Author

Barry Healy

Barry is a music blogger, sometimes promoter, and journalist & tries his hardest to be a barman. He runs BarryGruff Music Blog (http://barrygruff.wordpress.com/) and a regular series of 'BarryGruff' music events in conjunction with his blog. In his spare time hes generally giving out about stuff and infuriated by Wrexham AFC. Hes also got a BA in History & Media Studies & an MA in International Journalism for his sins.

He tweets @barrygruff

Music

THE PLAYLIST #27 | Your Alternative Christmas Playlist

Barry Healy Dec 20, 2018 0

Every good celebration needs its PLAYLIST, and of all the public holidays, Christmas has no shortage in this department. However, if you a bit worn out from the incessant playing of the same tunes, over and over again we got music blogger…

Music

THE PLAYLIST #19 | The Saint David’s Day Massacre: A Celebration of Welsh Music

Barry Healy Mar 1, 2017 0

Today is Saint David’s Day which - among other things - affords us the perfect opportunity to marvel at the calibre of talent in Welsh music. For a relatively small place, Wales does rather well for itself musically and great sounds never…

Whats On

Electric Picnic 2014 | 19 | Girl Band

Barry Healy Aug 26, 2014 1

Dublin’s Girl Band have proven to be one of the most exciting bands to emerge from our shores of late, with a steady stream of quality releases and decidedly tasty live performances already under their belt, 2014 looks set be their best…

Music Review

Electric Picnic 2014 | 2 | Drenge

Barry Healy Aug 2, 2014 4

Drenge are sibling duo of brothers, Eoin (guitar, vocals) and Rory (drums) Loveless, who take their cue from the White Stripes/Black Keys school of rock, where one bashes drums and the other sings and slugs his guitar, delivering a…

History

The IRA, Sean Lemass & The FA Cup: The Story of Tom Farquharson

Barry Healy Mar 6, 2014 1

It is conceivably the first time the trio of ‘Sean Lemass, The IRA & The FA Cup’ have been mentioned in the same breath, but the one thing connecting them is the relatively unheard story of Dubliner Tom Farquharson. Tom…