Jon can be booked as a SOLO singer/songwriter, as a DUO with Paul Niehaus, OR with his full band ~ BYRD’S AUTO PARTS
Nashville Scene
Sunday October 29 ~ Jon Byrd & Paul Niehaus @ Linnemans Riverwest Inn
1001 E Locust St, Milwaukee, WI 53212 @7PM
Friday, October 27 ~ Jon Byrd & Paul Niehaus @ Molly’s House Concerts
Lincolnwood/Chicago, IL Doors @6PM, Music @7:00PM
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Friday, September 22 ~ Jon Byrd & Byrd’s Auto Parts @ Low Volume Lounge / Eastside Bowl @7:30PM
Friday, September 15 ~ Jon Byrd, Amelia White & Kevin Gordon Songwriter Round
For Eddie Owen Presents @ Red Clay Music Foundry 3116 Main St. Duluth, GA 30096
Doors @7PM Show @8PM TICKETS: https://eddieowenpresents.freshtix.com/events/ameliaht
Tuesday August 29 ~ American Legion Post 82
BYRD’S AUTO PARTS @9PM for Honky Tonk Tuesday! 
Donna the Buffalo, Alisa Amador, David Childers & The Serpents, David Jacobs-Strain & Bob Beach, and Jon Byrd MOUNTAIN STAGE JUNE 18, 2023
Jon Byrd & Byrd’s Auto Parts ~ Monroeville, AL Country Music Festival Sat Aug 27
JON BYRD Thur Apr 29 @7PM fr Inglehood Studio w/Maestro PAUL NIEHAUS
Thursday’s Me&Paul Show! Here’s the link: https://youtu.be/7yCUqHxT-5k (Starts @3:48)
JON BYRD: “Me & Paul” Show ~ Sat, March 27 @1PM CST~ From WireBird Productions in Madison, TN:
Watch on YOUTUBE
OTHER PAST SHOWS:
JAN: Dee’s & Springwater all month, + Michael Dinallo’s ‘Crooked Road Songs’ @Dee’s…
DEC: Dee’s & Springwater all month, plus True Music Rm. twice in Dec…
NOV: Dee’s & Springwaterall month, Bluebird Cafe and… TEXAS RUN…
OCTOBER: Dee’s & Springwater all month
w/Pedal Steelers Eddie Lange, Leo GrassL, Pete Finney, & Brett Resnick!…
SEPT: Dee’s & Springwater all month, plus WXNA w/Annie McCue, TN Brew Works for Leonard Coehn Music Night, True Music Room Downtown, Harpeth Brewing Co.
SUNDAY JUNE 16 @5 SPOT 6PM-8PM: SONGWRITER SUNDAY:
JON BYRD & DAVIS RAINES & GUESTS
Texas in May… Walt Wilkins’ “Waltstock & Barrel” Festival in Fredericksburg AND Magnolia Motor Lounge in Ft. Worth, all with my great pal Davis Raines & Friends might be the best Texas Time yet.
Norway in February with Eric Brace was a dream. So many thanks to C-U Publicity & Camilla Sørhus.
Nothing finer that appearing on The Legend WSM AM650. Thanks “All Nighter” DJ Marcia Campbell!
“On this week’s episode, Jon Byrd shows off his [almost] PhD with words like “hegemonic,” “ubiquitous,” and “bourgeoise.” (He also shows off his chops with songs like “I Get Lost.”) Listen/link here: https://hanginandsangin.libsyn.com/“
NPR Music’s World Cafe: Essential and Emerging Artists.
“Silent Night” included in Alternate Root’s Video Picks of the Week!“
RETURN TO THE WORLD FAMOUS STATION INN!
WSM’S ROUTE 650 @FONTANEL w/Eric Marcum
ALTERNATE ROOT TOP 10 SONGS OF THE WEEK for WED AUG 29, 2017
Wild Ponies recording of Jackknife by Jon Byrd
The Country Music Hall of Fame:
Celebrating Bob McDill
PREMIERE of DIRTY OL’ RIVER on The Legend 650AM WSM’s “Country, Coffee, & Cody”!
