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Start the 4th of July weekend on Thursday the 2nd as Barry Sides brings his solo show to The Great Outdoors Spring House Tavern in High Springs Florida. Music starts at 7pm
July 4th Haile Plantation Village Matrket Presents "Red White & Blues" from 6pm-10pm. Beer, Brats, and live blues from Barry Sides
Monday July 7th more Red White & Blues at the Town of Tioga Farmers Market from 2pm-7pm. Live music all day...
My most recent album (I still call em' albums and records) Barry Sides “Broken Hearts Broken Strings” was named one of the best releases of the year along with albums by Alison Krauss & Robert Plant, Lucinda Williams, and Steve Earle.
To be included with some of my favorite artists really threw me for a loop. I was both honored and stunned. I haven't written a song since. Kidding. To see the “Top 40 Releases of the Year” go to the News page on my website.
I am a performing singer songwriter. There is nothing that brings me more pleasure than playing music and writing songs. Well...almost nothing. Selling my music is secondary. My songs are simple. I write what I am feeling at a particular moment in time. I was lucky enough to have some world class musicians working with me on “Broken Hearts Broken Strings” The drummer on the album is Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member and former Tom Petty drummer Stan Lynch. Stanley also plays many of the guitars on the album as well as percussions and backup vocals. The bass player is multi Grammy winning bassist Ronny Cates. Like Stan, Ronny also played guitars on the record. The album was produced by Jeff Sims.
I have been around music my entire life and I have some wonderful stories to tell. I've opened for Bob Dylan, gone to the movies with Leon Russell, eaten dinner with James Brown, taken Bonnie Raitt dancing, gone out for burgers with Richie Havens, and spent a week with Robin Williams one night. I call John Hammond and Leo Kotkee friends. I have pretty much either opened shows for, or have worked with most of the artists who made up my high school record collection. Bob Dylan, BB King, John Mayall, Johnny Winter, Jessie Colin Young, Steppenwolf, the Beach Boys, the Allman Brothers, and so many more. There are dozens of lesser known musicians and friends whose extraordinary heart and talent often supersede the above. I hope to eventually put some of these "Backstage" stories down on paper, or rather put them out in cyberspace.
I hope to also offer weekly pod cast and interviews
barrysides.com is a work in progress so please come back and visit often...
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