Mitch Barrett

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Comment by Tidewater Friends of Folk Music on February 18, 2010 at 1:07pm

Known around Hampton Roads as 1/2 of the duo MANDALA. Mitch Barrett pictured here along with singing partner Martin Swinger played best nightspots in all of Tidewater during the 80's & 90's. As the Mandala duo or solo Mitch has performed for TFFM more times then we can count.

Mitch Barrett is one of Kentucky’s most sought-after and talented singer songwriter sons. His approach to lyrical storytelling is true ‘Americana,’ rooted in authentic experience, not just a record label’s genre. Mitch’s music draws from his Appalachian heritage and the values it instilled: agrarian work ethic, simple living, the importance of family and celebrating the joys and the struggles of everyday life through music and song.

A keen life observer and riveting performer, Mitch Barrett deftly laces thought-provoking subject matter with a satirist’s sense of wit and irony. Whether he’s leading a workshop, headlining a Performing Arts Center, or playing a large festival, Mitch takes his audience on an engaging journey, channeling the inner voice of a truck-stop waitress, a mountain boy seeking spirituality or a socially and environmentally-charged activist.

Mitch has won several songwriting competitions, most recently the 2009 Telluride Troubadour, The Folks Festival songwriting competition (ut of over 900 entries) in Lyons, CO; the Merlefest Chris Austin Songwriting Competition (twice awarded); and the prestigious Kerrville New Folk Competition.