The Barry McCabe Band

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Barry McCabe - Guitars and vocals Davy Spillane - Uilleann pipes Sean Maguire - Bass David Snel - Drums Barry McCabe comes from Virginia, Co. Cavan, Ireland but has travelled all over the world to bring his music to the people. He has been working extensively on the European mainland 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 rock & blues with a Celtic twist! Barry collaborated with Davy Spillane to release the critically acclaimed CD "The Peace Within". This was the birth of Celtic-Blues. 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. Barry's version of the Fred James song "Full Moon On Main Street" won the Sheheshe Music Award in 2005. 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 in 2006. Last Spring Barry undertook an extensive tour of the Netherlands by playing 12 concerts in 12 days in all the 12 provinces. This was to help raise money for the "

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