Little Barrie
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Little Barrie supporting Dinosaur Jr. at the Ritz, Manchester, 1 February 2013
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Nottingham, England |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Non Deluxe, Tummy Touch Records, Hostess, Bumpman Records, PIAS, Stark Reality |
| Website |
Official website Youtube channel |
| Members | Lewis Wharton Barrie Cadogan Virgil Howe |
| Past members | Billy Skinner Wayne Fullwood |
Little Barrie are an English rock/R&B group from Nottingham, England. The current lineup consists of Barrie Cadogan (vocals, guitar), Lewis Wharton (bass, vocals) and Virgil Howe (drums, vocals). Their sound has drawn from a mixture of influences including freakbeat, garage rock * UK R&B, neo-psychedelia, Surf music, krautrock, funk and R&R. The band is currently at work on their fifth as yet untitled album due for release in 2017.
The first Little Barrie single 'Shrug Off Love'/'Reply Me (It Don't Deny Me)' was released in summer 2000. It originated from a demo recorded in 1999 by Cadogan with friends Chris Lee on drums and Miles Newbold engineering the sessions and also playing organ. Shortly after Cadogan met drummer Wayne Fullwood and they began writing together as a duo. The pair played a handful of gigs before relocating to London in September 2000 where they met bassist Lewis Wharton. The trio began playing around London clubs in late 2000 and cut two further singles, 'Don't Call It The Truth'/'Give Me A Microphone' in 2001 and 'Memories Well'/'Didn't Mean A Thing' in 2002. The early sound of the band was heavily influenced by the rhythms of early Soul, Funk and R&B.
After sessions in London with producer Edwyn Collins the band released their debut album, We Are Little Barrie in 2005. Following the album's release the band toured in Europe, Japan, Australia and the US before returning in late summer 2005 to begin writing their second album Stand Your Ground, produced by Dan the Automator. Wayne Fullwood left the band during the writing period. Billy Skinner joined the band on drums and work continued on the album in the UK with Mike "Prince Fatty" Pelanconi as producer. It was released in 2007. Alongside the bands R&B and funk inspirations Stand Your Ground featured hints of rockabilly.
Following further tours across Europe, Japan and Australia in 2007 the band backed Paul Weller on the title track of his album 22 Dreams. In late 2007 Virgil Howe, son of Yes guitarist Steve Howe, replaced Skinner on drums. The first recordings featuring the new lineup were in March 2008, when alongside Martin Duffy on keys the trio backed French Polynesian artist Mareva Galanter on her album Happy Fiu.
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