Nice work! Nice tones! You shouldn't travel without a 12 string!

New recording for upcoming release.  My vocal attempt @ Elvis meets Roy Orbison.  Don't let the ballads fool you, I still like to rock 'n' roll.

Tracks for new release, is really like a big sandbox for me.  I'm having friends from various parts of my musical career, add their magic to the sounds.  This track features me on vocals & guitars.  Original bassist from Let's Talk About Girls, Dave Katz, on bass and background vocals.  Kerry Olson, female background vocals on bridge.

Echoes Of Love (Barry Holdship)

Our version of the great Roxy Music tune from their "Country Life" LP.  Ended up on the Roxy Music Tribute CD.  Still available @ BURNING SKY.  Putting this up in honor Bryan Ferry's B-Day.  

Features:
Andy Bartel:  Guitars
Britt Slocum: Drums & percussion
Dave Katz:  Bass 
Me:  Vocals, guitar & harmonica

If It Takes All Night (Let's Talk About Girls/L-TAG reunion)

Barry Holdship & Andy Bartel doing Mott The Hoople .
Another tribute that fell by the wayside. A slightly different take on a great song.  It's yours for the taking.  You don't even have to ask me.
For Iman, Thanks Man!

Andy: Electric Guitars
Barry:  Everything else

I Wish I Was Your Mother (Barry Holdship/Andy Bartel)

First solo release after Let's Talk About Girls split.  
Band members:
Steve Kobashigawa:  Bass & vocs
Andy Bartel:  Guitars
Teddy Freese:  Drums & percussion
Me:  Vocals, guitars, harmonica, percussion

(revolving cast of characters)
Robbie Rist:  Bass & vocs
Chris Lawerence:  Pedal steel & Tasty telecaster.

A lot of fun & love went into this.

Tender Feeling

My attempt to write a Holland/Dozier/Holland type tune...meets Lou Christie.

Everyday Rains In My Heart

Once upon a time, not so long ago, there was discussion of doing a tribute to this wonderful pop group, The Rubinoos.  We chose the harder edged tune from their first release.  Again, never saw the light of day, but thought I'd share it with you on this hump day.  Hope you dig the attitude.

Band:
Andy Bartel:  guitar & vocals
Britt Slocum:  drums, percussion & vocals
Dave Katz:  bass & vocals
Barry Holdship:  vocals, guitar & piano
Bill Holdship:  Mantra

Rock on!




Rock 'n' Roll Is Dead/Let's Talk About Girls/(Barry Holdship)

Here's a live version of Brando's Lair performing Neil Young's "Don't Cry No Tears," during quarantine. We don't own it, we just like it a lot! Hi Neil!

We were pleasantly surprised by the response. So, thanks to all, and here's a free download of it.

Barry Holdship: vocals, guitar & harmonica
Steve Szajna: guitar & vocals
Jeremy Cohen: bass & vocals
Britt Slocum: drums.

Brando's Lair

Don't Cry No Tears

BARRY’S TALE (So Far)

Barry Holdship’s raucous; rootsy style was forged in a deserted Detroit parking lot. Raised on a steady diet of Elvis, Beatles and Dylan, Holdship deftly combines urgency, melody and the exhilarating innocence of pure pop. His song, “I Really Wanna Know,” was featured in the blockbuster film, “Basic Instinct.”  His tunes have been featured in various TV commercials & HBO.

Holdship’s fresh, razor-edged sound was honed in his first band, Let’s Talk About Girls (named for the Chocolate Watch Band’s tune). L-TAG was a huge regional phenomenon and garnished every award possible in the Detroit and Midwestern area. Holdship’s energetic live presence has led him to share bills with the Replacements, Dwight Yoakam, Gang Of Four, the Cowsills, the Bangles and even Chuck Berry, to name just a few.

Holdship’s 1997 CD “The Jesse Garon Project” received high praise in both the US and Europe. Noted rock journalist Dave Marsh described him as “one of the best undiscovered artists in America.” He’s been reviewed in such papers as Billboard, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Sun-Times, and most recently HARP Magazine. In addition, he’s been featured on several tribute CDs, including “He’s A Rebel: The Gene Pitney Story Retold” (To M’Lou Music) and “It Was Forty Years Ago Today,” a Beatles tribute from Canada’s Bullseye Records.

With the release of his first solo disc “Ruff Trax,” Holdship demonstrates he knows how to grab an audience with his hooks, harmonies and style. He creates melodies that seem so familiar, yet are most definitely “now.” Noted rock journalist Gene Scualtti says of Ruff Trax, “If you don’t think anyone can pull off this kind of unaffected rock ’n’ roll anymore, dig ‘Where to From Here?,’ ‘We’d Be Good Together’ (rockabilly-meets-gum) or the instantly classic ‘A Fractured Lullaby’ and think again.” Adrian Zupp in HARP Magazine says, “Here’s a guy who hasn’t forgotten what real rock ‘n’ roll is about.”

Imagine Buddy Holly, Bobby Fuller, Elvis Presley or even John Lennon channeling their vocal magic down from the heavens into one living being and you start to get the picture. But where other artists are content to wear their hearts on their sleeves, Holdship digs way down and pulls it out from some dark but serene place that only he knows about. Too “roots rock” to be called “power pop” but too “power pop” to be called “roots rock,” he avoids the pigeonhole, and instead follows in the footsteps of the masters, while luring the listener down his own original path. Holdship and his band of friends, are working on new material &amp; expect a new release soon.



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