Red Eye Tonight

The CD has arrived

Aurora Music is pleased to announce the arrival of Red Eye Tonight, the third independent release by singer/songwriter Mary Barry. This project was produced by Rick Hollett and Brian Way, engineered by Kevin Pinhorn, and arranged by Brian Way.
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A Song of Home Coming

After a long stay on Canada's west coast, Newfoundland singer/songwriter Mary Barry has come home. Sitting in Vancouver airport, boarding pass in hand, Mary wrote Red Eye Tonight, the song that would become the title track of her third independent studio album. The thirteen tracks cover a range of themes from love (Twilight Magic, So Shy) and loss (So Long, You're the One) to technological isolation. The disc includes a special tribute song to songwriter Laura Nyro, whose music has been recorded by dozens of artists all over the world.

The Band on Red Eye Tonight

Mary's silky, sultry vocals are accompanied by Brian Way on piano, Rick Hollett on saxophone and flute, Pat Boyle on flugelhorn and trumpet, Bill Brennan on vibes and percussion, Gary Davis on guitar, Mark Peddle on acoustic and electric bass, and Gary Tilley on drums. The band was aptly referred to as the "The St. John's All-Star Band" at the 2007 St. John's Interntional Jazz Festival.

About Mary Barry

A native of St. John's, Mary Barry is an award-winning singer and songwriter, and a graduate of Vancouver Community College's Jazz Program. Mary is a bilingual artist who has thrilled audiences across Canada, the US and France, moving easily from jazz to blues to "chanson". She is also the recipient of several songwriting awards as well as the prestigious Female Artist of the Year from the Music Industry Association of Newfoundland and Labrador. Last year her song You're in My Skin made it into the semi-finals in the 2006 International Songwriting Competition, making her the only Canadian to make it that far in the Jazz category.