Barry Ward is a western singer/songwriter and an amazing guitar player. John and I met Barry and his wife, Victoria in 2007 at Carleen Gresham's funeral. Barry was Carleen's cousin from Kansas and John is a cousin to her husband, Bryce Gresham.Eventually, Barry and Victoria moved to Elbert and we became friends. Barry has sat in with our bluegrass group at church a couple of times. It's always fun to have Barry sing and play guitar with us. We also attend his concerts whenever we can.
Barry is an inspiration to us and I am happy to introduce him and his music to you! You can read about Barry in my latest article in the December issue of Colorado Country Life.
This Saturday, December 3, is A Holiday Homecoming with Barry Ward and Friends - a potluck dinner and free concert at the Black Forest Community Center. I am honored to be included among the Friends. I'll be singing the song I wrote, "The Shadow of the Murdered Man" and John will accompany me on the mandolin.
The song is the story of Ed Watkins' murder and hanging from the perspective of his widow, Mary Watkins. Mary wrote a letter to the Denver Tribune in 1883, addressed "To the murderers of my husband." In the letter she wrote the words, "The murdered man's shadow will be with you and keep you company in the lonely places."
For more information about Barry's music and the Holiday Homecoming visit his website: Barry Ward Music
2 comments:
Your song about the murdered man sounds interesting to say the least. I'd love to hear you sing it. Have fun with Barry West and friends.
Thank you, Eunie! Maybe you will hear it someday. I'm looking into recording it. Lots of fun things going on with this new adventure!
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