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

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

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

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

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

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…