Barry Mc Cabe

"Long Way From Clare" was most played song this week and that happened in London. Perhaps some ex-pats who didn't make it home for Christmas? I hope the song helped them a little and the New Year brings some happiness. youtube.com/watch?v=1QdtmY…

Lauren posted a lovely blog on her 'Rewriting Rory' site, commemorating the 30th anniversary of Rory's passing. There are '30 messages of love' and they're all worth reading, IMHO. I was honoured to be asked to contribute a few words. rewritingrory.co.uk/2025/06/14/30-…

'Full Moon on Main Street' was obviously getting some play in Oklahoma as it was most Shazam'd song this week. It's understandable the blues might be on their minds, 30 years, to the day, after!! youtube.com/watch?v=nVi3-1…

There was some Shazam activity in Olomouc this week. It's a city in the Czech Republic, has about 102,000 inhabitants, making it the sixth largest city in the country. It looks like 'Paddy's Green Shamrock Shore' sparked that activity. youtube.com/watch?v=G_vYzE…

They were shazamin' this one in, of all places - Cleveland - this week, so I just had to let you know so I could say - "hello Cleveland!"😀 youtube.com/watch?v=zV-8uC…

Full Moon on Main Street was the most Shazam'd song this week and that activity was taking place in Moscow. Feeling the blues there perhaps. youtube.com/watch?v=nVi3-1…

The fourth, and final, short clip from my recent interview with Ariel. I hope you enjoyed them. Barry Mc Cabe - How Collaboration Sparked a Beautiful Musical Journey 4/4 youtu.be/kaU0fw2lkPc?fe… via @YouTube

Third short clip from my recent interview with Ariel. Barry Mc Cabe - Inspired Songwriting - Crafting Music for a Cause 3/4 youtu.be/G2mDbplnViU?fe… via @YouTube

Like to thank Ariel for forwarding these to us. There's four in total. Barry Mc Cabe - The Creative Process - Crafting a Song While Driving 2/4 youtu.be/oUGIN14kiYY?fe… via @YouTube

A recent interview with Ariel for her show Breaking It Down With Bridges. Ariel's in New York so the interview was via TikTok. It’s a great format. I really like that it’s about the song, the music, moreso than who the artist is or where they’re from. youtube.com/watch?v=yAV8H5…

I see 'I Wonder' was Shazam'd quite a few times in Cuauhtémoc this week. I see that's a borough of Mexico City. I wonder what brought that on? youtube.com/watch?v=FfPvWM…

A young lady named Lauren reached out recently to ask if I'd mind answering some questions about Rory. I'm glad she did because roaming back through the memories in my mind was a real pleasant trip down memory lane. You can read the interview here. rewritingrory.co.uk/2025/02/05/mus…

Release date: 9th January 1970. What an album. Stands the test of time easily. youtube.com/watch?v=Lmo2lL…

Different songs in different places... it looks like they were checking out "If I Were A Carpenter" in Toronto. Nice one guys! I've only been there once but really loved the place. Happy New Year Canada. youtube.com/watch?v=HuUzbR…

Nice to know my music was played in Dubai, Villefranche-de-Rouergue and Zürich this week. That south of France region was very good to us over the years. Nice to know we're still getting airplay there.

Shazam continues its usefulness... it helped people in Seoul, Korea, identify the track "The Emigrant". Pretty cool that people in that part of the world wanted to know something about a song dedicated to Rory and played on the low whistle by Davy Spillane youtube.com/watch?v=BNYmQE…

"One Of These Days" was getting the love in Greece this week. In Ioánnina, 410 km northwest of Athens... and Kilkís, which is a city in Central Macedonia, Greece. Love the geography lessons prompted by the weekly stats from Apple. youtube.com/watch?v=u4a8c-…

They were shazamin' "Some Kind Of Wonderful" in New York this week. Indeed, New York is some kind of wonderful. In fact... New York, New York, So Good They Named It Twice (Gerard Kenny, 1978)

Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea... and they were boogieing to Johnny Nobody there this week (according to Apple Music). Would have loved to see that! youtube.com/watch?v=UJVTeU…

Most Shazaam'd song this week was "Long Way From Clare To Here" and that was happening in Belfast, so I don't know, perhaps some of them are thinking of heading down! :-) youtube.com/watch?v=1QdtmY…