Barrie "Barriemore" Barlow (born 10 September 1949, Birmingham) is an English musician, best known as the drummer and percussionist for the rock band Jethro Tull, from May 1971 to June 1980.
Barriemore Barlow
Birth name
Barrie Barlow
Born
(1949-09-10) 10 September 1949 (age 73) Birmingham, England
Christened Barrie, 'Barriemore' was an affectation to suit the eccentric image of Jethro Tull (much as Jeffrey Hammond had become "Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond").
Barlow first met Ian Anderson and John Evans (credited as John Evan on Jethro Tull albums) in Blackpool, where the two were members of a beat group, The Blades. He left a career as an apprentice plastic mould tool fitter to start playing full-time with Anderson and Evan's band. However, his first public appearance was not as a musician, but as a TV extra in the series Coronation Street in which he briefly appeared alongside Anderson's then-girlfriend, actress Yvonne Nickelson.
After leaving The John Evan Band, as The Blades were by then known, Barlow joined another local group "The All Jump Kangaroo Band" featuring and run by Andy Trueman, who became the production manager for Jethro Tull in 1995.[1]
With Jethro Tull
Barlow joined Jethro Tull in 1971, after the departure of Clive Bunker. Barlow played on the EP "Life's a Long Song", before embarking on a concert tour with the band. At this point Jethro Tull included all the original members of The Blades, with the addition of Martin Barre, and it became a relatively long-running edition of the Jethro Tull lineup (late 1971–1975).[1]
Barlow's first gig with Tull involved an unfortunate episode in Denver, Colorado, when the local police tear-gassed the audience from helicopters, both outside and inside the Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Believing that they would be arrested, the band made a run for it after the show in an unmarked station wagon where, hidden under a blanket on the floor in the back, Barlow was heard to ask Anderson, "Will it be like this every night?" Anderson replied, "As a general rule, only on Tuesdays and Thursdays."[1][2]
Upset by the death of bassist John Glascock, with whom he had become very close, Barlow left Jethro Tull in 1980 after completing the final leg of the Stormwatch tour.[3]
As a session musician
After leaving Jethro Tull, Barlow went on to do various session projects, including work with Robert Plant, John Miles, and Jimmy Page, and was one of the few drummers that Plant and Page considered as a remote possibility to replace John Bonham in Led Zeppelin after his death, though the band decided to break up instead. He also briefly started his own band called Storm. He played on Kerry Livgren's debut solo album Seeds of Change (1980), and Yngwie Malmsteen's debut album, Rising Force (1984).
Barlow has a recording studio, The Doghouse, on his property in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England. He is currently managing a band from Henley on Thames called The Repertoires, and has also been linked with other local bands which echo his own folk-influenced musical history, such as Reading's Smokey Bastard.[4]
Barlow played percussion on "Artrocker," the opening track of the 2006 album Get Your Mood On by London indiepunk band Dustin's Bar Mitzvah.
On 28 May 2008 Barlow guested with Jethro Tull at Royal Festival Hall in London, performing "Heavy Horses", "Thick as a Brick" and a concert-closing "Locomotive Breath", where he and Doane Perry both played the drums.[5]
Drumming technique
Barlow is known as a very technical and creative drummer. He was called "the greatest rock drummer England ever produced" by John Bonham. In a comment on his drumming for the Jethro Tull albums he said; "I've always admired people who invent—and on a percussion level, I admire inventors of rhythm. I tried to strive for that in Tull, but now I go to great lengths to advise the drummers in the bands I'm managing not to play anything like I used to play in Tull, because it was so busy and over-the-top."[6] Barlow has cited Joe Morello, Buddy Rich, Ringo Starr and Michael Giles as being among his primary influences. [7]
^ abc"Barriemore Barlow". Jethro Tull. 10 September 1949. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
^"Ministry of Information". Ministry-of-information.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
^. Tullpress.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
^"(February 2008) Smokey Bastard Blog". Smokeyb.blogspot.com. 18 February 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
^"Ministry of Information". Ministry-of-information.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
^. Tullpress.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
^"Q&A with Barriemore Barlow!". The Jethro Tull Board. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
External links
Biography on official Jethro Tull website
Biography on Collecting Jethro Tull website
March 24, 2023
