Created in the wake of the pandemic, the song explores themes of isolation, memory, and belonging. Drawing on the comedian Lenny Bruce’s 1960s monologue All Alone, Barry reinterpreted his words through layered instrumentation and sonic experimentation, grounding the work in a contemporary Irish context.

Central to this piece is archival footage of Garland Sunday in Lahinch, North West Clare, from the 1950s — a ritual of communal gathering that, even in its past form, speaks to an enduring desire for connection. In weaving this footage into the composition, Barry aimed to dissolve the boundaries between past and present, self and other, individual and collective.

All Alone offers a space to reflect on our interdependence, on the emotional and historical threads that bind us across time and place. Barry is interested in how Irish rural life can hold both silence and resonance — and how listening itself can be a political, connective act.