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We are performing at the ALS Benifit April 25th. We're getting ready for our show for the ALS Benefit at the Nutty Irishman. Our performance is at 7:00 PM. but there will be lots of great entertainment
from 3:30 on into the night!
-Please come and help support this great cause-
This is the third year, Mick Du Russel is putting together a big fund raising music show for ALS research (Lou Gehrig's Disease).
This years show will take place on Sunday, April 25th at the Nutty Irishman in Farmingdale, Long Island, from 3pm till 11pm or later. Proceeds from the cover charge and the raffles will be donated to the Eleanor and Lou Gehrig ALS Research Center at Columbia University in NYC.
The entertainment lined up so far include The Red, White and Blues Band (featuring members from Cyndi Lauper's original band; Godfrey Townsend and Andy Aladart are probably joining them), That 70's Band (LI's favorite 8 piece party band) and The Raves featuring guitarist Larry Zettwoch from Randy and the Rainbows. Many celebrity musicians have been invited. Liberty DeVitto, Ian Lloyd, Jon Paris and Ricky Byrd are definitely interested in coming. There will definitely be some surprise guests. Sports celebrities will also be coming also.
Raffles items will include an autographed guitar, signed sports and entertainment memorabilia, gift certificates, etc...
Barnaby Bye will also be playing at this benefit. Each band will play approx an hour or so.
The show at Westbury was a blast! Thanks to the Theater at Westbury crew and America for making it such a success.
Here we are with Mike Barberich at the last rehearsal before the show in Westbury, Dave, our percussionist couldn't make it so see if you can catch his mistakes! We changed all the arrangements!
We're gearin' up for the show this Sunday and we're really looking forward to playing that beautiful theatre.
A friend of ours, Charles from Seattle sent us this photo of a candy store on Myrtle Ave. in Brooklyn. Hmmm..
Stay tuned for the real story of who Jessie Girl was...
(from Peppy)..
So now for the rest of the story. Jesse Girl did own a candy store
on Myrtle Ave. but it was in Queens. Myrtle Ave. runs from Brooklyn
into Queens and Jesse Girl has gone to the great beyond which sparked
the song. So There you have. All the best Charles. Peppy..
Hi Peppy - Thanks for writing! It's good to hear the story. I'll have to tell my friend Renee now who says she thinks of that song every time she passes Myrtle Avenue. Well, at least the street's the same! Now we know...
(From Peppy).. Hey Charles,
It's nice to know you guys are out there wishing us well. FYI There are lots of youtube stuff on us. Bobby does great little home videos on us as well. You can subscribe to his channel on youtube. You can Tell Renee I send my best and the charm of Jessie Girl is that any one who grew up in a New York neighborhood had a corner candy store with great characters who ran them. The song seems to connect that for people even all these years later.
All the best! Peppy
(Photo by Renee Riccardo)
Great News! Click here for tickets!
Peppy is proudly touring with the original Blues Magoos in Europe, go Peppy!
*** This is a short clip of Peppy Castro (of Barnaby Bye and The Blues Magoos)
performing solo, his classic "Jessie Girl" at the Boulton Center May 30th. 2009.
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17th Annual Babylon Village Harvest Fair
Sat. Oct. 24th
BARNABY BYE - LIVE 11:00 AM (early Bye)
Mike Barberich will be joining us so this is gonna be fun!
BABYLON HARVEST STREET FAIR
DEER PARK AVE. - BABYLON VILLAGE
Come early and check out the fair ... food and fun for everyone!
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Sadly Mike Ricciadella's son, Michael, passed away on Saturday, July 11th.
Mike decided to perform on the Cruise because his son was so proud of his dad's band, he
would have wanted him to. I give Mike a lot of credit. Here's a guy that shows the meaning of
"The Show Must Go On"
In loving memory of Michael Ricciardella Jr.
-Click show for details- Rock On At The Quick CenterAug.6,'09
Roots of Woodstock Live ConcertAug.15,'09.
..more to come
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The Dinner Cruise is SOLD OUT! All ticket holders should try to be at the Captree marina by 7:15
The Moon Chaser sails at 8:00 PM sharp! -Thanks for your support-
On July 11th. we're planning our First Annual Barnaby Bye Dinner Cruise!
It will be on the Moon Chaser which sails
out of Captree State Park, Great South Bay, Babylon, NY
Date: Saturday, July 11th.
Time: Sails 8:00PM sharp, returns 11:PM
-Barnaby Bye will perform intimate performances on two decks, unplugged and rockin' out.
-Peppy will treat us to some of his therapy solo tour,
-Mike & Dave will be sure to rock the boat with their amazing rythms.
The Alessi brothers will be doing lots of Alessi songs, old & new.
