Jonathan Byrd is a preacher’s son, a Gulf War veteran, and a Kerrville New Folk award winner from seven generations of North Carolinians. A Jonathan Byrd show is musical theater, bringing together the Texas
songwriting tradition with southern storytelling and hot guitar picking in the line of North Carolina greats Doc Watson and Tony Rice. A stalwart of modern folk music, Byrd has released five solo albums with a surprising variety of musical directions, and an acoustic collaboration with fellow songwriter Diana Jones. “One of the top 50 songwriters of the past 50 years.” -Chicago Tribune. www.jonathanbyrd.com
songwriting tradition with southern storytelling and hot guitar picking in the line of North Carolina greats Doc Watson and Tony Rice. A stalwart of modern folk music, Byrd has released five solo albums with a surprising variety of musical directions, and an acoustic collaboration with fellow songwriter Diana Jones. “One of the top 50 songwriters of the past 50 years.” -Chicago Tribune. www.jonathanbyrd.com
“Corin Raymond is a storyteller who by the end of the night you’ll have known all your life”
–Brad Wheeler, The Globe and Mail
–Brad Wheeler, The Globe and Mail
“Raymond has a robust and serviceable voice but his true strength is as a songwriter. Within Canadian roots music circles word of that is quickly spreading, as other artists have begun covering his tunes. They’ll find plenty to work with here.”
– Kerry Doole, Exclaim! Magazine
“Corin’s magic appeal comes from a unique blend of vulnerability with a high energy personality. It’s something you see sometimes in comedians, but rarely in musicians.” – The Basement Rug
www.corinraymond.com