Join renowned UK Country artist Jeannine Barry as
she brings the magic of Nashville to Kidderminster and London in her exciting
new gigs, Nashville Hits. 🎶
Expect to hear hits from top country stars such as Lady A, Luke Combs, Lainey
Wilson, Morgan Wallen, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood, and more. Jeannine
Barry will also perform some of her original songs that have made her a beloved
figure in the UK country music scene.
KIDDERMINSTER: Valentine’s Day Special ❤️: Make the evening
truly unforgettable by submitting an original lyric for your loved one. If
selected, the band will perform your heartfelt words live — a
once-in-a-lifetime moment! Submit your lyrics to nashvillehits@jeanninebarry.com (up
to 100 words). This is a seated show, so you can relax and immerse yourself in
the emotional stories and vibrant melodies that make modern country music so
special.
Jeannine Barry & Her Band:
Friday 14 February 2025 – 45 Live, Kidderminster
(4-5 Oxford Street, DY10 1BB | WEBSITE
Capacity: 450 ) EVENT £13.75 5 minute Walk
from Kidderminster Train Station
Sunday 16 February 2025 - The Old Church, Stoke Newington, London
(Newington Church Street, N16 9ES | WEBSITE
) EVENT £15 Seated and ticketed event.
They are on the corner of Clissold Park, opposite the much bigger 'new' St
Mary’s Church. A 15 to 20 minute walk or a short bus ride away from Rectory
Road, Stoke Newington and Finsbury Park stations. Bus routes 73, 393, 476, N73,
341 all stop close by to the venue.
Don't miss these unforgettable evenings filled with
incredible music, special guests, and a wonderful atmosphere. Perfect for all
country music fans!
On Facebook the lovely Jeannine shared: Hey everyone! I’m super excited to share that I’ll be doing a couple of
special gigs this February with my band, playing some of my favorite country
covers alongside a few originals! It’s going to be a really fun, laid-back
evening full of Nashville vibes, and I’d love for you to join us! Let’s make
some memories together.
One of UK country music’s biggest rising
stars Jeannine Barry is to follow up her hugely successful radio hits ‘Sweet
Spot' (UK Country iTunes Singles Chart #47 peak; See BLOG)
and ‘Bittersweet’ (iTunes;
2,450 Spotify
streams) with a highly anticipated new single ‘Love Just Hurts’.
Released on June 28th, ‘Love Just Hurts’
will be the first of a string of singles to be released from a forthcoming
debut album that is eagerly awaited by fans and industry.
Following the success of the last 2
singles, Jeannine and her band have played a raft of live shows across the
country, including Black Deer Festival and Europe’s largest Country
festival, Country2Country (six appearances at C2C2018), at the O2 in
London. Jeannine also recorded a special 'Under The Apple Tree' (See BLOG)
session for BBC Radio 2's Bob Harris.
Jeannine said that she felt ready to take
her music to the next level with a new sound with this latest release:
“I wanted to make music without
rushing it, and to create something special to me that I could really feel
proud of because of the way it was true to me. When Robert Leech, who
wrote several songs on the Wandering Hearts album, contacted me to write after
seeing us play at Country2Country we worked so well together that several of
the songs we wrote ended up on the new release which will make up the first
part of my debut album.”
“Love Just Hurts is the first single
to come out of that and it has been a magical experience overall, especially
when Jim Kimball, who works with country legend Reba McEntire,
got involved and offered to mix the track. I can’t wait to share the song with
everyone.”
Looking up at beautiful London skies excitedly waiting for ‘Love Just Hurts’ to be released next week Friday 🙌 pic.twitter.com/DhVK5IKJ57
‘Love Just Hurts’ will be supported by a
host of live shows including Buryfields Festival (June 15, 2019;
The Bury Manor House, Church Street,
Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 1BG), Green Meadows Festival(Sat 10 August 2019 Website;Elton, Peterborough PE8 6SJ)
and The British Country Music Festival (Sept 13-15, 2019 BLOGS)
with Ward Thomas, as well as a headline show in London.
