About Me
..Official Bio:
A mainstay in the east coast music industry for over twenty years, now working out of Toronto, Canada, Canning has released four independent albums, including Soul Parade in 2001 which garnered many Canadian awards. Last Man Standing, Canning's third album, was produced by multiple award winner, Great Big Sea frontman Alan Doyle. His award track record for the past three years looks like this: East Coast Music Award nominee for Male Artist of the Year (2004) and Pop Artist of the Year (2003, 2005), recipient of the prestigious 2004 Arts Council of Newfoundland and Labrador Artist of the Year, Winner of 2004 MIANL Socan Songwriter of the Year (Last Man Standing) with Alan Doyle, Album of the Year for Last Man Standing, and Male Artist of the Year, winner of 2001 MIANL Male Artist of the Year and Pop/Rock Artist.Barry has shared the stage with many prominent songwriters and artists such as Daniel Lanois, Ron Sexsmith, Bryan Adams, Gordie Sampson, Colin James, Alan Doyle, America, Our Lady Peace, Great Big Sea, and Jimmy Rankin. Over the past several years, Barry has brought his music to countries such as the U.S, Cuba, Norway, Spain, Bahamas, Jamaica, and Ireland just to name a few.Besides touring and making music, over the last ten years, Barry has completed four university degrees: BA.Hons (English), BA.Hons. (Religious Studies), B.Ed, M.A (Religious Studies). While completing his Masters degree in Religious Studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Barry completed an 800 kilometer/30 day walk across the beautiful country of Spain following an ancient pilgrimage route known as the Camino de Santiago. With this behind him, Barry devotes a lot of his time to speaking and performing at high schools across Canada, particularly at events such as student leadership conferences. Barry is writing for the new album with a scheduled release for 2010.
