That's a real shock for me. I never met Barry but we had become great friends in the last year or more on skype and e-mails . A real gentleman. May he rest in peace.

So sorry to hear of the death of Barry Scully. A true gentleman and a great musician. I got to know him through following Dickie Rock, he was a mind of information of all things showband.  I will really miss him. Deepest sympathy to the family circle.

I knew Barry when he first joined `Gene & the Gents`.
Since then I have spoken to him on Skype and we had some good laughs.
His death has come as a shock. Why do the good ones go first? He could teach these `new` bands a thing or two about manners.
I do not feel sorry about his passing. He is no longer in this `Valley of Tears`, it is those he has left behind that have my sympathy.
Barry, no doubt, is argueing about how a piece should be played in that great band in the sky.
My greatest condolences to his family at this time of sorrow.

From the above replies Barry was respected by all, not only those in the music circuit, but people who had met and spoken to him.
I Thank you all who posted your thoughts about Barry.