STATION INN Record Release Show for DIRTY OL’ RIVER!
The Nashville Scene
The Alternate Root
Any musician, songwriter, artist must have a team. It’s essential. It’s the only way things get done: Producer Thomm Jutz and TJ Tunes Studio, Duane Blevins on bass, Justin Amaral on drums, Eddie Lange on the pedal steel, Milan Miller on electric guitars and… songs. In fact, I’ve never worked so easily, or so quickly, to complete a record. Original songs, songs written with friends, friends’ songs, and a couple of good ol’ country covers… we were even able to reclaim Milan’s original recording and production of Silent Night with Justin, Eddie, and Thomm all laying in beautiful parts to bring it back to life. We should have CDs FRIDAY JUNE 16, 2017 to coincide with an appearance on The Legend 650 WSM’s “Coffee, Country, and Cody” that very morning! And lots more coming!
Go to the “Upcoming Shows” tab/link and check out where I’ll be solo and with the fabulous Auto Parts. Oh, and apparently I now have T-Shirts… yep.
Currently booking dates! Email me at jbyrd [at] tds.netIf you want on my slow moving Email-train, send in a simple request to be added via jbyrd(at)tds.net
WMOT’s Craig Havighurst tells the Charlie Bob’s Story
My debut for UNDER THE APPLE TREE SESSIONS with BOB HARRIS
https://www.mixcloud.com/AcmeRadioLive/20160422-the-vinyl-lunch-with-guest-jon-byrd/
My debut for UNDER THE APPLE TREE SESSIONS with BOB HARRIS from last Fall’s England Tour. A little froggy, but proud to sing a song I wrote with Mr. Butch Primm. Jon Byrd – ‘Well Of Wishes’ | UNDER THE APPLE TREE
AND.. my interview on author and journalist Barry Mazor’s “Roots Now” Radio Show on ACME RADIO can be heard HERE: https://soundcloud.com/acmeradiolive/roots-now-episode-2
WATKINS COLLEGE OF ART DESIGN & FILM
I had the great good fortune to be a part of a film class at Watkins College of Art, Design & Film here in Nashville that took one of the songs from ROUTE 41 —Adam Wright’s “Would You Like to Dance” — and produced a music video for it. I can’t say enough about the commitment, focus, and talent of all the students involved, especially Director Roxanne Nawrot. Thank you Prof. Ron Coons for making this happen.
[YouTube: https://youtu.be/Pn86a9yV9lA]
Residency All JANUARY 2019 TENNESSEE BREW WORKS 6-8PM NASHVILLE, TN
SUNDAY JAN 27 Fronting Santa’s Ice Cold Pickers SANTA’S PUB 7-9PM
WEDNESDAY, JAN 23 THE BASEMENT WEST 9PM + Teddy and the Rough Riders!
FRIDAY, JAN 11 FINALLY FRIDAY! 12PM @ Nashville Palace and LIVE on WMOT!
2018 NORWAY DATES WITH ERIC BRACE
Fri 26 JAN – Dyvekes Vinkjeller, Bergen
Sat 27 JAN – Bryggerhuset, Beitostølen
Thurs 31 JAN – Moskus, Trondheim
Fri 1 FEB – Herr Nilsen, Oslo
2018 ENGLAND/SCOTLAND: JB SOLO
Wed 7 FEB — London What’s Cookin’‘ (Leytonstone)
Thur 8 FEB — London @House Concert
Fri 9 FEB — Pangbourne @Hall of Soundl
Sat 10 FEB — Scarborough
Sun 11 FEB — Beverley
Tues 13 FEB — York, The Edinburgh Arms Jam Night, Music & Gigs.
