Discography

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Testimonials

When you hear The New Barleycorn, you’ll know that Irish music is alive and well.

Tommy Makem – Cleveland, Ohio, 1996

In January I invited The New Barleycorn to perform as special guests on my annual Tranquility Cruise in the Caribbean. We pride ourselves on setting the highest standards, especially in

Continue readingPhil Coulter – Dublin, Ireland, 2000

Phil Coulter – Dublin, Ireland, 2000

They strip pretention from their songs and perform in a straight out manner, with the emotion coming from a lot of living

William F. Miller – The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, Ohio, 1997

Ireland’s Celtic Heartbeat, is the title of their new album, they will release it at the first of their two concert performances in Atlanta Georgia, at the 1996 Olympic Games.

Irish Echo – New York, 1996

What they primarily do is entertain, pure and simple. You may never have heard of a mandolin or a bodhran but you’ll want to learn to play one later, this

Continue readingDean Johnson – Virgin Islands Independent, 1998

Dean Johnson – Virgin Islands Independent, 1998

Critics have hailed New Barleycorn as gifted performers and sensitive interpreters of Irish and Celtic folk music

Nancy Sundstrom – Traverse City, Michigan, 1997

A blend of Celtic folk music, mirthful up-tempo ballads, haunting old airs and love songs.

Tinker Twine Daily Freeman – Red Hook, New York, 1996

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The New Barleycorn present their live Irish show with vitality, passion and a touch of humor, singing and playing both contemporary folk and traditional Celtic songs and music, which they have woven into their own musical tapestry of intricate rhythms and melodies. Alec and John have performed live and on many television and radio shows, both together and separately in such places as Ireland, U.S.A., Canada, Australia, and the U.K.