny Fean on guitar (Horslips) and Pat Mc Manus on guitar (Mama’s Boys & Celtus).