Thurs 15 Feb — Edinburgh, Scotland @Speakeasy / Voodoo Rooms
Fri 16 FEB — Tansley, Derbyshire @Stoneridge Barn House Concert
Sun 18 FEB — London @Twickfolk (The Cabbage Patch Pub, Twickenham)
Mon 19 FEB — Manchester/Prestwich @The Parkside Hotel
Tues 20 FEB — Liverpool @ Grateful Fred’s Roots and Acoustic Nights
PAST SHOWS 2017
Sat Oct 21 Kentuck Art Festival, Northport/Tuscaloosa, AL w/Byrd’s Auto Parts 11AM-11:55AM
Fri Sept 15 BOBBY’S IDLE HOUR @12:15AM
Sat July 22 Brier Hill Farm Arts & Music Festival — Jon Byrd & Byrd’s Auto Parts 4-6PM
Sat Apr 29 — WXNA w/Gina Webb
Fri Apr 28 — DEE’S COUNTRY COCKTAIL LOUNGE, Madison
Thur Apr 27 — FAMILY WASH w/Pi Jacobs & Mark Huff
Tues Apr 25 — CHARLIE BOB’S w/Jared Manzo, Brett Resnick, & Justin Amaral
Sun Apr 23 — SANTA’S PUB w/Santa’s Ice Cold Pickers
Fri Apr 21 — FAMILY WASH Byrd’s Auto Parts
Wed Apr 19 — THE 5 SPOT
Tues Apr 18 — CHARLIE BOB’S w/Jared Manzo, Paul Niehaus, & Justin Amaral
Sat Apr 15 — 3rd & LINDSLEY “Billy Block Day” Celebration
Fri Apr 14 — 650 WSM Fri@9AM
Wed Apr 12 — THE 5 SPOT
Mon Apr 10 —FRED’S TEXAS CAFE, Ft. Worth, TX
w/Davis Raines, Pamela Jackson, w/Steve Long & Ed Rogers
Sat Apr 8 — WALTSOCK & BARREL FESTIVAL, Fredericksburg, TX
Sat Apr 5 —SAXON PUB, Austin, TX w/Walt Wilkins&theMystiqueros
Tues Apr 4 — CHARLIE BOB’S
Mon Apr 3 — KIMBRO’S, “Make It Blue” Williamson Country Democratic Meeting
Mon Apr 3 — DEE’S COUNTRY COCKTAIL LOUNGE, Madison w/Tim Carroll
Sat Mar 25 — KAVARNA, Atlanta, GA Slim Chance and the Convicts
2oth Anniv. of TWANG PEAKS CD Release
Tues Mar 21 — STATION INN 9PM
Sat Mar 18 — HILLBILLY HAIKU Opening for the Legendary James Talley
Fri Mar 17 — PUCKETT’S, Murfreesboro w/Brian Ashley Jones & John Salaway
Thurs Mar 15 — KIMBRO’S w/David Newbould & the Stowaways Mon
Mar 13 — BROWN’S DINER
Sat Mar 11 — RADIO CAFE
Every Tues in March — CHARLIE BOB’S
Thurs Feb 23 — FAMILY WASH 10th Anniversary of Byrd’s Auto Parts Release
with VERY special guests: Davis Raines, Amelia White, & Kevin Gordon!
Thurs Feb 23 — @ 8:30AM 650WSM: Coffee, Country, and Cody!
Mon Feb 20 — FAMILY WASH w/Wild Ponies & Jonathan Byrd
Feb 15-18 — FOLK ALLIANCE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE, Kansas City, MO
Sat Feb 18 — Green Room Music Room
Sat Feb 18 — Andy’s SoWeBo Music Series Baltimore Room
Thur Feb 16 — Free Range Record Room
Mon Feb 13 — ACME RADIO w/Tim Hibbs
Sat Feb 11 — RADIO CAFE 8PM w/Suzette Lawrence &the Neon Angels
Fri Feb 10 — THE DOUGLAS CORNER 8PM with DAVIS RAINES & Friends A Benefit for Chris Crawford
Every Tues in January & February — CHARLIE BOB’S
PAST SHOWS 2016
Sat Dec 17 — FLATROCK COFFEE w/Jared Manzo & Paul Niehaus
Sat Nov 19 — KARVARNA, Atlanta, GA w/Slim Chance and the Convicts
Every Tues in Nov & Dec — CHARLIE BOB’S
Sat, Oct 8 — SHUPSTOCK ’16: 3rd Annual East Nashville Backyard Music Festival
Every Tues in October — CHARLIE BOB’S
Sept 22 — DOUGLAS CORNER w/David Newbould
Sept 21 — 5 SPOT w/Amelia White & The Blue Souvenirs
Sept 19 — FAMILY WASH w/Kevin Gordon & Stephen Simmons
Sept 17 — BLACK DOG HOUSE CONCERT Chicago, IL
Wed Sept 14 — OLD SCHOOL FARM to TABLE MUSIC ROOM w/Byrd’s Auto Parts
Sept 11 — BOB TEDROW’S HOMEWOOD MUSIC Birmingham, AL
Presented by The Writer’s Share & Bob Tedrow & Homewood Musical Instrument Co.
