LeNor Barry

Chord-less Press

This article by Dwight Hobbes really talks about 2 other acts, but being that my ego is so huge, ( like my huge income) , I am only talking about mySelf here. The other acts are Said Method and The Rule (a.k.a. Ryan Liestman).

From Twin Cities Daily Planet

There’s no news at all about the strongest of the three acts, gifted songwriter and hypnotic vocalist LeNor Barry. She’s recorded three albums: Skeletons Die Laughing, Healer With a Twist, and Painting the Dragonfly, each one as incredible as the last.

There are scores of troubadours—female and male—who’ve hit the big time yet couldn’t hold a candle to Barry. Something of a cross between Sade and Patti Austin, she’s got a rich, soaring voice, writes intriguing melodies, and pens wry, insightful lyrics. Minor chords and major sevenths are, by their nature, sweetly dramatic. When she plays them on her 12-string guitar it is downright otherworldly. There’s no indication at her Web site as to when, where or if she’s gigging these days. It really is enough to make you want to take out an ad, saying, “LeNor Barry, come out, come out, wherever you are.”

From Perfect Porridge

“Beware of those who can raise the dead, it’s usually the only thing they can do REALLY well.”

Chord-less Press

So speaketh LeNor Barry, the local “torch folk singer,” armed with a 12-string guitar and voice full of soul. And on her new album, Healer: With a Twist!”, with wide a range of fiery growls to renaissance ballads, it’s easy to tell LeNor Barry is not your average female singer/songwriter.

Originally from L.A. but postponing her music career until she hit Minneapolis in ‘98 — when she started hanging out with those off the wall artist types — LeNor has been helping the folk singer community grow these past few years, and she has a couple of gigs coming up that would be worth checking out.

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