The Barr Brothers

The Barr Brothers toured throughout North America and Europe to support The Barr Brothers, with notable appearances including the 2011 Montreal International Jazz Festival[9] and the 2011 Osheaga.[10] They opened for Ben Harper and Deer Tick,[11] played the CMJ Music Marathon and, in January 2012, made their first appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman.[12] Their song "Beggar In The Morning" debuted on Paste Magazine in March 2012,[13] and they had a headline slot on the main stage Scène TD de la place des Festivals at the 2013 Montreal Jazz Festival;[14] Their song "Ooh, Belle" was used in an episode of the television series Touch.[15]

Shortly before the release of Sleeping Operator, The Barr Brothers performed at Oregon's Pickathon.[16] In addition to the Juno nomination, the band was nominated as Most Illustrious Band Outside of Quebec by ADISQ, the Quebec music award council, and the album was nominated as Anglophone Album of the Year. They also received a nomination for Anglophone Show of the Year.[17]

The record was promoted with global touring. Notable support dates included shows with Calexico[18] and My Morning Jacket[19][20][21] in the United States and Europe. The My Morning Jacket tour included the Barr Brothers' first performance at Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheatre.[22]

As headliners, the band performed with Marco Benevento at the Midnight Ramble Sessions at the Levon Helm studios in Woodstock NY,[23] and performed on the main stage at Osheaga[24] and the Folk On The Rocks festival in Yellowknife.[25] Their most notable headline show was at the Grand Évènement of the Montreal Jazz Festival.[26] Many musician friends made appearances at this show: Patrick Watson, Robbie Kuster, Joe Grass, Michelle Tompkins of Sin & Swoon, Mamadou Kouyaté, and Little Scream's Laurel Sprengelmeyer.[27]

Outside of the band, the Barrs participated in a tribute to The Grateful Dead on the Lachine Canal in the summer of 2016.[28] Following the October 2016 death of Leonard Cohen, Brad Barr participated in a tribute to Cohen's music put together by POP Montreal.[29][30]

Anticipated collaborations with the Malian duo Bassekou Kouyate and Amy Sacko, scheduled for the 2017 editions of the Festival d’Été de Québec and the Montreal International Jazz Festival,[27] were cancelled due to Kouyate and Sacko's Visa issues. Replacement players were found in Burkinabé Balafonist Mamadou Koita and Senegalese Kora player Sadio Sissoko, and the resulting show was well reviewed.[31]

Following the release of Queens of the Breakers,[32] the band was invited to open for The War on Drugs across Europe and the UK; and scheduled their own headline shows in major markets in North America, Europe and the United Kingdom.[33] In January 2018, Sarah Pagé left the band to pursue other interests.[34]

In 2018, Compulsion Games revealed that the brothers worked on the soundtrack and performed the songs for the game We Happy Few.[35]

In October 2018, The Barr Brothers won ADISQ's Félix award for Concert of the Year - Anglophone. They were also nominated in four other categories at Gala de l'ADISQ: Album of the Year - Anglophone; Quebec Artist with the Most Success Outside of Quebec; Sound Recording and Mix of the Year; and Soundman of the Year.[36] They performed again at the Levon Helm Studios in December 2018.[37]