Sept 10 — BOWMAN HOUSE CONCERT SERIES Lawrenceville/Atlanta, GA
Sept 9 — FLICKER BAR Athens, GA w/Dave Marr
Every Tues in September — CHARLIE BOB’S
Aug 22 — ACME RADIO: “Acme Unplugged” Songwriter Series
w/Chuck Mead, Sarah Potenza, and Trent Summar
Sat, Aug 20 — The FAMILY WASH Gram Parsons Night
Sat, Aug 20 — HILLBILLY HAIKU HOUSE CONCERT Lebanon, TN
Sat, Aug 13 — THE FAMILY WASH w/Byrd’s Auto Parts
Thurs, Aug 4 — The STATION INN w/Byrd’s Auto Parts
Every Tues in August — CHARLIE BOB’S
July 21 — KIMBRO’S, Franklin, TN w/Alice Wallace & Brian Ashley Jones
July 10 — RADIO CAFE w/Byrd’s Auto Parts
July 9 — DOUGLAS CORNER w/Davis Raines, Larry Mitchell, & Ace Ford
July 6 — The 5 SPOT w/Rod Picott
July 3 — The 5 SPOT “Country Music Sundays”
Every Tues in July — CHARLIE BOB’S
June 28 — AMERICAN LEGION POST 82 “Hony Tonk Tuesdays”
June 26 — GUNSTREET GOODS Summer Party w/Laura May Socks, Tony Martinez, Joshua Hedley
June 23 — The 5 SPOT w/Don Gallardo
June 22 — The FAMILY WASH w/Michael Kelsh
June 18 — PlottFest, Maggie Valley, NC — Byrd’s Auto Parts’ 3rd Appearance at the N.C. PLOTT HOUND FESTIVAL!
Some Very Special Past Shows…
Sat June 4 2016 — KARVANA, Atlanta, GA w/Slim Chance & the Convicts — 30th Anniversary Show! Couldn’t have gone better. Such a beautiful night of long-loved friends and music. My second home.
Thurs June 2, 2016 — THE STATION INN — Jon Byrd & Byrd’s Auto Parts w/Fats Kaplin & Milan Miller AND Jared Manzo & Marty Lynds — back at the Station Inn before a packed house of regulars, visitors, and Nashville songwriters. Music lovers all!
Sun May 29, 2016 — COUNTRY MUSIC HALL of FAME w/Pete Finney was a such an amazing time. Once again I learned so much about the history of the pedal steel, the mechanics of instruments, and the artists who have mastered it down through the years. And getting to accompany Pete on some many legendary songs… wow. So much more than your average “demonstration.” I felt we all should get diplomas when it was over!
And as if that wasn’t a big enough Sunday, a very fine time was had by all at the New RADIO CAFE “Country Music Sunday” with me, Grant Johnson, and Mike Bub trying to teachin’ ’em what they don’t know how. And Radio Cafe folks know a LOT! Big fun…
My debut for UNDER THE APPLE TREE SESSIONS with BOB HARRIS from last Fall’s England Tour. A little froggy, but proud to sing a song I wrote with Mr. Butch Primm. Jon Byrd – ‘Well Of Wishes’ | UNDER THE APPLE TREE
AND.. my interview on author and journalist Barry Mazor’s “Roots Now” Radio Show on ACME RADIO can be heard HERE: https://soundcloud.com/acmeradiolive/roots-now-episode-2
A new video for ROUTE 41’s “Just Another Gun” (Al Shelton) from the fab East Nashville Underground Festival and @Makeitpopnash DIG!
