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Isabel and Barry Gray are a duo whose voices blend in harmony and whose guitar styles are perfect complements. Originally drawn together out of their love of acoustic music from the 60s and 70s, they write and perform together. They are currently recording their first project.
Barry’s family band, Graymatter, is a local favorite, performing 60s and 70s covers in four-part harmony. He is also a member of the Wes Collins band (among other distinctions, Wes is a winner of Kerrville’s prestigious Grassy Hills New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters). In 2018, Barry was awarded a North Carolina Arts Council Artist Fellowship in Songwriting, which led him to record his debut album, Footsteps. Like Isabel’s albums, it was produced by award-winning musician Jon Shain and engineered by FJ Ventre at Good Luck Studio in Chapel Hill, NC.
2024 Shows
- Fri. Jan. 5, 6pm – WHUP-FM‘s Pass the Hat. Watch on Facebook.
- Sat. Jan. 20, 2:30pm – GSOngfest: A Celebration of Songwriting to Benefit the Out of the Garden Project. Oden Brewing Company, Greensboro, NC.
- Sun. April 7, 3pm – Get Back! Final Beatles Tribute, Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC
- Thurs. May 2 – The Martha Bassett Show, live at the Reeves Theater, Elkin, NC
- Thurs. May 9 – Sun. May 12 – Southeast Regional Folk Alliance private showcases, Black Mountain, NC
- Fri. May 24, 7pm – Pimiento Tea Room, Holly Springs, NC
- Sat. June 8, 1pm – Dunleath Porchfest, 667 Percy St., Greensboro, NC
- Fri. June 14 – Summer Songwriters at Grace United Methodist Church, with FJ Ventre, Greensboro, NC
- Sun. June 23 – John Prine Tribute, Doodad Farm, Greensboro, NC
- Thurs. July 4, 3pm – Festival for the Eno, Grove Stage, Durham, NC
- Thurs. July 18 – Southern Village, Chapel Hill, NC
- Fri. July 26, 7pm – Pimiento Tea Room, Holly Springs, NC with FJ Ventre on bass
- Fri. Oct. 4, 7pm – Pimiento Tea Room, Holly Springs, NC with Brad Gray (lead guitar)
- Sat. Oct. 26, 11am, Greensboro Farmers Curb Market, Greensboro, NC
- Thurs., Nov. 14, 7pm – Eno House Artist’s Den, Hillsborough, NC – ALBUM PRE-RELEASE SHOW featuring FJ Ventre (bass/vocals), Danny Gotham (guitar/mandolin), and George Hindenach (drums/percussion). Purchase tickets.
- Wed. Dec. 18, 7pm – Songwriter in the Round with Kirk Ridge, Yonder, Hillsborough, NC
Audio
Isabel and Barry are recording their original music at FJ Ventre‘s Good Luck Studio in Chapel Hill, NC. Here are a couple of cuts from that effort.
- Broken (c) Barry Gray
- My Old Friend/Down the Road (c) Barry Gray and Isabel Valls