About Mike McGibney Expertise I can answer questions about individual members of the band or their vast array of session musicians, or about ANY song, even the extremely rare/unpublished. I can help with musical aspects such as chords/instruments used or with style of playing or about the history behind the band and in particular, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, the bands writers/arrangers.
Experience I am a huge Steely Dan fan, and have my own website on them. I also have a Steely Dan tribute band, and saw the real Steely Dan play at Wembley in 2000. I play all their music on bass and piano, and specialise in hard to get songs, mostly on mp3 format.
Organizations I play keyboards and do the arranging and transcriptions for a Steely Dan tribute band, and am a regular member on forums on the band throughout the internet.
I live in Barry in South Wales, UK, and I was curious about where the Barry Town is that Steely Dan sing about. Does it exist? Thanks for your help.
Lindsey
Answer Hi Lindsay!
Sorry for the delay in answering your question. Yes, Barrytown (one word) was a place near Bard College, where Fagen and Becker studied. They didn't like the place, as you can infer from the lyrics!