2015 SHOWS
The Family Wash — Annual Family Wash Show During AMA Week w/Bill Jackson & Tom Mason
Wed Nov 18 W/David Newbould & the Stowaways @ The 5 Spotw/Clark Paterson & JR Wyatt
W/John Lilly & Arty Hill @ Hillbilly Haiku House Concerts, Lebanon, TN
W/Tiffany Huggins Grant’s ‘Jonquil Child’ CD Release Show @ Douglas Corner Cafe, Nashville, TN
W/David Newbould & the Stowaways and John Mann and Drew Smithers @ The Tin Roof, Nashville, TN
PlottFest, 2015 ~ Maggie Valley, NC
Writer’s Share @ WorkPlay ~ Birmingham, AL
Sunday June 7 2015 ENSC @ Mad Donna’s ~ Nashville, TN
1st gig at the Basement East opening for Miss Kelsey Waldon
Monday, May 18, 2015.
Such a great night of music with Amelia White, Kevin Gordon, and Sergio Webb at Douglas Corner Friday, May 15, 2015.
1st time-long time at Brown’s Diner with Marty Lynds on the skins Monday, May 11, 2015.
1st time ever with horns at Derek Hoke’s $2 Tuesday May 5th 2015 at the 5 Spot, East Nashville, TN
Press-love for Route 41
BEST of 2014: MICHAEL YOUNG at WFPK, LOUISVILLE, KY
BEST of 2014: CREATIVE LOAFING, ATLANTA:
Doug DeLoach’s Favorite Releases 2014
BEST of 2014: CREATIVE LOAFING, ATLANTA:
James Kelly’s Top 10 Country Albums
TOP 45 for 2014: THE BROKEN JUKEBOX
TOP 10 for 2014: Music City Sue at No Depression.com
Byrd’s Auto Parts: We don’t rock. Ever.
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THE BEST NORWAY & ENGLAND TOUR EVER IN 2014!
Simply could not have gone any better thanks to so, so many friends!
NORWAY started with Egil and Hallgeir in FERKINGSTAD: a wonderful village of amazing music lovers, then three days of shows at the Kulturnatt Festival in HAUGESUND and a fine few days with Camilla and the Sorhus family. Then on to Buckleys in OSLO and Moskus in TRONDHEIM with Tor and Chris taking care of my and my scratchy voice. What a grand week— all thanks to Camilla Sorhus and C-U Publicity!
Then on to ENGLAND— and the Under the Apple Tree Sessions in OXFORD with Bob Harris and his son Miles Myerscough-Harris at the helm. From there to David Pyatt and The Garage in LONDON, then Paul Collins and The Working Men’s Club in PANGBOURNE, and back to LONDON for Simon Beards’ House Concert. The next day off to HORBURY and WAKEFIELD for two shows in one day: the Cricketers Arms and the Bull and Fairhouse Pub with our musical cohort Steve Chapman Smith. The next morning was LIVERPOOL and that means BBC Merseyside with our buddy Billy Butler, and so many dear L’pool friends— Grateful Fred’s Cafe D’Art in FORMBY and a couple of relaxing days with our pals The Good Intentions in the hometown of John, Paul, George, and Ringo. More great pals in TANSLEY: Alan and Marilyn Clark’s Stoneridge House Concert. Before the last show, Halloween was celebrated with Miss Edwina Hayes in lovely Driffield. Then to YORK and the Edinburg Arms with the great songwriters and performers of Yorkshire, all thanks to Dave and Lorraine Clark’s hospitality!
Whew! More details and photos to come. I was home in Nashville 24hrs when me and the Auto Parts pulled off one of the best shows of the year at the Family Wash Nov 6— a kind of “So good to be home” show. And the next night Nov 7 I did some Gram tunes at the Douglas Corner for the Gram Parsons In’tl annual event and this year, a celebration of the Road Mangler! Finally, last night at the legendary Brown’s Diner, a musical birthday celebration for my ol’ pard Davis Raines… THE best songwriter in Music City. A great night. Great weekend. What a way to finish up the tour.