Philip Bradford "Brad" Barr (born July 27, 1975), better known by "Brad Barr," is an American-Canadian guitarist and singer-songwriter, best known for his work with The Slip, The Barr Brothers and Surprise Me Mr. Davis.
Born to his mother Nancy Verde Barr, a contemporary author and culinary chef,Barr, Nancy Verde 1944 | Contemporary Authors | Encyclopedia.com and his father Philip Duane Barr, a once practicing orthodontist,Dr. Philip Barr, Dentistry | Providence, RI | WebMD Care during the summer of 1975 in Providence, Rhode Island. This would set Barr up for a core memory in his adolescent years, a time in which he'd often wander Rhode Island with his early friends, resulting in an incidental visit to the Newport's "Breakers Mansion."Relix | Track By Track: The Barr Brothers’ “Queens of the Breakers” This event lead to the inspiration for the titular track of The Barr Brothers' fourth studio album; Queens of The Breakers.
Discography September 16, 2008, Barr released his debut solo album consisting entirely of instrumental compositions titled, The Fall Apartment: Instrumental Guitar or "The Fall Apartment" for short. It was released under the Tompkins Square Records label.Jurek, Thom. [ The Fall Apartment review]. Allmusic.
The Winter Mission (stylized as THE WINTER MISSION), Barr's second solo album, released on January 21, 2022 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The album, with art and design credited to Brigitte Henry,THE WINTER MISSION | Brad Barr | Secret City Records similarly consisted solely of instrumentals. Unlike The Fall Apartment, however, this album was brought to life with a creative push from Michael Wolk who commissioned Barr to create it; Wolk went on to become the executive producer for The Winter Mission album. This, in turn, provided Barr a new range with lesser limitations for finding his acoustic sound, and lead to a more developed and grounded sound overall. The album was released under the Secret City Records label
Brad Barr, only four days after The Winter Mission's release was announced, on January 25, 2022, had posted to The Barr Brothers's official Patreon page providing patrons with two bonus tracks from the album. These two tracks consisted of the titles "SAINT MATTHEW'S PASSION" and "PHANTOPOEIA."The Barr Brothers | THE WINTER MISSION Bonus Tracks | Patreon
Collaborations In the year of 2007, Barr collaborated with Jade McNelis on her album All the Fables[ All the Fables credits]. AllmusicCarpenter, Lorraine. All the Fables review . Montreal Mirror. April 19, 2007. In 2008, Barr collaborated with Sonya Kitchell on her album This Storm.Poet, J. [ This Storm review]. Allmusic. 2008.Cinquemani, Sal. This Storm review. Slant Magazine. September 1, 2008. Later, in 2009, he performed on the Land of Talk album, Fun and Laughter.
In 2021, Barr collaborated with Morcheeba on "Say It's Over", a track on the band's tenth studio album Blackest Blue.
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