Though hes been a musician for more than a decade, Brad Barr will only be getting his first taste of the folk music festival circuit this year. Thats because his previous band, The Slip, was a more improvisational unit than his current outfit, the Barr Brothers.
We havent done a lot of festivals, says Barr. The one or two that weve done have been really good, though lots of people in lawn chairs, and ladies who want to get up and dance with their husbands, who dont necessarily want to dance.
Folk music fans will have a chance to get their groove on to the sepia-toned Americana this summer at the (July 13-15). Its one of a number of festivals, both jazz and folk, the band will play this summer, partially as a result of a self-titled debut album thats been gaining momentum since its release last year.
The Rhode Island-raised Barr put the record together in Montreal, where he now lives, with his the rest of the Barr Brothers band: his brother, Andrew, along with Montreal musicians Sarah Page (harp) and Andres Vial (keyboards, bass, percussion). The songs have their roots in blues and folk; the lovely, delicate Beggar in the Morning and Give the Devil Back His Heart seem to belong to a pre-digital age.
Besides the 麻豆传媒映画Folk Music Festival, the Barr Brothers will also play the Starbelly Jam Music Festival in Nelson. Hes excited to go back he used to date a girl from the Okanagan, says Barr, and they drove up to Nelson a couple of times. When he returns, it will be as a full-fledged folk musician.
That was really far off my radar, says Barr. I had friends who were folk musicians, and they were very different kinds of people. Im happy about it, but its funny to be suddenly doing the folk circuit. Id like to think this band brings a whole other angle to it.