-There will be Q&A, story time, (maybe Billy will do some magic)
-Bobby's Doo Wop group, The Fabulous ElkTones will be woppin' & boppin',
-There will be prizes and give aways.
-We will have a few suprise guest performances as well,
one being Don Celenza who will join us with his incredible guitar playing.
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Tickets are $60 per person and include dinner and of course drinks, beer, wine and soft drinks are included,
(there will be a cash bar full bar service)
..we basically get to hang with our fans like never before.
email us with songs you'd like to hear and we'll try do them.
more details to follow..
SOLD OUT
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Peppy will be performing in Woodstock in June! Click here to purchase tickets for the Barnaby Bye Dinner Cruise Don't miss our show at the Boulton Center May 30th! This Saturday!
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Peppy met up with his long time friend, Peter Noone (of Herman's Hermits)
They became close friends during the Herman's Hermits/Blues Magoos & The Who tour
back in the sixtys.
We're performing at Mulcahy's Pub & Music Hall
3232 Railroad Ave. Wantagh, NY
Sunday, January 25, '09
(Here's the schedule)
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Georges, of RTL radio France has invited us do a couple of unplugged songs at their live broadcast
from the Novotel hotel in Times Square, New York, this Tuesday Election night.
Here's a link to the broadcast, we go on between 9 and 10 PM. http://www.rtl.fr/grille/04-11-2008.html or Click Here or Click Here for the English translated page (thanks Lori)
*** October 25th, Fundraising Night Sporthal "Satu Geredja" Opheusden Holland. *There will also be an Auction for the Fundraising including Alessi Brothers Collectors items* Nice shots by Iris, thanks Iris.
We're not gonna be able to do the set at the Good Rat's reunion at the Crazy Donkey on October 4th. due to a conlict with our show at The Brookhaven
Ampitheater the next day, rumor has it that we're getting an award!
Just got back from our annual week at the beach in Montauk. (Photos)
The weather was outstanding, the food, delicious, the music, inspiring.
We ran into our old friend (and amazing musician) Don Celenza which
spiced up our jams, one in particular, Billy captured on his iphone has everyone
playing along banging on anything they could find. -click here for the FOTW video-
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The release party at Crash Mansionwas so much fun, it was great seeing so many old
friends we haven't seen in a long time. Crash has a great vibe and sound thanks to
Andrew Gerardi and his excellent staff and crew. Here's a Fly On The Wall video of the show.
We're back from Europe and it was an amazing trip on so many levels.
We loved seeing our friends that came out to see us. We'd like to thank all the people that
supported us:
We'd like to thank Rob from GMS Drum Co. who hooked us up with Willem in Holland and made sure
Mike was playing the state of the art GMS drums during this tour.
Of course none of it could happen if it weren't for our fearless leader, Louie and his right hand man
Jack.
Reno and Lorraine from Lore Audio
The Level is an awsome club thanks to Rogier, Bjorn & Jan-Maarten, they made us feel welcome.
We'd like to thank: Lisa, Chantal, Percy, Osker, Jay-T, Kees, Erik, Igor, Maarten, Aalt, Jean-Luc and Arnaud who did a nice video interview with us.
We'd also like to thank Julya and Erwin. We performed with them at the Wakker Home Of Jazz
in Eemnes. Andrie and Angelique always make us feel at home. Victor kept our heart beat.
Also thanks to Orleans, t
Here are some of the photos from our recent shows thanks to:
Brad, Willem, Lori, Ingrid, Marie-Jose & Fred.
hey are a class act and true gentlemen.
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Here's a Fly On The Wall video from the Save The Children Polo event.
special thanks to Terri Muran, Emily Johnson and Erica Babcock.
Our good friend Carol put together ringtones for your phone from our songs, thanks Carol! click here for instructions
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Peppy will be performing with his original group, The Blues Magoos
this Friday July 11th, at the Filmore at Iving Plaza, NYC
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For all you Doo Wop fans, Bobby will be shoo-bi-doo-wopp-in' with the Fabulous ElkTones Saturday, June 28th at the Soundview Cafe in Glen Cove
this place rocks, it's always a fun night when the ElkTones are there.
check the Save The Children website for more details
*** Bodles Opera House, Chester N.Y. May 10th.
We will perform at the Westbury Polo grounds June 21st for the Save The Children Foundation
6-4-08
We will be performing at Loony Tunes Friday, June 13th. at 7:00PM
check the Loony Tunes website for details. Looneytunes Bodleswas a blast! Thank you!! Check out the photos from Crash Mansion,
The Boulton & Bodles Opera House
Tickets for the April 5th. show at the Boulton Center are SOLD OUT
"Hey guys,
I just want to say you guys were fantastic last night at Bodles. I had a really great time.
I was taken back with the harmonies and the energy and the slap stick humor.
Can't wait for you to come around again. Thank you for a great evening!
