Jonathan Byrd (musician)

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Jonathan Byrd

Background information
Birth name	Jonathan Byrd
Born	1970, Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Origin	Carrboro, North Carolina
Genre(s)	country, folk singer-songwriter world, folk-rock
Instrument(s)	vocals, guitar
Years active	2000 - present
Label(s)	Waterbug Records
Associated acts	Dromedary Diana Jones Greg Klyma Karen Mal Anais Mitchell
Website	jonathanbyrd.com

Jonathan Byrd (born 1970 Fayetteville, North Carolina) is an American singer-songwriter based in Carrboro, North Carolina. He is best known for his narrative tales of love, life, and death in America. In 2003, he was among the winners of the New Folk competition at the Kerrville Folk Festival. He set a record for CD sales at the festival that year, making more sales than the main stage acts. His song, "The Ballad of Larry" has been listed a "Top Rated Song" by Americana-UK. He primarily performs solo and accompanies himself in a variety of traditional acoustic guitar styles. His recordings have featured a variety of instrumental ensembles and typically include one or more instrumental tracks that feature Byrd’s skillful flatpicking technique. Occasionally he also appears with the Athens, Georgia based world music duo, Dromedary.

1 Discography
- 1.1 Albums
- 1.2 Other recordings
2 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Wildflowers (2001, Waterbug Records)
The Waitress (2002, Waterbug Records)
The Sea and The Sky, with Dromedary (2004, Waterbug Records)
This Is The New That (March 2007, Waterbug Records)
Radio Soul, with Diana Jones (May 2007)
The Law and the Lonesome (May 2008, Waterbug Records)

[edit] Other recordings

"You Better Keep An Eye On Him", with Dromedary on Vote in November: Election 2004 Anti-Theft Device (Waterbug compilation, 2004)
"Breathless" on Waterbug Anthology 8: Born Into the Whisper (Waterbug compilation, 2006)
Live at the Saxon Pub, with Greg Klyma (download of live show, 2006)
"Cut 'em Down", a song by Byrd, recorded by the Mission Street Project for Liberty Tree: Songs from the American Kitchen, Vol. 1 (2006, Hudson Harding)