A great baritone voice is featured on The Nostalgic Rambler this week. Canadian Keath Barrie was heard on easy listening radio stations singing such beautiful songs as "Christian Island." The combination of Barrie's deep voice and the song's romantic lyrics really evoked a sense of contentment and adventure.
Barrie was born in Canada and grew up in Germany before returning to his native Canada. His career there gained him fame and he performed with such Canadian favorites as Anne Murray.
Barrie died in 2004. A few years ago he had a website where his cds could be purchased. I noticed recently the webpage was gone. A few of his LPs are available on ebay from time to time. His son, who is a fantastic wildlife artist, offered this information to me about his dad's recordings:
Hello Jeff! I don't have many of my father's CDs left (that's why I took down his website). Until they are all gone, they are still available by calling 1-877-267-8781 I appreciate your efforts in promoting memories of Beautiful Music - too bad only a handful of radio stations still play some! Kind regards, Marc.
I didn't find any clips of Keath Barrie music on Youtube so I'm presenting this short excerpt here for you to enjoy.