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Barrie Barriemore Barlow born 10 September 1949 Birmingham is an English musician best known as the drummer and percussionist for the rock band Jethro Tull from May 1971 to June 1980 Barriemore BarlowBirth nameBarrie BarlowBorn 1949 09 10 10 September 1949 age 73 Birmingham EnglandGenresProgressive rock hard rock heavy metalOccupation s Musician songwriter producerInstrument s Drums percussion fluteYears active1963 presentWebsiteBiography on official Jethro Tull website Christened Barrie Barriemore was an affectation to suit the eccentric image of Jethro Tull much as Jeffrey Hammond had become Jeffrey Hammond Hammond Contents 1 Early career 2 With Jethro Tull 3 As a session musician 4 Drumming technique 5 Discography 5 1 With Jethro Tull 5 2 With Kerry Livgren 5 3 With Robert Plant 5 4 With Yngwie Malmsteen 5 5 With John Miles 5 6 With Jimmy Page 6 References 7 External linksEarly career EditBarlow first met Ian Anderson and John Evans credited as John Evan on Jethro Tull albums in Blackpool where the two were members of a beat group The Blades He left a career as an apprentice plastic mould tool fitter to start playing full time with Anderson and Evan s band However his first public appearance was not as a musician but as a TV extra in the series Coronation Street in which he briefly appeared alongside Anderson s then girlfriend actress Yvonne Nickelson After leaving The John Evan Band as The Blades were by then known Barlow joined another local group The All Jump Kangaroo Band featuring and run by Andy Trueman who became the production manager for Jethro Tull in 1995 1 With Jethro Tull EditBarlow joined Jethro Tull in 1971 after the departure of Clive Bunker Barlow played on the EP Life s a Long Song before embarking on a concert tour with the band At this point Jethro Tull included all the original members of The Blades with the addition of Martin Barre and it became a relatively long running edition of the Jethro Tull lineup late 1971 1975 1 Barlow s first gig with Tull involved an unfortunate episode in Denver Colorado when the local police tear gassed the audience from helicopters both outside and inside the Red Rocks Amphitheatre Believing that they would be arrested the band made a run for it after the show in an unmarked station wagon where hidden under a blanket on the floor in the back Barlow was heard to ask Anderson Will it be like this every night Anderson replied As a general rule only on Tuesdays and Thursdays 1 2 Upset by the death of bassist John Glascock with whom he had become very close Barlow left Jethro Tull in 1980 after completing the final leg of the Stormwatch tour 3 As a session musician EditAfter leaving Jethro Tull Barlow went on to do various session projects including work with Robert Plant John Miles and Jimmy Page and was one of the few drummers that Plant and Page considered as a remote possibility to replace John Bonham in Led Zeppelin after his death though the band decided to break up instead He also briefly started his own band called Storm He played on Kerry Livgren s debut solo album Seeds of Change 1980 and Yngwie Malmsteen s debut album Rising Force 1984 Barlow has a recording studio The Doghouse on his property in Shiplake Oxfordshire England He is currently managing a band from Henley on Thames called The Repertoires and has also been linked with other local bands which echo his own folk influenced musical history such as Reading s Smokey Bastard 4 Barlow played percussion on Artrocker the opening track of the 2006 album Get Your Mood On by London indie punk band Dustin s Bar Mitzvah On 28 May 2008 Barlow guested with Jethro Tull at Royal Festival Hall in London performing Heavy Horses Thick as a Brick and a concert closing Locomotive Breath where he and Doane Perry both played the drums 5 Drumming technique EditBarlow is known as a very technical and creative drummer He was called the greatest rock drummer England ever produced by John Bonham In a comment on his drumming for the Jethro Tull albums he said I ve always admired people who invent and on a percussion level I admire inventors of rhythm I tried to strive for that in Tull but now I go to great lengths to advise the drummers in the bands I m managing not to play anything like I used to play in Tull because it was so busy and over the top 6 Barlow has cited Joe Morello Buddy Rich Ringo Starr and Michael Giles as being among his primary influences 7 Discography EditWith Jethro Tull Edit Life s a Long Song 1971 EP Thick as a Brick 1972 Living in the Past compilation including above EP A Passion Play 1973 War Child 1974 Minstrel in the Gallery 1975 Too Old to Rock n Roll Too Young to Die 1976 Songs from the Wood 1977 Heavy Horses 1978 Bursting Out 1978 Stormwatch 1979 With Kerry Livgren Edit Seeds of Change 1980 With Robert Plant Edit The Principle of Moments 1983 With Yngwie Malmsteen Edit Rising Force 1984 With John Miles Edit Transition 1985 With Jimmy Page Edit Outrider 1988 References Edit a b c Barriemore Barlow Jethro Tull 10 September 1949 Retrieved 15 July 2014 Ministry of Information Ministry of information co uk Retrieved 15 May 2016 Jethro Tull Press Modern Drummer December 1990 Tullpress com Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 15 July 2014 February 2008 Smokey Bastard Blog Smokeyb blogspot com 18 February 2008 Retrieved 2 October 2011 Ministry of Information Ministry of information co uk Retrieved 15 May 2016 December 1990 The Drummers of Jethro Tull in Modern Drummer Tullpress com Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 2 October 2011 Q amp A with Barriemore Barlow The Jethro Tull Board Retrieved 6 November 2009 External links EditBiography on official Jethro Tull website Biography on Collecting Jethro Tull website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barriemore Barlow amp oldid 1084810346, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