Jeannine shared with her fans: It
would be absolutely love to see you all downloading the song when it's out and
to hear what you think of it.
A Country Routes News favourite,
see related BLOG
POSTS
The
lovely Jeannine Barry, one of
Britain’s finest homegrown Country artists, has announced the 2018 release of
her funky new single
‘Sweet
Spot.’
The
long-awaited single will be available digitally across all platforms and is
planned for a 9th of March debut.
It
will be released in conjunction with Barry’s return to this year’s C2C (Country 2 Country) festival, Europe’s
biggest and most important country music festival.
“Sweet
Spot” will receive its first play on
Chris Country Radio Breakfast show at 7:45am on Friday March 9th! Hear
it here first!
Aside
from her performances at C2C, Jeannine just recorded a Bob Harris’ Under the Apple Tree session, which
promises to set Barry on a very successful course for 2018.
Three
songs were recorded, and Jeannine was joined by players Matt Kitto (drums), Marino Donati
(bass), Jonathan Williams (acoustic
guitar) and Tom Gene (electric
guitar). They all braved the full force of the Beast From The East to
travel over to Bob Harris’ Oxfordshire show and faced blizzard conditions on
their return, such dedication!
The
“Under
The Apple Tree Radio Show”, presented by Miles Myerscough-Harris, son of legendary country radio presenter
Bob Harris, broadcast part of the session recorded at their famed Oxfordshire studio.
It was broadcast on Sunday March 4, 2018 on Chris Country Radio (see Show Page). Listen to the live
version of “Sweet Spot” and hear Miles talk about Jeannine’s forthcoming C2C
appearances:
WhisperingBobTV They have already very kindly published the first video on
March 7, 2018
Jeannine and
her band perform a beautiful live acoustic version of her song 'Burning
Bridges' for Under The Apple Tree sessions. SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://bit.ly/2aeOGNK
About UTAT
Mission: Under The Apple Tree sessions are beautiful and intimate performances
recorded live in the studio of Whispering Bob Harris, which just happens to be
situated under an apple tree. We focus on bringing attention to amazing artists
who deserve to be heard by everyone. Watch it below:
Jeannine is our cover feature in our C2C2018 Festival
Timeline Guide March 8, 2018 (Issue 2)
View
the document online here, to use Page through, Zoom, Larger View, drag options or FULL SCREEN
option (bottom right, in embed graphic below) then press ESC to exit.
Jeannine’s
highly-anticipated new release is set to surpass her 2016 hit “Bittersweet,”
which peaked at No.3 on the UK Country iTunes charts.
It
also garnered her some serious attention amongst British and Nashville industry
professionals and left fans, including ‘longtime
fan’
Nick,
from Belles and Gals, who attended her 2017 packed out headline show at London’s
Thousand Island, craving more.
‘Could
Jeannine Barry be the UK’s answer to Carrie Underwood? Quite possibly!’ – Mind Over Music UK
“She knows exactly how to portray emotion, embracing
the sounds of pop, country and rock. Jeannine mixes it up into a style that is
truly her own”. – Building
Our Own Nashville
She’s one of our
favourites too! See our related BLOG POSTS
When you’re the only British artist in a
Country music line-up featuring Fort Worth’s finest, it takes more than just a
powerful voice and No.3 hit in the UK Country iTunes
Chart to blow the boots off
a sold-out crowd. It takes a sheer volume of authenticity.
Something rising star Jeannine Barry carries in spades…
Jeannine Barry (C) with Austin Allsup & Aaron at Texas Music Take Over 11 Oct 2017
Her roots may lie in the UK, but the
way Jeannine effortlessly tunes into the humble, raw and emotional candour of true Country onstage has allowed her to build a
loyal fan base worldwide, including the likes of Texas’ major players: Austin
Allsup, Pat Green, Wade
Bowen and Casey
Donahew, all of whom dubbed her an “Honorary Texan” at this
year’s Texas Music Takeover festival at The Borderline (Oct
11) and Oslo, Hackney (Oct 13) in London.
