08/30/10. David Barrett Trio will be playing our first show at The Gibson Guitar Artist Showroom, 1205 King St. W. in Toronto, Thursday October 7th. Doors at 7pm, show starts at 8pm, tickets are $10 at the door. We'd love to see you there! Please check the Blog section for more info!

08/09/10. This year I've received a thank you on two new releases, the great new live album from The Steve Howe Trio, Traveling, and Canadian guitarist Ewan Dobson's debut cd on Candyrat Records.

06/30/10. I'll be playing a showcase for guitar maker Tony Duggan Smith at The Montreal Guitar Show this weekend. I'll be playing tunes on a flat top, archtop, and electric. Take a look at Tony's awesome guitars!

05/19/10. I was interviewed by guitarist/musicologist Mike Daley at Gitbox Culture Blog.

04/09/10. I'm pleased to announce that this summer I'll be playing The Canadian Guitar Festival August 1 in Kingston, Ontario and The Foster Memorial June 5 in Uxbridge, Ontario.

02/19/10. The next League Of Rock Guitar Workshop will be taking place Sunday April 11. The last workshop was sold out and focused on gear and getting a sound. This one will be about the classic licks and riffs and the tones and effects used to create them. For more information please go to The League Of Rock.

01/07/10. I'll be interviewed on CKLN FM 88.1 this Sunday at 7pm and Rock Talk CFRB 1010 AM, Jan.17 at 6pm, both in Toronto.

12/18/09. I'll be doing a series of guitar workshops with The League Of Rock, first one starts Jan.31, 2010, for more information please go to The League Of Rock.

12/12/09. I will be having a cd release for my latest solo album The Dead Arm Jan.20 at Whistler's in Toronto. For tickets, please go to Fingerstyle Guitar.ca.

12/07/09. I hosted the Les Paul Tribute evening at The Gibson Showroom in Toronto and demonstrated the new Gibson Dusk Tiger guitar.

11/18/09. Here are a couple of videos of me opening for Stephen in Ottawa, a tune called The Art Of Dreaming Part II and Jelly Fish/Padmasambhava.

10/23/09. A great review of my new album, The Dead Arm, is posted at Dave Walker Music. You can buy the album here and download it at iTunes.

10/22/09. I'll be opening for Stephen Bennett Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 at The Elmdale House, 1084 Wellington Street West, Ottawa. For more info check Fingerstyle Guitar.ca.

10/07/09. My new album The Dead Arm is now available! This one took quite a long time to finish, about 18 months. It's all solo with the exception of a multi-tracked mandolin tune. Just about every acoustic instrument I own is played on this record! Cover art by Paul Reid.

07/10/09. Tony McManus and I are playing a double bill at the Gibson Guitar Artists Showroom in Toronto. For tickets please contact Fingerstyle Guitar.ca.

06/01/09. I'll be playing an unplugged solo acoustic show at The Foster Memorial in Uxbridge on June 5, 2009.

02/01/09. Ewan Dobson and I will be playing a double bill at The Gibson Guitar Artist Showroom Feb. 13, 2009.

01/19/09. I played the song Perestroika with the great harp guitarist Stephen Bennett at his Toronto show.

12/05/09. I was interviewed on Classical 96.3 FM, with Terry Moshenberg of League Of Rock, we talked and I played some Bach on my electric guitar, you can check out the interview here.

10/22/08. I jammed with Dweezil Zappa and the Zappa Plays Zappa band at The Mod Club in Toronto! It's a long story...

10/17/08. Randy Finney and I played the music of Chet Atkins and Les Paul at The Foster Memorial in Uxbridge.

06/14/08. I will be having my cd release party for the album Impostor at The Gibson Artist Showroom on June 26, 2008. Please go to Fingerstyle Guitar.ca for tickets.


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