Barry & Isabel

Carnival ride is available now!

Album is available on CD; streaming services coming soon

We are thrilled to announce that Carnival Ride is here! The album features stellar musicians Mike Babyak, Noah Brown, Robert Cantrell, Scott Dameron, David DiGiuseppe, Danny Gotham, Doug Hammer, Alice Hasen, Doug Largent, Robbie Link, Allyn Love, Luis Rodriguez, Jon Shain, and FJ Ventre. Contact us for a copy or catch us at a show.

Recorded and mixed at Good Luck Studio, Chapel Hill, NC by FJ Ventre

Mastered by Jeff Carroll, Bluefield Mastering

Graphic design by Maria Bilinski Shain

Lyrics coming soon!

Upcoming

5/17/26

1976 Bicentennial Musicfest

3pm

Doodad Farm, 4701 Land Rd., Greensboro

Event Details

5/17/26

1976 Bicentennial Musicfest

Multiple performers sing songs from 1976, benefitting The Arc of High Point.

3pm

Doodad Farm, 4701 Land Rd., Greensboro

6/18/26

Kirk Ridge and Friends

7pm

Blue Note Grill, 709 Washington St., Durham, NC

Event Details

6/18/26

Kirk Ridge and Friends

Hosted by Kirk Ridge, with Wes Collins

7pm

Blue Note Grill, 709 Washington St., Durham, NC

6/20/26

Tiny Stage Concert

1pm

Charlotte, NC

Event Details

6/20/26

Tiny Stage Concert

Hosted by Louis Beeler, streamed live from https://www.youtube.com/@TinyStageConcerts

1pm

Charlotte, NC

8/14/26

WHUP - Pass the Hat

6pm

Hillsborough, NC

Event Details

8/14/26

WHUP - Pass the Hat

with host Kirk Ridge, streaming live on Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/WHUPPassTheHat/

6pm

Hillsborough, NC

About

Barry Gray's family band, Graymatter, is a Triad and Triangle, NC favorite, performing 60s and 70s covers in four-part harmony. Barry 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.

Isabel Valls has been performing since 2010, when she began playing at area open mics. She has released two albums of her original songs under her former name, Taylor: Awake Again (2016) and Isabel Taylor (2019). Both albums secured the 15th spot on the Folk Radio chart.

Their solo albums were produced by award-winning musician Jon Shain and engineered by FJ Ventre at Good Luck Studio in Chapel Hill, NC.

Their upcoming release, Carnival Ride, is co-produced, recorded, and engineered by FJ Ventre.

Barry & Isabel

carnival ride is now available!

Carnival ride is available now!

Album is available on CD; streaming services coming soon

Radio show

Upcoming

5/17/26

1976 Bicentennial Musicfest

3pm

5/17/26

1976 Bicentennial Musicfest

3pm

6/18/26

Kirk Ridge and Friends

7pm

6/18/26

Kirk Ridge and Friends

7pm

6/20/26

Tiny Stage Concert

1pm

6/20/26

Tiny Stage Concert

1pm

8/14/26

WHUP - Pass the Hat

6pm

8/14/26

WHUP - Pass the Hat

6pm

Video

Carnival Ride

Watercolors

Thanks to the band!

About

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Contact

Send us an email

carnival ride is now available!

Carnival ride is available now!

Album is available on CD; streaming services coming soon

Radio show

Upcoming

5/17/26

1976 Bicentennial Musicfest

3pm

5/17/26

1976 Bicentennial Musicfest

3pm

6/18/26

Kirk Ridge and Friends

7pm

6/18/26

Kirk Ridge and Friends

7pm

6/20/26

Tiny Stage Concert

1pm

6/20/26

Tiny Stage Concert

1pm

8/14/26

WHUP - Pass the Hat

6pm

8/14/26

WHUP - Pass the Hat

6pm

Video

Carnival Ride

Watercolors

Thanks to the band!

About

Subscribe

Contact

Send us an email

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