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GEORGE BYRNE

About Me


George Byrne is a musician who writes lovely tunes - some quiet some loud, some slow some fast. Some people say the music could be described as ‘Pink Floyd Americana' and others say it's nothing of the sort. In any case it's melodic and of high quality. His first (and only) LP ‘Foreign Water’ was released to critical acclaim in Australia, UK and most recently the US. Featuring guest appearances by Lior and Holly Throsby, and made with the help of producers Jonathan Burnside (The Sleepy Jackson) and Tim Powles (The Church), Foreign Water was an important and unique debut release that launched George’s career in style.
Described as “A stunning debut of quietly beautiful songs” (Kathy McCabe, Daily Telegraph), ‘Foreign Water’ first got the attention of UK MOJO (No 1 New Release Playlist) and then Tori Amos, who invited George to tour with her around Australia. Since then George has showcased SxSW, toured Australia & Europe (with Jason Molina and LIOR) and most recently returned to NYC & LA for a 12 show run in conjunction with his records US release.
In amongst all this George also found time to release a sneeky EP, a heart-wrenching acoustic side-project called ‘Beat In Time’ and - with some new found $ help - just spent two months in NYC working on pre-production for his 2nd studio record with some of the best bands in the world. So for gods sake, stay tuned!
GBHQx
Foreign Water Press:
"Byrne sits between weariness and wakefulness: finger-picked guitar, gentle country-rock ambience, harmonica and a voice that can turn sad at the drop of a battered hat there’s real talent here." - Bernard Zuel, SMH
"A stunning debut of quietly beautiful songs from a Sydney singer-songwriter Byrne offers laid-back, rootsy rock gems which draw you in with their simple melodies and hooks and his smooth-as-silk, lazy Sunday drawl." - The Daily Telegraph
"These tales of romance, travel and life-acquired yearnings make for effortless but absorbing listening this is a singer with a distinctly Australian way of sharing his stories with you." - The Courier Mail
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Member Since: 5/9/2006
Band Website: georgebyrne.com
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Influences: guitar, bass, drums, vocals, piano, percussion, strings and other noises.
Sounds Like: world citizenship
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

George Byrne & The Cardinals (& friends).

George Byrne & The Cardinals - Story / Songs / Pix.Hi there, happy 09 and all that&I just wanted to write a bit on the experiences I had with different people, producers and bands while I was OS + pos...
Posted by on Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:43:00 GMT

New Songs

Good Afternoon WorldOrrite so as promised I have a couple of new tunes up on the old page, hope you like em. The first one is called 'She's Everywhere', it's a song I recorded in Portland Oregon a few...
Posted by on Fri, 24 Oct 2008 21:40:00 GMT

Hi5 - world

hi therei posted a new track today, a live version of neil young's allberquerque. we tracked this little while back at the Espi in melbourne. twasa great night. hope you like and - to all NY fans - my...
Posted by on Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:51:00 GMT

NY's goodbye gift

NYs good-bye giftSo my tenure in NY has come to an end, sad but true, but as I sit here at gate 29A in LAX I am feeling the odd pang of excitement at the thought of getting back and taking the reig...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:10:00 GMT

confessional theatre

Hi therejust thought id drop by and update the old blog. Ever wondered about the 9/11 conspiracy theories? Only kidding, I'm not going there.Ok so Im now in LA staying in a friends apartment downtow...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:01:00 GMT

america in summer

helloright on! so i have been in NY for a week and I just wanted to re-cap. just so you know its summer in NY, and quite severely hot so I thought i'd be slack and forget about capital letters etc...a...
Posted by on Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:25:00 GMT

NYCNYCNYCNYC

Im going to NYC tomorrow....I'll fill you in on what goes down very soon!Gbx
Posted by on Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:51:00 GMT

melb launch

hey thereanother big thanks to all who attended the wesley show on the w/e.so much fun, even though i had an out of body experience while on stage i still thoroughly enjoyed it all. washington and wh...
Posted by on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:40:00 GMT

VIAGRA,

or more specifically the text that came with the most recent email i received that tried to convince to buy it. it's actually quite funny, ive never really taken the time to read the fine print!"Of cu...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Jun 2008 22:05:00 GMT

Thankyou

To all those who came down to Will & Toby's last night. Thankyou for your support, Karl, Andy, Jake, Megan & I had a memorable night indeed. We'll keep you all posted on things.CheersGx
Posted by on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:11:00 GMT