Barrule is a British award-winning Celtic folk trio from the Isle of Man. The band's three members are Tomas Callister (fiddle), Jamie Smith (accordion) and Adam Rhodes (bouzouki). Their music encompasses both original and traditional Manx and Gaelic songs.

In 2014, the trio won "Best Debut" in the Spiral Earth awards and have since performed major festivals including Celtic Connections, WOMAD Charlton Park, Sidmouth, Festival Interceltique de Lorient (where they won the prestigious Trophée Loic Raison), Lowender Peran Festival, Cornwall, and the National Celtic Festival in Melbourne. In Autumn 2013, Barrule was featured in Celtic Family Magazine’s debut issue.

Barrule’s name derives from the famous hill where it is said the ancient Celtic God Manannán mac Lir once dwelled in his mighty fortress. The trio presents a fresh take on the folk music of the Isle of Man, exploring a diverse collection of material from rousing marches and jigs to sorrowful slow airs and beautiful songs sung in the Manx Gaelic language. While sharing common ground with its Celtic cousins, as well as the English tradition, Manx music has retained its own special identity , evoking a sound and atmosphere steeped in the natural beauty of the island and the lives of its inhabitants.

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