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jam butties Brewer is the throaty git on the microphone. He writes and sings for Barleyjuice, as he did previously for Company of Wolves, and before that The Ravyns. His whiskey-soaked vocal nodules have been exploited for everything from VH1's Before They Were Rock Stars to Dodge commercials, and he can be spotted with the unkilted eye in such cult films as Serial Mom and Fahrenheit 911 as well as playing a cop in NBC's Homicide and a sleazy photographer in CBS' Hack. Never really any good at holding down a steady job, Brewer occasionally pipes with the Loch Rannoch Pipes & Drums, and joined them in the Millenium Pipes March on Edinburgh, Scotland for Prince Charlie's Marie Curie Foundation. Kyf wants fans to know that his favourite colour is plaid and to please refrain from tossing haggis at him onstage, as it can be quite slippery. vocals, guitar, bouzouki, mandolin, bagpipes, tinwhistle, bass, mutton
kebobsThough spurned at birth and subsequently raised by squirrels, Swanny has shown great adaptive skills. After leaving the security of his treetop home to rejoin the human world, he eschewed acorns in favor of guitars and bagpipes, and earned the rank of Pipe Major of the Loch Rannoch Pipe Band in 1997. He and they marched in the Millenium March in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2000. Swanny founded Barleyjuice with Kyf and others in 1998. His vast collection of Nancy songs and uncanny ability to pick an apropos jig is the stuff of celtic-rodent legend. fiddle, viola, vocals, guitar, hairstyling utensilsShelley is the token lassie, but don't weep, me daughters; the boys are still all yours. She comes by her skills honestly, holding performance degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music & Rutgers University, with more studying (and wine drinking) in Vienna, Austria, after a terribly brief childhood movie career, appearing as the creature in the terrible B movie horror flick Frankenstein vs. Dracula, with Lon Chaney. Fiddling came later, when she spent a few years soaking up the Bluegrass scene in Florida, where she eventually became the State of Florida Fiddle Champion. Shelley has performed & recorded with Stereolab, the Frames, Poi Dog Pondering, mewithoutYou, Empty Hats, Eric Bazilian (of the Hooters), and Patrick McKinney (of Iron & Wine), to name a few. She fiddled for the cartoon score of "Class of 3000", collaborating with composer Pat Irwin (of the B 52's). She also played incidental music for the Glenn Beck radio program (although she's never heard the show). Shelley wants you to know that her favorite color is Framboise Lambic. And please, only post her pic if her hair looks great. Thank you. bass
guitar, drunken harmonies, pint glassDespite being both Scottish and Irish, Eric was allowed to join the band anyway. He has spent the last several years using his walking bass lines to step all over the vocals of such Philly acts as the Bobby Lenti Band, Lenny G and the Soulsenders, and his own pet project, Otto's Jacket. Prior to that, Eric lived a dual life of Accountant-By-Day, Lap-Dancer-By Night, which may explain his kilt fetish. Or not. And ladies, his favorite colour is eleven. drums, vocals, gas receiptsGregor has been with Barleyjuice off and on since the early days. His drumming is reminiscent of classic pounders like Moon, or Starr, which we reckon to be why he stares off into space a lot. Hailing from Baltimore, Gregor is the "driving" force behind Barleyjuice. If he'd just pick up his family, sell his house and move to Philly maybe we could get some steady rehearsals in. Selfish bastard. |
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