Wild Willy Barrett

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Wild Willy Barrett
At the 2003 Cambridge folk festival
Background information
Birth name	Roger John Barrett
Born	(1950-05-30) 30 May 1950 (age 74) Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Genres	Folk, Reggae, rock, punk
Occupation(s)	Musician, Woodworker
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals, banjo, fiddle, bass, keyboards,
Years active	1968–present
Labels	Transatlantic Logo Polydor Red Eye Records Black Eye Records
Website	wildwillybarrett.com musiczoo.co.uk

Roger John Barrett (born 30 May 1950), known professionally as Wild Willy Barrett, is an English experimental musician and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his collaborations with John Otway. His musical style has included folk, blues, psychedelia, pop and punk rock and his live performances are punctuated with his dry humour and onstage wit. He is known for virtuoso fiddle playing, ability with a great number of stringed instruments, and playing slide guitar with a whole raw egg (known as egg-necking). During recent Otway/Barrett performances, he has also introduced the 'wah wah wheelie bin'.

Barrett is also a skilled wood worker and carver and has produced highly unusual furniture over many years.^[1]