Andrew Barr is a

drummer A drummer is a percussionist who creates music using drum The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system, it is a membranophone. Drums consist of at least one mem ...

and producer based in

Montreal, Quebec Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-pea ...

, Canada who is best known for his work with

The Barr Brothers The Barr Brothers is an indie folk band founded in Montreal, Quebec in 2006, consisting of two American brothers Andrew (drums, percussion, vocals, keyboards) and Brad Barr (guitar, vocals), as well as bassist Morgan Moore, pedal steel guitaris ...

and The Slip. Barr is a founding member of the experimental rock band The Slip (1995–2007) and the critically acclaimed group

along with his brother

Brad Barr Brad Barr (born July 27, 1975) is an American guitarist and singer-songwriter, best known for his work with The Slip, The Barr Brothers and Surprise Me Mr. Davis. In 2007, Barr collaborated with Jade McNelis on her album ''All the Fables'' ...

. Born in Providence, RI, Andrew began playing the drums at an early age, a student of jazz drummer Bob Gullotti and drummer/percussionist Jamey Haddad (Paul Simon), Andrew studied at Berklee College of Music before spending time in Mali, West Africa studying with master drummer Abdoul Doumbia. As well as The Barr Brothers, he has performed with an array of artists and appeared on several albums. He has performed and/or recorded with

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, Ua,

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, Patrick Watson,

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, Nathan Moore, Esmerine,

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, Greg Saunier,

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, Bonnie Light Horseman,

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, and

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among others. The Barr Brothers have recorded three full length albums and an EP; have appeared twice on The Late Show with David Letterman; been regular guests on BBC, CBC, NPR ; have toured the world regularly; and have been nominated for three Juno awards.

Discography

with The Barr Brothers *''The Barr Brothers'' – The Barr Brothers - 2010 *''Sleeping Operator'' – The Barr Brothers - 2014 *''Alta Falls EP'' – The Barr Brothers - 2016 *''Queens Of The Breakers'' – The Barr Brothers - 2017 Featured on other albums *''

From the Gecko ''From the Gecko'' is the debut album by Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New Engla ...

'' – The Slip - 1997 * ''Does'' – The Slip - 2000 *'' Angels Come on Time'' – The Slip - 2002 *'' Aliveacoustic'' – The Slip - 2003 *'' Alivelectric'' – The Slip - 2003 * ''Eisenhower'' – The Slip - 2006 *'' Invisible Baby'' – Marco Benevento - 2008 *'' Some Are Lakes'' – Land Of Talk - 2008 *'' This Storm'' – Sonya Kitchell - 2008 *''Fun and Laughter'' – Land Of Talk - 2009 *'' Me Not Me'' – Marco Benevento - 2009 * ''Lhasa'' – Lhasa DeSela– 2009 *'' Cloak and Cipher'' – Land Of Talk - 2010 *''Between the Needles and Nightfall'' – Marco Benevento - 2010 *''La Lechuza'' – Esmerine - 2011 *''TigerFace'' – Marco Benevento - 2011 *''Jama Ko'' – Bassekou Kouyate - 2013 *''Arc Iris'' – Arc Iris - 2014 *''

'' - 2014 *''Ultramarr'' –

- 2016 *''Cult Following'' –

- 2016 *''The Story Of Fred Soort'' –

- 2018 *''Quiet River of Dust Vol. 1'' –

- 2018 *''Bonnie Light Horseman'' – Bonnie Light Horseman - 2020 *''Migration Stories'' –

- 2020

References

External links

Andrew Barr on AllMusicAndrew Barr on LinkedIn
1977 births Living people American rock drummers The Slip (band) members American male songwriters Musicians from Montreal 20th-century American drummers American male drummers 21st-century American drummers 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians {{US-rock-drummer-stub