Gig at Brel on 7th November and CD Reviews

Added on Thursday 4 Nov 2010

Gigs in November/December


I'll be the opening act for The Woodwards and Signe Tollefsen - as part of their UK Tour - this Sunday in Brel. Looking forward to it. I will be playing some old favourites plus at least one new tune.

This Sunday 7th November in Brel, Ashton Lane, Glasgow Tickets £5
By online: http://www.tickets-scotland.com/

Both Signe Tollefsen and The Woodwards sound fantastic, this is one gig not to be missed. Check their tunes.

Reviews of Every Day is Sunshine

I'm very happy to report that the reviews for my new album have been great! Here are a few of my favourites. :-)

‎".. there's a richer sepia toned Americana feel to 'Black Sky Blues' and 'Don't go pissin' in the wind', while 'Down by the Wildwood' brings to mind the poetic doom of Leonard Cohen. Byrne's lyrics are full of cinematic turn of phrase, dressed up in alluring melodies delivered by some of the most respected players on the modern-day Celtic Folk scene. " Terry Staunton, UNCUT magazine
" A beautifully produced collection of Americana that includes Down By The Wildwood, the lyrics by Jazz singer Carol Kidd MBE, and recent charity single Can't Catch the Butterfly. John Dingwall, The Daily Record newspaper. Four Stars
?Every Day is Sunshine? is a very strong, and enjoyable, set of songs indeed. One can?t help but feel Jim Byrne?s trajectory from here is, justifiably, onwards and upwards" Americana UK 7/10
"Glasgow singer/songwriter Jim Byrne follows up his debut release, "On These Dark Nights" with this eclectic collection of ten beautiful, atmospheric songs influenced by American, English and Celtic folk, country and pre-war blues music." Folk, Blues and Beyond
"`Every Day Is Sunshine' is a coherent album that makes you want to hear more. And now, we just have to wait for the singer-songwriter to visit Belgium to see him perform the work live". rootstime.be
"Great record... Byrne's singularly straightforward lyrics and appealingly unaffected vocal style tie the strands together and make this album a complete, compelling listen. " Adam Levy (Solo songwriter/artist, guitarist with Nora Jones and Tracey Chapman)

Airplay

Mark Lamarr played Black Sky Blues on 'God's Jukebox', his Radio 2 show.

The CD was also Album of the Week on Celtic Music Radio and has had airplay by various presenters including Mary Kathleen Burke, Ciaran Dorris, John Collinge and Ross Macfadyen. Tracks have also been played on other stations including by Iain Anderson on Radio Scotland, Campbell Cameron on Radio Perth, Mike Riddoch on Radio Clyde and Felonius Monk on Sunny Govan.

Buy the album now (use EverydayisSunshineJB209 discount code for a 20% off in website store)

Every day is sunshine now available on iTunes, CD Baby and direct from my own website shop.

That's all for now. Keep well.