How I wish I could be there to sing a song in Barry's honour. I met him just once, when he was on a visit over here, and he made my day by telling me I was one of his favourite singers. More importantly he sang a number of great songs in a vividly wholehearted fashion. He sang one he wrote himself, about his son, which had my wife in tears. She,who had spent years of her life working with special needs people, understood the message of his song which told people to look beyond the handicap and see the person beneath. It was one of the outstanding moments in my life in folk music.   A while later I was in America for the Eisteddfod 2009, where John Roberts told me the sad news of Barry's passing.