Jeannine’s sincere lyrics and beautiful vocal talent has earned
her flattering comparisons to Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride, LeAnn Rimes and Emmylou Harris. With her
unique blend of empowering pop-tinged stompers and bittersweet country
ballads, expect to shake away heartache like dust
off a heel.
Following a range of prestigious support
slots, appearances and an invitation to headline the
launch party for the UK’s biggest
country music festivalC2C (Country 2 Country) 2017, Jeannine packed her bags for
Nashville to tour with Blake Shelton’s guitarist
Kevin Post.Now, she’s back
on home-turf headlining a highly-anticipated show at Thousand
Island on November
25th.
Jeannine Barry Gigs
Saturday 25 November 2017 - Thousand Island, London (20-22 Highbury Corner, Islington N5 1RD) £8.80 Standing alttickets.com| £8.96 (£8.00) See
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In February
2015 she released a noteworthy fun loving debut single “All Night” (Amazon UK| UK iTunes) which displayed much growth,
pushing herself vocally, with a tighter, more exciting and polished sound.
Despite the
stunning portrait cover shot sadly it seemed to go under the radar but Maverick Magazine picked up on her music running a full page advert (Facebook) in their May/June 2015 issue
declaring: “2015 is the year country/pop
sensation Jeannine Barry will explode on the scene”
A few months later this evidence materialized with the
release of 6 track EP OFF THE HOOK (UK iTunes|
CD BABY | Google Play) which
dropped July 3, 2015. This was recorded and produced in Nashville by Mark
Moseley at Java Jive studios.
It contained the exciting tension-filled and gritty title
cut, face paced “Lonely Road”, the rocky danceable “Carousel”
with its driving beat, “Undeniable” oozed love vibes and featured
standout and highly catchy feel good “Long Hot Summer”.
She was winning over new fans at the C2C Country to Country
Festival in 2015 on the Town Square Stage Pop Up Stage and was upgraded to the
1,000 capacity Brooklyn Bowl for
C2C2016 performing over 2 days when she sent delighted fans away happy after a
fabulous 30-minute set with her terrific band showcasing many Off The Hook tracks. It proved that she could
connect with her audience, highlighted her versatility, both rocking it out but
then at a flick slowed things with heartbreak shiny new number "Burning
Bridges". She impressed the C2C Country To Country Festival
organizers who turned to her again when she was invited to the C2C 2017 launch party to perform with a
full band onOctober 24th.
On 14 July, 2016 she launched a new and flexible crowdfunding
Pledge
Music Project to help with the EP production and manufacture
costs. It was successfully funded by 121 loyal JB Pledgers who raised 106% of an
unknown goal. Jeannine’s fan base has grown to approaching 7,000 on Facebook and 36.9K Twitter followers!
Launching the project she declared – “I Want To Be Truly Who I Am” and her Facebook profilemade a
statement that the new EP would show Jeannine in a completely new light
- Lyrically
demonstrating her ability to express feelings through music these new songs
will sweep you away. Fans were teased that they would be “wowed by beautiful,
mellow sounds and authentic, vulnerable, yet powerful vocals, guaranteed to
make your heart flip”!.
Jeannine officially launched the new 4 track EP BITTERSWEET on Nov 25, 2016 tocoincide with her Birthday weekend,
what better way to celebrate!
For this EP, she turned to the UK country artists
go-to producerJustin
Johnson (Website; Parr Street Studios, Liverpool) who was honoured at this year’s British
Country Music Awards forMusician
of the Yearhaving been previously
nominated in 2015. Justin has recorded albums and singles with British
acts Raintown, Thorne Hill, Sam Hollyman, Mike Ward, The Blue Genes, Samantha
Lloyd, Dahlia, Narn (Rheana Forrester), Jade Helliwell, Darcy, Emma Moore, Southern
Junction, Angie King, Acoustic Journey and Hollie Barrie (from The Voice UK).
Studio musicians probably include frequent Parr Street
session players Scott Poley(electric
guitar & steel), James Jayawardena (piano & B3), Simon Goulding (bass),
Robbie Cavanagh and Laura Oakes (Backing vocals) andJustin Johnson(drums).
