Singer-songwriter, performing musician, and recording artist Julia Barry found her love of creativity through music at an early age, improvising songs on piano and constantly singing around the house. She began formal study of piano (inspired by her older sister's lessons) and joined a children's choir during grade school, beginning to write more seriously as she got older. Entering as a teen into an era overflowing with female confessional pop music, Barry's songs distinguished themselves with inventive melodies, substantive lyrics, and powerhouse piano-playing. Her agile, intimate vocals are simultaneously melancholy and sweet, a fusion of gritty (think Tori Amos), wistful (Beth Gibbons of Portishead), sultry (Diana Krall), and luminous (Joni Mitchell).
Her live sets have been described as "mesmerizing" and "provocative." You can catch her performing live on the East Coast, especially in New York City.
Barry's debut album, Arrivals (copyright "Julia Rose"), was released independently in June 2002; fans review this album on CDBaby.com as "breathtaking," "a blessing to find in today's music world," and "a real jewel." Her second album is forthcoming.
Julia is also the creator, musician, and director of "In Her Image: Producing Womanhood in America"--a multi-media documentary about how media images portray and shape women's lives in America. "In Her Image" features original songs specifically written for the project. (These new tracks will be included on Barry's upcoming album.) Check out the "In Her Image" Website for more info. Barry has performed with groups such as The NY Cygnus Ensemble and is the recipient of the Andrea Klein Willison Prize for Poetry/Women's Advocacy 2003.
Listen and connect more with Julia online:
Her live sets have been described as "mesmerizing" and "provocative." You can catch her performing live on the East Coast, especially in New York City.
Barry's debut album, Arrivals (copyright "Julia Rose"), was released independently in June 2002; fans review this album on CDBaby.com as "breathtaking," "a blessing to find in today's music world," and "a real jewel." Her second album is forthcoming.
Julia is also the creator, musician, and director of "In Her Image: Producing Womanhood in America"--a multi-media documentary about how media images portray and shape women's lives in America. "In Her Image" features original songs specifically written for the project. (These new tracks will be included on Barry's upcoming album.) Check out the "In Her Image" Website for more info. Barry has performed with groups such as The NY Cygnus Ensemble and is the recipient of the Andrea Klein Willison Prize for Poetry/Women's Advocacy 2003.