Guitarist and singer Barry Barnes is one of Europe's most active enthusiasts working to keep alive the music and memory of Rory Gallagher.

Since 1996 Barry has organized the annual Rory Gallagher tribute gig at Dukinfield Town Hall, near Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire, making this the first, and the longest running Rory Tribute in the world. Currently established as one of the main events on the Rory calendar, and forced to re-locate to Sheffield, it continues to grow and now 'The Rory Gig' attracts audiences in excess of four hundred people from throughout the UK and abroad.

The same impetus to celebrate Rory's genius led Barry to form a tribute band with two like-minded musicians - bassist Dave Burns and, more recently drummer Steve Tansley. Both Dave and Steve are lifelong Rory fans, not just some rhythm section that Barry has cobbled together, and it shows! Together as Sinnerboy and driven by belief, enthusiasm and passion, it's the bands stated aim to be amongst the best Rory Gallagher tribute acts in the world.

Sinnerboy are ever-presents at all the major Rory festivals throughout the world and were Donal Gallagher's choice of band for the first London festival at Hammersmith (Donal calls them his favourite 'boy' band!)

Playing live is what Sinnerboy do best. Anyone who has seen them will tell you, it's all about energy and passion, strong songs played with verve. But how else could you approach playing Rory's music?

Their repertoire numbers over forty songs (and rising), with material from every stage of Rory's career including his early days with Taste. Bullfrog Blues, Walk On Hot Coals, Tattooed Lady, Shadow Play, Moonchild and many more are the essential ingredients of every Sinnerboy set.
For Sinnerboy, keeping the music of Rory Gallagher alive and live for people who love to hear it is all that matters ...and don't look for three guys on stage poncing about in wigs trying to look like three other guys, what you get with this band is all out passionate Rory Gallagher music!

THIS IS NOT CABARET!

Barry plays with the following equipment:

Fender Stratocaster 1961 Relic (Sunburst Rosewood neck) off the shelf apart from modifying the bottom tone control to cover all three pickups (as Rory did)

Fender Mexican Telecaster (White) tuned to open 'a'

Fender USA Standard Stratocaster (Sunburst, maple neck) tuned to open 'e'

Fender Telecaster with sitar bridge (for Philby)

Washburn acoustic

Yamaha electro acoustic

National 'Delphi' steel guitar with Highlander pickup

Ozark brass guitar with Highlander pickup

Ovation Electric mandolin

Vox AC30

Boss Blues Driver pedal

Whirlwind cables

Earnie Ball strings

Dunlop slides

Shubb capos

Snakeskin boots