Jaime" Here's our New Years Greeting to all our friends & Fans: Ricky Byrd will be our special guest opening the Boulton show. If you haven't seen him before
you will love his special brand of magic he brings to the stage.
May 21.'07 The Boulton show was one of the best nights we've ever had!.. and we owe so much to so many for making it such
a great success. First and foremost, our fans for without you there would be no show. The reviews are still coming
in and as you can see we've reached a new height. We've gotten so many compliments on the sound, which we owe
special thanks to Scott Berry for doing such a great job, he really knows how to put all the elements into the right
perspective, thanks Scott, you rock and of course our faithful road manager, Jon Taylor made sure it all went
smooth as glass. We can't say that everything went with out a hitch, the manager of the Boulton, the very attractive
Michele, (looks a lot like Demi Moore) had her hands full trying to keep some of our more rambunxious friends and
fans at bay. Sorry about that Michele. All and all it was a very special night. We did an acoustic set where we did songs
like 'Laneya', 'Jamie', 'She Was Pleased', 'I Feel For You,' Peppy did a Balance song, 'Falling In Love' and Mike did 'Angels,'
a new song of his. The response was amazing and it brought a new dynamic to our show. We had a great percussionist,
Dave Giacone add his magic to our songs, thanks for adding your sparkle to our show Dave. Last but certainly not least
we owe a debt of gratitude to our good friend Stephen Marcuccio for his energy, direction and support, constantly looking for
new ways to help build the brand, thanks Stevo, we love you. We're going to attempt to repeat our performance at at Bodles Opera House this Friday, May 25th. So many of our fans who were at the Boulton show told us that they wouldn't
miss it, we are so grateful. There will be lots of photos and video we will add as we get them all together.
Thanks again for all your love and support.
Below are just a few of the comments and reviews we received already:
The show was amazing! You guys really outdid yourselves last night.
Each and every song both old and new be it Alessi or Barnaby Bye was great!
From the second the band hit the stage right until the last note was played was unbelievable!!!!
Bobby, Billy, Mike & Peppy deserve an unending Standing O! for this one!!!!!
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I have 2 thoughts after seeing last night's show.... AWESOME and " WHAT TOOK SO LONG... ?"
I actually thought you sounded tighter than I remember, the harmonies were as good as they ever were,
and you looked like you were having fun! And, judging from the crowd, I assume it was like playing in the garage
in front of your friends,... I can't wait to hear you again.
"AWESOME !!!"
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Last night was very special for me..I got to hear Alessi songs I thought I would never hear again live..
my wife and I were still rocking this morning when we woke up..Bye was Super last night..After all these years
you all absolutely have it..The band was tight with a capitol T.. The Pepster wasrocking and you all were at your best,
.. You guys are a wonderful, rocking band..
The harmonies were just AWESOME..I saw it in everyone's face last night..
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A terrific time!!!!!!! You and Billy were quite the comedians!!! White Tornado was terrific!!!!
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I had a great time last night. It was fantastic..
UNBELIEVABLE.......Thank you..
... It was a great great show...... ***
May 31,'07 We had a great time at Bodles Opera House on Friday, the town of Chester is so tiny and charming.
we'd like to thank all our friends and fans for coming out to see us.
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August 15,'07.
We received these vintage shots of us at the Freeport Race Track. Thanks Terry
David & Bill.
Check out the Illusion (Mike's first band) on YouTube
August 8, '07.
We just got back from the beach, a new Barnaby Bye CD is coming right up. Check out the photos
Sept. 24,'07.
Hi all! Forgive me for it's been almost a month since the last update but it's not that we weren't busy. We've
been pushing hard working on the new Barnaby Bye CD which is just about done and well worth the wait.
We are very proud of this one, it's got 12 new original songs plus two bonus tracks, 'Just Like That' and 'No Gettin
Around My Love' live.
We just set up a show at the Boulton Theater in Bay Shore, we love playing there also we'll be promoting the new
Barnaby Bye CD with a tour in Europe, we have a few dates where we will share the stage with our old friends, Orleans.
Peppy's been busy finishing the new Balance CD which will be released by Frontier records. There's a definite buzz
check out the WestcoastMusic blurb. Peppy was at the Rock & Roll Camp and met some old friends. Check out the Photos
There are lots more photos in our photo gallery. We'd like to thank all the people that worked so hard to help make the shows such a success and especially all our fans and friends that came out to support us.
check out our new T-Shirts at our online store We've added some more photos of the Boulton shows. Thanks for the shots Fred.
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View the video intro for the Boulton theater shows: 'Thrice Upon A Time' (narration-Kaz Silver)
Hello to all our Bye friends. It's March already and we're well on our way to completing our new record.
