Hello! Welcome to my website. This is where I talk about the
songs that I write, the music that I play and the CDs which I have produced of
my music.
Please note this website is now www.northwestlondonblues.co.uk.
If you arrived here using my old address of www.barryreevesmusic.co.uk I shall
be grateful if you will amend your records accordingly, and use this name in
future.
My influences are British folk music, blues and rock 'n'
roll.
My Latest CD.
Keep a Good Thing Alive.
Recorded at the same time as 'Pinner Court Sessions', this CD
contains only my own songs. Taken with 'A Year and a Day' these 2 CDs
show the high quality of blues and folk playing that I have.
For full details of this, and your free downloads, please click on the
image.
My Back Catalogue.
Barry Reeves, released late 2005. The most popular
of the songs requested in live performances. For full details of this, and your
free downloads, please click on the image.
Electric, released late 2006. Eight of my songs
and arranged for a blues band where I play everything apart from drums and the
flute. I also arranged and produced this CD. For full details of this, and
your free downloads, please click on the image.
"Live Near You",released early 2007,
contains twelve songs which I play in pubs and bars. Mostly my own work but
with some Robert Johnson songs. Contains lots of my acoustic bottleneck blues
playing. For full details of this, and your free downloads, please click on
the image.
"Rail Reflections" was also released
during 2007. For full details of this, and your free downloads, please click on
the image.
"A Year And A Day" is a
collection of 13 folk songs, unaccompanied or sung while I play my 30 year old Fylde
Goodfellow. A varied collection of live recordings of me during 2007,
including 3 from one of my Sunday lunchtime concerts at the Harrow Heritage
Centre in the wonderful 16th Century barn. Mixed and put on the CD in January
2008. For full details of
this, and your free downloads, please click on the image.
N.B. THIS IS A DEMO CD ONLY AND IS NOT FOR SALE
"The Pinner Court Sessions", recorded in one
session in my rented flat in Pinner in 2008, has 8 blues songs played in open
tunings using a bottleneck. These songs are in a solo 'electric blues' style; the acoustic
guitar being fed through a Fender 5w valve amp before being digitally
recorded. For full details of this, and your free downloads, please click on the
image.
The Live Near You CD has been favourably reviewed in Blues In
Britain magazine Issue 1 Nº71. The reviewer sent me an email stating how
much he liked it.
Much was made of my guitar playing, especially my slide or
bottleneck guitar playing.
Examples of electric bottleneck guitar playing are found on
'What do you think we get elected for?' on the Barry Reeves CD, and
'Think for Yourself', 'South Hams Blues' and 'What do you
think we get elected for?' on the "Electric" CD.
Acoustic bottleneck playing can be heard on 'Crossroad
Blues', 'Sweet Home Chicago', 'Love in Vain',
'Ramblin' on my mind' and 'South Hams Blues' on the
"Live Near You" CD. Also on '25,000 Volts' on the
"Railway Reflections from Metroland" EP.
Lead guitar in a folk/rock style can be heard on 'The River
Flows' on the "Electric" CD.
All these tracks are now available as free downloads.
I am willing to do recording session work or gigs. My mobile is
07784 847912
The CDs cost
£5.00 each. Postage is
£1.00 per order. These are available from Martyrs Bay Music, please
them for the postal address, and indicate which CD you want.