With so
many recordings coming out of this Liverpool stable the styles, guitar &
steel riffs and bass runs have become instantly recognizable creating something
of a solid trademark country sound.
The EP kicks off with the slow paced and beautiful
soulful title cut Bittersweet full of honest and heartfelt emotion following a
painful break. The number is underscored by a purring organ, deep bass and
sweetened by harmonies. Co-written with Robbie
Cavanagh this open and sparse arrangement allows Barry to dig deep, open her
heart and depicts her messy and mixed up vulnerabilities with its soul-searching
vibes. The official video has aired on the Keep It Country TV channel (Sky/
Freesat):
The gentle Burning Bridges, which
is certainly an EP highlight, portrays a world where the protagonist has much
love to give but is left brokenhearted by the void. A wafting
steel flows over a song with raw human emotion and sensibilities and a fabulous
crunchy guitar solo underpins the angst: Firing bullets
at my heart, I know it’s all about forgiveness, But I don’t even know where to
start, These walls are coming in on me, Pushing me harder to the ground
The
mid-tempo Shake You Off was written in Nashville with talented Essex and
British songstress Lisa Wright. It tells of moving on after promises are hollow
and unfulfilled, reaching for better horizons in the love merry go round: And so I run, Step by step until I shake you
off
The
questioning Holding
On comes
from a dark place with its eerie and haunting sound with a just a
plaintive strummed acoustic guitar and bass chords again showing Jeannine in an
uncompromising but honest dusky corner laying her country soul bare.
At just a 15 minutes playing time this 4-track offering should make fans hungry for more
music from this delightful and beautiful young lady in 2017. She's indeed a credit to the British country music scene.
We communicated with Jeannine via email to find out more on
the background to the Bittersweet project
Was the
Pledge Music project quite a stressful experience with a target date to meet?
At times
it definitely was, but it’s so worth it when it works out in the end!
What was
the most rewarding and challenging (if any) of the recording experience?
Well, I
was still stuck between a couple of songs and deciding which one to put on was
the hardest for me.
Now that
the physical CD pledges have been fulfilled is the only place a JB fan can now
obtain hardcopy is at your gigs?
The
pledge campaign is currently still open as not all pledges have been fulfilled
yet so until then you can still get a copy on there otherwise that’s correct.
Once it’s closed you can only get one at a show.
Does the
physical EP come with a small booklet and all the lyrics?
It comes
in a cardboard wallet and has not booklet, no.
Are the
songs observational or do they come from within?
They all
come from within. They were all born out of personal experiences.
Which
song is self-penned and who are the co-writers?
I wrote Burning Bridges on my own on my bedroom
floor. I wrote Shake You Off with the
wonderful Lisa Wright when we met in Nashville. Holding On I wrote with Justin Johnson and Bittersweet with Robbie Cavanagh.
We
recorded over two days. The musicians did their thing one day over a few hours
and I recorded the vocals in about 4 hours the day after.
I think
Laura Oakes has been employed as a harmony singer. Who are the harmony singles
on the EP?
Yes,
Laura sang harmonies on all songs and my sister Georgia Barry also sang on Holding On.
Any plans
to release "Burning Bridges" as a radio edit.
That is
definitely something to look at although I am working on something else right
now and might hold off with that till later.
You have
gained some fresh exposure with BBC radio plays, appearing on Keep It Country
TV, playing The Brooklyn Bowl twice at C2C2016 and the launch night for
C2C2017. What has been the musical highlight of your year?
I would
say that the launch night gig was certainly a highlight. Recording the new EP and
working on my music every single day is what charges me and makes me happy.
Having such a great band who are so passionate about playing music and seeing
my fan base grow is exciting and wonderful as well.
What are
you most looking forward to in 2017?
Well,
I have some very exciting news for 2017 which I can’t announce just yet I’m
afraid. I have a lot to look forward to in 2017.
I am
working on exciting projects and am planning to be out there quite a bit
and to continue to build on this.
If you were
to be compared to a mainstream US country act who would it be?
I’ve
heard the comparison to Carrie Underwood quite a lot J
