The John Byrne Band Celtic Band from Philadelphia, PA

Dublin native and Philadelphia resident, John Byrne’s new record A Shiver in the Sky (2019), shows his band of multi-instrumentalists vibrantly executing ten new originals. Strings, horns and guitars escort Byrne’s vocals through a set of songs about living and pushing forward through negative times. Following up After the Wake (2011), Celtic Folk (2013) and The Immigrant and the Orphan (2015), A Shiver in the Sky focuses on triumph over trauma. Support from radio all over the country pushed the album to #1 on the Roots Radio Report Alternative Folk Chart in January 2020. John’s solo/duo shows weave his own material with Irish and American folk and Americana songs Critics have called his writing “powerful, deeply moving work that will stay with you long after you have heard it” (Sing Out). IN THE PRESS Byrnes 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 "John Byrne's After The Wake is the sort of album that an artist spends their entire career trying to create....mix splendid story-telling skills, top-notch musicianship, and a grand creative sense... After The Wake is nothing short of a brilliant collection" - Wildy's World One of the few musical artists today who manage to be traditional and modern at the same time. Philadelphia Inquirer Up and coming Trad star hits the sweet spot.. beautifully played.. its Byrnes natural vocal delivery that makes the album stand out from the crowd Hot Press Hes 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 For fans of Celtic music, Bob Dylan, Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams and other such lyrically expansive folks. Sun Herald

• Black Velvet Band | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Dirty Ole Town | Ewan McColl (arranged by the Pogues)
• Back Home in Derry | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Leaving of Liverpool | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Poor Paddy | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• The Irish Rover | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Wild Mountain Tyme | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Raggle Taggle Gypsy | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Nancy Whiskey | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Finnegans Wake | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Mc Alpine’s Fusilliers | The Dubliners
• Well below the Valley | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Rocky Road to Dublin | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Navigator | The Pogues
• Greenland Whale Fisheries | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Follow me up to Carlow | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Long Black Veil | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Foggy Dew | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Arthur Mc Bride | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Wild Rover | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Whiskey in the Jar | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• The Old Black Pearl | Jim Mc Grath (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Lakes of Pontchartrain | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Streams of Whiskey | The Pogues
• The Shamrock Shore | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Hot Asphalt | The Dubliners
• Roddy Mc Corley | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Rising of the Moon | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Rainy Night in Soho | The Pogues
• Sick Bed of Cuchulainn | The Pogues
• Sally MacLennane | The Pogues
• Body of an American | The Pogues
• Woman’s Got me Drinkin’ | The Pogues
• Fall From Grace With God | The Pogues
• It’s a Gas | John Byrne Band
• Already Gone | John Byrne Band
• Broad Majestic Shannon | The Pogues
• Star of the Co Down | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Town I loved so Well | The Dubliners
• Sick note | The Clancy Brothers
• Paddy’s Lament | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Black is the Color | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Little Musgrave | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• The Blacksmith | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Raglan Road | The Dubliners
• Fields of Athenry | Pete St John
• The Old Main Drag | The Pogues
• Kitty | The Pogues
• Fairytale of NY | The Pogues
• Pair of Brown Eyes | The Pogues
• Rathcliff Highway | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• The Parting Glass | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• As I roved out | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Brennan on the moor | The Clancy Brothers
• Haul Away Joe | The Clancy Brothers
• Monto | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Plains of Kildare | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Man you don’t meet | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Green Fields of France | Eric Bogel
• Waltzing Matilda | Eric Bogel
• Seven Drunken Night | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Danny Boy | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Good Ship Kangaroo | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Ride On | Christy Moore
• Molly Malone | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Weila Weila Walie | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Tuesday Morning | The Pogues
• Spancill Hill | Trad Irish (arranged by John Byrne Band)
• Galway Girl | Steve Earl