It's so great to be back in the studio with the guys making a new Barnaby Bye CD. We feel very strong
about the music we're creating. We'll be playing out to support the record. Billy and Bobby are getting ready for
their Alessi Oceans Of Music European tour in April. They'll be gone for a month on an impressive tour throughout beautiful cities in
Europe. As soon as they come back we'll pick up and get ready for some live shows and finish up the record, titled, "Thrice
upon A Time" or 'Thrice' we haven't decided yet. Check out the sampler of some of the songs by clicking on the picture above.
Ticket sales for the show at the Boulton Center on May 19th are very strong, definitely gonna sell out. This time we're only doing one show so we can spend more time enjoying all our friends. It's gonna to be a great night. Presently Peppy's doing solo acoustical gigs as well. He's written so many songs with the passing of his wife Willy that the Peppy
solo cd is in the works as well. Mike is home writing and recording and Peppy and he will be working on the record while Billy and
Bobby sing their way through Europe. Looking forward to seeing everyone soon. Barnaby Bye love to all. p,m,b&b
Oct. 14, '06
Hey Guys.
Had a reunion last night with the infamous ZACH. I was in Heaven. So many Blues Magoos
fans were there.
10-22-07 Happy Fall everyone!
We're putting the finishing touches on Thrice and working on the new show.
May 12, '07
We're all excited about the upcoming shows in the next few weeks and working hard preparing lot's of new and past
material we've never done before. We plan to do as many of the songs that have been requested as possible. We'll be
performing over 20 songs plus a guest appearance by the very talented Jesse Castro (Peppy's son) also Bobby's gonna
be Doo Whoppin with The ElkTones plus the 'goodies.' Unfortunately our new CD Thrice Upon A Time won't be ready in
time for the show, we decided we needed to put our time and energy into the show but we'll have it completed and
available this summer for sure. Thanks again for all your love and support. Bye
Purchase tickets for: Boulton Center Bay Shore, Long Island Bodles Opera House Orange County, New York
April 24,'07
Peppy's been singing his heart out doing some solo gigs and Mike's working on some goodies for the upcoming shows.
Billy and Bobby are back from their Oceans Tour in Europe and are ready to rock at the Boulton Center on May 19th. plus
we'll be in Orange County at Bodles on May 25th. www.bodles.com
March 19,'07
"To all our Barnaby Bye Friends, old and new:
We appreciate you so much. It's because of you we get to live our dream of playing music.
The Boulton Center is coming up May 19th and we are planning some fun surprises. Peppy will
be doing some great new acoustic songs, Bobby will be singing Acappella with the Elktones, the Alessi brothers
will be featuring some new Alessi songs. and of course I worked up a new solo for "White Tornado". Our new
CD "Thrice" is just about finished. Once again, I'd like to say
thank you all for keeping our music alive.
August 7,'06 We just got back from our annual week at the beach, the perfect place to be during the heat wave. It was great to see all our friends, new and old, as you can see from the photos.
To the Friends Of Barnaby Bye
Hello to all! What a great moment in time for Barnaby Bye. To once again step back in time and fast forward to the present with my partners and have such an amazing time with the old and the new was a long awaited dream come true. The recent back to back sold out shows at the Boulton Center was the best healing present one could ever imagine. From the bottom of my heart I wish to thank all the wonderful friends and family members who supported us. After loosing my wife to Ovarian Cancer and the struggle of the last few years to keep her alive with any kind of dignity and quality of life, you the wonderful people who have always loved and supported Barnaby Bye made the transition of mourning and grieving for me to one of Pure Joy. The music I share and create with Billy, Bobby and Mike is a gift from God. We are truly blessed to be able to have such great and overwhelming love that was displayed by you our loyal fans that made the dreams we always had for Barnaby Bye come to life once again. I embrace my new life and will never let go of the magic that is Barnaby Bye. We are already working on a new Cd, which will be called “Thrice Upon a Time”. We hope to have this completed by Jan. 07. I now look forward with reckless abandonment to the future of Barnaby Bye, which will continue to exist because Blood is thicker than Mud and we are a family that shares a connection that spans the test of time. I love you one and all and thank you for making what was a horrible tragedy for me transform into a magical Kingdom. Till we see each other again you’re love and support will be reflected in every new piece of music that Barnaby Bye will have the honor to present to you. There are no better fans in the world. Love… Peppy Castro
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Willy passed away on February 22, 2006
Peppy and Jessie have our deepest sympathy ***
We has a blast at Berger Bros. camera on Sunday. Thanks to B103 and the wise man and especially all of our friends that came out in the snow to see us. Brad and Gail made us feel at right at home. Seeing our fans is always an inspiration. Billy had a bad cold but he came out to play. It was a special afternoon.
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Mike, Jon, Dennis, Billy
our faithful crew in Berger Bros. storeroom Sunday
