BARRY BURNS

'Barry Burns' is a Scottish musician best known for his work with post-rock band Mogwai.

Contents

Early life

Career

Mogwai

Other

Notes

Early life

Barry went to the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow, but "failed miserably" after three years. He apparently broke his finger, which is why he didn't go back.^[1] He was once a primary school music teacher.^[2]

Career

Mogwai

Main articles: Mogwai (band)

Barry joined Mogwai just before the recording of their second album, ''Come on Die Young''. He had already played a few gigs with the band beforehand as a flautist and occasional pianist. According to Stuart Braithwaite, the reason Barry is in the band is because he was a "good laugh".^[3] Burns is a versatile multi-instrumentalist and contributes (among other things) keyboards, guitar, vocals (mainly through a Vocoder), and flute. He is also the only member of Mogwai with a formal foundation in music theory, but he claims he is "a bit rusty".

Other

Barry contributed piano, and organ to the Arab Strap's albums, ''Elephant Shoe'', ''The Red Thread'', ''Monday at the Hug and Pint'', and ''The Last Romance''. Barry contributed piano, organ, rhodes, and vocals to Malcolm Middleton's albums, '', ''Into The Woods'', and ''A Brighter Beat''.

Notes

1. In Music We Trust Interview with Barry Burns
2. Mogwai Interview by ''NME''
3. Official Mogwai FAQ