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Barrie "Barriemore" Barlow (born 10 September 1949, Birmingham) is an English musician, best known as the drummer and percussionist for the rock band Jethro Tull, from May 1971 to June 1980.

Christened Barrie, the 'Barriemore' was an affectation to suit the eccentric image of Jethro Tull (much as Jeffrey Hammond had become "Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond").

Barlow first met Ian and John in Blackpool, where the two were member of a beats group, The Blades. By then, Barrie had become an apprentice Plastic Mould Tool Fitter, but walked out in the middle of a Maths exam to answer the call by Ian and John to go to Nottingham that night for a suddenly announced gig.

He didn't go back to finish the exam. His first major public appearance was not as a musician, but as a TV "extra" in the series "Coronation Street" where he briefly appeared alongside Ian's then girlfriend, actress Yvonne. Having left the John Evan Band as the Blades were now known, Barry went on to join another local group "The All Jump Kangaroo Band" featuring and run by one Andy Trueman (who later became the production manager for Tull in 1995).