Gerry Barnum

Gerry Barnum’s second acoustic CD “Harmony” was released in December, 2003, with 14 new original songs. Harmony was recorded at Gerry’s home studio (Big Pad) in Errington on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Lots of slide guitar on this disc as well as harmonica, two of Gerry’s trademarks. Gerry is definitely a songwriter with roots in Folk and Blues. He was influenced in his formative years by early recordings from Elmore James, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGee and Paul Butterfield ..to James Taylor and Ry Cooder to name a few. His songs are similar to the Blues in feel but are often more evolved in texture and lyric. To say his songs have soul is an understatement. Gerry Barnum’s style is often compared to "a cross between John Hiatt and James Taylor." “Harmony” really brought me back to playing slide which I had put down for awhile when I made the switch back from electric to acoustic a few years ago. My "new" guitar is a 1950’s Harmony (I’ve been loyally playing a 1935 Gibson since I first started to play over 30 years ago) and most of these songs were written on it. Harmony definitely represents a new voice, a new place and marks a line in the sand from my fi... more...