The Barry Brothers are a blues-folk-roots rock band from Hume, New York. The band, formed in 2011, is made up of three brothers: Patrick Barry (Guitar/Harmonica), Benjamin Barry (Bass), and Bradford Barry (drums). Formed in the wake of Patrick and Benjamin’s former alt-rock band, Navar and combines outlaw country, storytelling lyrics, pop melodies, big stadium riffs, soaring solos, bluesy folk, old-timey vocal harmonies, and rock and roll. The band released its debut EP Yawnin’ in the Dawnin’ on May 19th, 2011 and then followed it up with their latest release “Hume Sweet Hume” on March 12, 2014.
BAND FACTS
All 3 members are brothers
Older brother’s Ben and Pat were in regionally successful band NAVAR and released 4 albums
All 3 brothers have the same tattoo on their left forearm that is a stone rose that was on their late grandfather’s license plate for his Cadillac
The Barry brothers built their own studio in a barn in remote Western NY where they run their own record label, 100% Records.
Both Ben and Pat are former US Marines
Ben has an MFA in creative writing from Goddard College, VT
Ben is a high school English teacher and Varsity Wrestling coach at Independence HS in Charlotte NC
Bradford got his college degree from the audio engineering school at FLCC in Canandaigua, NY
Pat is a former of VP of Marketing at a NYC advertising agency
Currently #14 on the national folk charts and #27 on the global folk charts at Reverbnation.com
Over 59k Facebook “likes” since the band started in the Spring of 2011
See our EPK below for a video introduction to the Barry Brothers…