Jonathan Byrd (musician)

Jonathan Byrd
Background information
Birth name Jonathan Byrd
Born 1970 (age 46–47)
Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S.
Origin Carrboro, North Carolina
Genres country, folk
singer-songwriter
world, folk-rock
Instruments vocals, guitar
Years active 2000–present
Labels Waterbug Records
Associated acts Dromedary
Diana Jones
Greg Klyma
Karen Mal
Anais Mitchell
The Sentimentals
Website www.jonathanbyrd.com

Jonathan Byrd (born 1970 in 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.

Jonathan Byrd teamed up with Chris Kokesh after meeting her at the Americana Song Academy and the duo released a self-titled album under the name The Barn Birds in 2013.[1]

In 2014, Byrd released You Can't Outrun The Radio, a collection of songs inspired by an impromptu song circle in 2009 at the Green Room in Montreal.[2]

Discography

Albums

Other recordings

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ from an interview on episode 164 of the Americana Music Show, released November 4, 2013
  2. ↑ from an interview published on episode 223 of the Americana Music Show, released December 8, 2014
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