I'd like to take a moment to say thank you to all of those who were involved in making my recent visit to Guam so incredibly special, blessed, and memorable! To Fred Rodriguez and Therese Matanane of CTVN's "Catholics On the Move," who were the main sponsors and organizers of my trip - your hospitality, support, and enthusiasm was far beyond anything I could have asked for! A very special thank you also to Archbishop Anthony Sablan Apuron, OFM Cap., DD for your warm welcome to the Archdiocese of Agana, for attending Friday's concert despite your busy schedule that evening, and for sharing your own beautiful and prayerful music with me * To Msgr. Arroyo for the welcome and blessing that began Friday's concert * To all of the clergy and religious of the archdiocese for your support * To Father Mike Crisostomo of Our Lady of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Toto, Father Paul Gofigan of Santa Barbara Parish in Dededo, and Father Jeff San Nicolas of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Yigo, and to the families and parishioners, as well as the parish music ministries, for welcoming me into your communities * To Cherie and Shawn Wegner and Catherine Castro of Trinity, your incredible vocal talents added so much to the songs * To Danny Perez and Nathan Delgado for learning the music so well on such short notice - you guys rock!! * To Kevin Delgado and the youth group of St. Teresita for saving the day with the sound and for the awesome barbecue and beach day on Tuesday * To the St. Francis Honor Choir and their director, Cathy Cruz, for sharing their wonderful talent both before and during the concert, for the beautiful sung blessing at the end of the concert, and for the help with "Child of the 80s" too - you are a blessing to so many people!! * To Pedro John for performing the rousing "Snake Dance" * To Tony Rodriguez for your MC work and introduction * To Kittie for keeping the children happy with your balloon and face painting talents - yes, I will still let you paint my face at some point! * To Greg for the video work * To the administrators of Bishop Baumgartner Memorial School in Sinajana for allowing us to use the facility for Friday's concert and to Sam for helping out Friday and running sound for me on Monday * To Cynthia from the Catholic Schools Office for filling my itinerary, and Tony Dias from the Communications office for all of your help with promoting my visit * To the folks at K57 and KOLG for the radio interviews and airtime * To Ron Eclavea for running sound on Monday and for welcoming me to jam with Manna Tuesday night at the Pacific Island Club * To the administrators and students at Blessed Sacrament Parish, the Our Lady of Lourdes Life Teen Group, and St. Francis, Bishop Baumgartner, and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Schools - YOU ALL ROCK!!!!!

And to all those who purchased CDs and t-shirts, as well as to all the people who attended the events - for your heartfelt support in making my first visit to your side of the world an experience that I will remember and cherish for the rest of my life! You have been a blessing to me in so many ways!

I'm a bit jet-lagged and may have inadvertently forgotten someone - if I have I sincerely apologize - if you know of someone who should be on this list and isn't, please don't hesitate to let me know!

I will soon be posting many pictures (thanks to Fred I have over 2000 to go through) and updating blogs about the trip - so stop back frequently!

HAFA ADAI, TANO Y CHAMORRO !

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A very special thank you to St. Luke's School in Barrington, RI, which hosted Barry in concert on Friday, September 19, 2008 as part of their 50th Anniversary celebration. It was an incredibly uplifting and fun evening! Also thanks to Rev. Lukasz Willenberg, the newly ordained assistant pastor of St. Luke's Parish, who jammed out on bass guitar for a song during the second half of the show! Concert photos and video clips will be posted soon.

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In addition to writing and recording music and his artist performances, Barry has been blessed to be able to make his full-time living as a sort of modern day minstrel, performing music in an endless variety of venues and settings. Because this website is focused on his work as a songwriter and recording artist, Barry has elected not to include his schedule of performances that are not directly related to his songwriting and artistry on this website. For a full list of other appearances and performances, write to info@barryrusso.com

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