Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Barley Bree
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Description area
Dates of existence
[ca. 1977]-[ca. 1995]
History
Barley Bree was an Irish-Canadian band active in the 1980s and 1990s. The band comprised Tom Sweeney and Jimmy Sweeney (nephews of Tommy Makem), Donegal fiddler P.V. O’Donnell and Brian Doherty. The group was formed in Northern Ireland but moved to Canada in the 1970s. Barley Bree released eight albums and hosted a weekly television series called Barley Bree which lasted for two years.