Shane Barry's Silver South Band - Live in Phil Grimes
Shane returns for a rare Waterford date with a 5-piece band, in support of his latest live album
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Phil Grimes
60 Johnstown X91 AF10 Waterford IrelandRefund Policy
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- Event lasts 2 hours 30 minutes
Shane Barry & the Silver South Band: Live in Phil Grimes
Following the recent release of his live album, 'A Thursday Night Live', recorded in Grimes' in 2024, Shane returns to the scene of the crime for a rare Waterford date, featuring members of his larger 10-piece Silver South Ensemble, and featuring Oscar Devlin on keys.
This performance will feature a batch of new songs, recently recorded for an upcoming EP, due out this summer, as well as songs from Shane's debut solo album, 'Songs from the Silver South'.
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Shane Barry is a Waterford-based multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer. His debut, solo album ‘Songs from the Silver South’ is the perfect summer soundtrack - representing a wide range of influences and interests. From ambient country to indie new-wave to folk-rock to the instrumental retro-dance/electronica of the album closer, Shane creates a number of tapestries to present the stories inspired by small-town living.
Subject matter includes love deliberately taken for granted (‘Love You When You’re Gone’), the cost-of-living crisis (‘This Season’s Roar’, described by Hotpress as an 'eclectic, country-inspired gem'), a lake in France, male toxicity (‘Get the Love’), the refugee crisis, and even an epic dedication to cycling legends Sean Kelly and Stephen Roche. Whereas song topics may suggest a particular style, rest assured, Shane takes his influences from Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Wilco, John Prine and 70s FM pop, ensuring that melodies are the primary driver to deliver the story and characters who inhabit the songs.
Having had previous success with the soul/indie influenced Shane Barry & the Distractions, Shane has emerged from over a decade in the academic wilderness! The pause in performance opportunities in 2020 led to a rediscovery of enjoying music and writing songs. In discussions with regular collaborator, mixing engineer and former O Emperor drummer, Brendan Fennessy, enough basic equipment was purchased to self-engineer ‘Songs from the Silver South’. Away from the time and financial pressures of the studio, the album was recorded in bedrooms, hallways and practice rooms over 2021 and 2022, while toddlers slept and neighbours mowed lawns. Drums were the only instrument engineered beyond the bedroom, performed by Brendan Fennessy. All other instruments apart from brass and cello were performed by Shane. The album was also mixed by Brendan, with Slowdive’s Simon Scott drafted in to add his magic to the mastering.
‘Songs from the Silver South’ is also available for order on vinyl, CD and digital at shanebarrymusic.bandcamp.com, as well as at all live gigs, and is released independently through Shane’s Distraction Music label.