The John Byrne Band

With a repertoire that covers over 200 Irish ballads and instrumentals, and also includes many other American folk, country and pop favorites, we can customize a set that will suit any event. The lineup for The John Byrne Band includes only full-time, professional musicians who have been performing for 15-20 years. We will consult with you before any event to make sure that we deliver exactly what your event requires and will be fully available to you right up until the day of your event. We are as at home playing in an intimate setting as we are in larger venues. We generally play as a 3/4 piece acoustic act with fiddle/cello, guitar, bodhran and banjo. We have toured the US and Europe and we have played with and opened up for acts as diverse as The Hothouse Flowers, The Young Dubliners, Finbar Furey, Enter the Haggis, The Screaming Orphans, Ian Gillan (of Deep Purple), Gaelic Storm, Black 47, and Patti Smyth, as well as performing with the Irish Tenors at the 2010 Liberty Medal Award Ceremony for President Clinton and Tony Blair.
Our musical lineup includes Acoustic Guitars, Banjo, Bodhran and Fiddle/Cello. We also have several other musicians playing drums, bass, whistle and accordion that we can call upon should the need arise.
We can also provide a sound system that will cover a medium sized room and bring an engineer with us who can operate any sound system that a venue might have or require. Having traveled the entire country, we are also more than willing to travel

With a repertoire that covers over 200 Irish ballads and instrumentals, and also includes many other American folk, country and pop favorites, we can customize a set that will suit any event. The lineup for The John Byrne Band includes only full-time, professional musicians who have been performing for 15-20 years. We will consult with you before any event to make sure that we deliver exactly what your event requires and will be fully available to you right up until the day of your event.
We can provide references from extremely satisfied customers upon demand along with audio and video samples of the band in action. The John Byrne Band is led by Dublin native, and former Patrick's Head front man, John Byrne. Following the release of their critically acclaimed album, After the Wake, in 2010, the band embarked on multiple tours of the US and Ireland/UK. As well our original material, we play traditional Irish folk music. We are as at home playing in an intimate setting as we are in larger venues. We generally play as a 3/4 piece acoustic act with fiddle/cello, guitar, bodhran and banjo. We have toured the US and Europe and we have played with and opened up for acts as diverse as The Hothouse Flowers, The Young Dubliners, Finbar Furey, Enter the Haggis, The Screaming Orphans, Ian Gillan (of Deep Purple), Gaelic Storm, Black 47, and Patti Smyth, as well as performing with the Irish Tenors at the 2010 Liberty Medal Award Ceremony for President Clinton and Tony Blair.
Our musical lineup includes Acoustic Guitars, Banjo, Bodhran and Fiddle/Cello. We also have several other musicians playing drums, bass, whistle and accordian that we can call upon should the need arise.

Some reviews of our album, After the Wake, include the following:

“Up and coming Trad star hits the sweet spot… beautifully played… its Byrne’s natural vocal delivery that makes the album stand out from the crowd” Hot Press
“John Byrne’s After The Wake is the sort of album that an artist spends their entire career trying to create. Every once in a while someone actually manages to do it; mix splendid story-telling skills, top-notch musicianship, and a grand creative sense with just the right mix of songs. After The Wake is nothing short of a brilliant collection” – Wildy’s World
“One of the few musical artists today who truly manage to be traditional and modern at the same time.” Philadelphia Inquirer
“He’s good, period, with material that’s edgy yet accessible in a Luka Bloom meets Bob Dylan kind of way.” Philadelphia Daily News
“After the Wake is the perfect combination of Celtic and American folk music.”
Record-Journal Newspaper
“Amazing tales of life and semi-autobiographical tunes… You’ll want to listen over and over again.”
Reviewer Magazine“
Byrne’s songs are rich with the sounds and themes of Irish tradition, one that survives in a modern world… full of “raw strength”… an impressive work throughout… puts me in mind of an Irish Alejandro Escavedo” Sing Out Magazine
For “fans of Celtic music, Bob Dylan, Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams and other such lyrically expansive folks.” Sun Herald
“Vocals delivered with the utmost sincerity and music that follows suit” – Catherine L. Tully – Celtic MP3s Music Magazine
“Folk music, all the way through, and at its very best……traditional sounding original songs, each one as amazing as the one before. I tell you frankly that I wept salty tears, brought on by both the subject matter of the lyrics and the intensity of the delivery.” Album Review – Celtophilia.

We can also provide a sound system that will cover a medium sized room and bring an engineer with us who can operate any sound system that a venue might have or require. Having traveled the entire country, we are also more than willing to travel for your event.

I hope that we can be of service to you in the future,
Sincerely,
John