Barry Walsh

On Thursday, November 1st, a band I've been a member of for nearly eighteen years will be inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts in Memphis, Tennessee. I first played with…

This Thursday night, September 21, at 7:30PM, I'll be performing at The Banff Centre in Banff, Alberta, Canada. It's part of the Banff Centre's Arts Program and I'm honored they asked me to be a part of it. 

https://www.banffcentre.ca/events/open-concert-featuring-barry-walsh/20170921/1930

http://www.shetnews.co.uk/reviews/13086-fantastic-songwriter-peters-shines-at-mareel

and:

http://www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/2016/07/27/american-songstress-cuts-right-to-the-heartstrings

We had a great two days in the Shetland Islands. We hope to get back up there someday. Thanks to Neil Riddell and the Mareel venue for putting on a great gig!

Cheers!

Barry

Nashville's Barry Walsh spent decades as a go-to pianist iconic musicians pursued when they wanted the best. How many other piano men can claim Roy Orbison, Waylon Jennings, and Alex Chilton on…

Here's an interview my wife Gretchen and I did with music journalist Jeff Miller for his Flashpointarts.org website. It's in two parts.

Part One: 

http://www.flashpointarts.org/featured/gretchen-peters-and-barry-walsh/

Part Two:

http://www.flashpointarts.org/featured/gretchen-peters-and-barry-walsh-part-2/

Those of you who know me know I've been a supporter of the ACA since day one. I jumped at the chance to share my story in a public forum on this very important subject. The link to the piece…

I'm honored that I've been invited to join Elizabeth McGovern's band Sadie And The Hotheads for their first US tour. I'll be replacing my friend, the great keyboardist Nick Lacey, who had a prior commitment and could not make these…

"Gretchen's Theme" live from Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, March 8, 2013. With Christine Bougie on electric guitar:

Gretchen's Theme.mp3

 "The Steps Of The Parthenon" live from Eddie's Attic, October 9, 2008:

The_Steps_of_The Parthenon-_live.mp3

Recently, my wife wrote a post for CD Baby that's received a lot of attention. I think it's such great advice for young artists I want to post it in its entirety. Here's Gretchen Peters:

[This post, written by …

So excited to be doing a first-ever tour of (only) Ireland next month with Gretchen Peters. We're playing a total of nine dates in Eire, and then returning home. Here's our Belfast friend Jim Heaney's web site with two…

My friend and videographer Bluematter1969 has created a stunning video of my song "Years May Go By" from The Crossing. In case you missed it, it's on my home page, here:

http://barrywalshmusic.com/index/

I just finished putting together our walk-in music disc for the upcoming "Woman On The Wheel Tour 2013". It's one of my favorite parts of the touring process. We get to pick our favorite new (to us) music, put it…