Barriemore Barlow

Barriemore Barlow (born Barry Barlow, 10 September 1949, Birmingham) is best known as the drummer and percussionist for the rock band, Jethro Tull, from May 1971 to June 1980.

Christened Barry, the 'Barriemore' was an affectation to suit the eccentric image of Jethro Tull, much as Jeffrey Hammond had added a second, hyphenated Hammond to his name. The second 'Hammond' was an in-joke with the band, as his mother's maiden name was also Hammond, therefore it could conceivably have been written as such.

Jethro Tull

Barlow was a school friend, and former bandmate of Jethro Tull frontman Ian Anderson. He joined after the departure of Clive Bunker and played on the following albums:

*"Life's a Long Song" (EP)
*"Thick as a Brick"
*"Living in the Past" (compilation including above EP)
*"A Passion Play"
*"War Child"
*"Minstrel in the Gallery"
*""
*"Songs from the Wood"
*"Heavy Horses"
*"Bursting Out"
*"Stormwatch"

Upset by the death of bassist John Glascock, Barlow left Jethro Tull in 1980, after completing the final leg of the "Stormwatch" tour.

ince Jethro Tull

Barlow went on to do various session projects, including work with Robert Plant, John Miles, and Jimmy Page, and he also started his own band for a spell called Storm. He played on the Yngwie Malmsteen album "Rising Force". He played on the Kerry Livgren album, "Seeds of Change".

Barlow has a recording studio, The Doghouse, on his property in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England. He is currently managing a band from Henley on Thames - [http://www.myspace.com/therepertoires The Repertoires]

Barlow played percussion on "Artrocker", the opening track of the critically acclaimed 2006 album "Get Your Mood On" by London indie punk band, Dustin's Bar Mitzvah.

In an interview in "Drumhead" magazine (December 2007) Barlow announced that he is looking to play on the road again.

Drumming technique

Barlow is known as a very technical and creative drummer. His drumming on the live album, "Bursting Out", is testimony to his creative talents as a drummer.Fact|date=August 2007 He was called "the greatest rock drummer England ever produced" by the late John Bonham.Fact|date=August 2007

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." [ (December 1990) The Drummers of Jethro Tull in "Modern Drummer" [http://www.tullpress.com/mddec90.htm] ]

ee also

*Jethro Tull

References

External links

* [http://www.j-tull.com/musicians/pastmembers/barriemorebarlow.html Biography on official Jethro Tull website]
* [http://www.tullpress.com/mddec90.htm The Drummers of Jethro Tull]
* [http://www.collecting-tull.com/TullTree/BarrieBarlow.htm Biography on Collecting Jethro Tull website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/therepertoires The Repertoires]