The Hill I chose to Die On by Grass Mud Horse was released on May 15th 2020. It is the bands third single and was inspired by the great Millennial v Boomer war of the early 21st Century.
"...two and a half minutes of high energy and an infectious melody that gets stuck in your head for days.."
Mersey Celt Punks Blog May 2020
The Quarantine Sessions by Grass Mud Horse was released on March 12th 2020. The six song EP was recorded in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, China by Chris on a porta-studio whilst quarantined for three months during the Coronavirus Pandemic. Part two of the Quarantine Sessions will be released later this year!
No Prey No Pay by Grass Mud Horse is the bands second single and most successful to date. It's an energetic pirate punk shanty!
"...this song is a well-written pirate punk tune with all the right things added to give it an authentic feel and to top it off its really bloody catchy."
Mike Wilson crannk.com
The third single from Celtic Punk band Grass Mud Horse
Recorded via porta-studio on a bed in Inner Mongolia whilst quarantined for the Coronavirus in 2020
"...In summary, this song is a well-written pirate punk tune with all the right things added to give it an authentic feel and to top it off its really bloody catchy. " Mike Wilson - Crannk.com 10th March 2020
Jun 20 2020
I can’t believe it’s taken me three posts to get caught up after going silent during the lockdown. I had nothing but time on my hands and I didn’t waste it, that’s…
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Jun 17 2020
****There’s a lot to cover for the past 6 months. Part 2 will cover the singles Christmas Time in China, No Prey No Pay….and the soft release of the Absent friends demo****
Christmas Time in ChinaI’ve covered the writing…
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Jun 16 2020
****My COVID experiences in China since the last post at xmas 2019*****
Well it’s been nearly half a year since my last post. It’s safe to say things got pretty “real.” My last post was written as my band Grass…
May 23 2020
This week has been a bit crazy with the launch of the Grass Mud Horse Christmas single, which by the way is ALSO our debut single. There is a lot to take care of and to be perfectly honest it…
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Dec 3 2019
“Before You Embark On A Journey Of Revenge, Dig Two Graves” — Confucius
I’ve been working on a song called Rivers of Blood this week. I thought I’d finished all the tracks for my Grass Mud Horse album, but maybe…
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Nov 21 2019
Over the past week some ugly Christmas jumpers (featuring llamas on them) inspired me to write a Christmas Single. Now the reason for inspiration is that my band’s called Grass Mud Horse, which is the literal English translation of the…
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Nov 13 2019
I missed posting for a couple weeks on here, so sorry about that. I live in China and unfortunately the government here has been cracking down on VPN use over the last little while and I’ve not been able to…
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Oct 27 2019
So this past week I’ve mostly been working on this folk/punk song The Hill I chose to Die on, which as you may remember I wrote the week before and shared a very rough demo with you. I made…
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Oct 21 2019
So carrying on from my last post I thought I’d post a little bit more background on the song She likes it rough. As I said I’ve been learning piano and I chose to study the rock n roll…
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Oct 14 2019
I don’t currently have a lot going on song-writing wise. I have been trying to put the finishing touches on the Grass Mud Horse album (my punk band), so my writing has been focussed on the last couple songs I…
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Sep 29 2019
Hello to you,
If you’re reading this then you’re most likely a friend or member of my family who has been press-ganged into doing so, so thank you for your time and patience! If you’re somebody who…
Sep 29 2019
Hi there! I’m Chris Barry. I’m an award winning singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, originally from Liverpool England, who now lives in China with my wife, daughter and dog.
As a baby I lived on the world famous Penny Lane in Liverpool…
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