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“AMERICANA THE WAY IT WAS AND THE WAY IT SHOULD BE — His vocal sound– a touch of Haggard here and a smear of Willie there– is wonderfully dated, old Opry and much the better for it. His original songs, such as Jackknife and Reputation, sound like old friends.” ~ MOJO MAGAZINE
“… a mixture of Americana and country and is spellbinding showcasing a true genius at work.” ~ MAVERICK MAGAZINE
“Smooth, affecting, classy country…mature experience to match the vocal finesse.” ~ ENGINE145.COM
“[Down at the Well of Wishes is] a Classy record by anyone’s standards… steeped in hard won wisdom it gains extra emotional resonance courtesy of Nashville guitar legend Jon Byrd’s semi spoken vocal style” ~ R2 MAGAZINE UK
“His dazzling sophomore album is a strikingly rich collection of nine Americana originals. The thing about Byrd is that he has a well-worn and rough voice that could draw a comparison to a more countrified Leonard Cohen…” ~ POPMATTERS
“Full of lovely guitar touches and brimming with clever, mordant songs” ~ THE LONDON TELEGRAPH
“The vocals on Byrd’s new R.S. Field-produced album have the graciousness of Don Williams along with traces of Willie Nelson’s free-as-the-breeze delivery. To put it another way, Byrd’s an understatedly great singer. And the songwriting… applies a fresh, sharp, Southern vocabulary. He’s understatedly great at the writing part, too.” ~ NASHVILLE SCENE
“Clearly maintaining his standard, mature songwriting is married to some classy playing, whilst Jon’s warm, slightly gruff but very relaxed singing holds the centre. … Though he sings of heartbreak and regret, there’s something enormously reassuring about Jon Byrd’s music, a refuge in troubled times.” ~ NO DEPRESSION
“Down at the Well of Wishes is 100% gin-yoo-wine, brothers and sisters, with allusions to Gram Parsons not at all out of place. There’s that much honesty and candor present, not to mention a full-blooded jes’ foks ambiance. … The guy seems to understand everything about folk, country, roots, Nashville, and kindred aesthetics almost as though he’d helped write the rules.” ~ ACOUSTICMUSIC.COM
“Though much of the content draws (I presume) on personal experience, it also feels universal. Down’s sorrows and struggles are all of ours, which is to say they’re everyone’s blues, except that few of us can evoke them with the kind of eloquence, passion and mature intelligence Byrd brings to his art.” ~ RAMBLES.NET
“At the intersection of Solitude and the Bleeding Truth lives Jon Byrd. Not only does he write with honesty and heart, he embodies those elements. His is a voice that holds history within straight-up, neo-classic country.” ~ THE LONESOME ROAD REVIEW
“Even in the rootsy arena of country musicians full of reverence for the genre’s past, crafting new music doesn’t have to be a regurgitation of worn clichés… Jon Byrd proves it. …as traditional and timeless as they come.” ~ GEORGIA MUSIC MAGAZINE
“When you open the mail and find a record like Jon Byrd’s Byrd’s Auto Parts, for a moment things seem right with the music world.” ~ HOUSTON PRESS
“It wouldn’t take the ‘Perfect World’ Jon Byrd sings about with such wistful, regretful finesse on this disc for more people to know him as the terrifically accomplished, versatile country singer he is.” ~ NO DEPRESSION
“A superbly talented songwriter… on a par with other Americana stars like Prine, Snider, Crowell… a fine representation of one of the best songwriters and stylists today.” ~ AMERICANA GAZETTE
“Byrd’s mature, understated baritone, often compared to Merle Haggard’s, though I’d say more like Don Williams, is a class act in itself, team it with nine remarkable songs and I’d say we have a winner.” ~ Not SXSW
“BEST LOCAL COUNTRY, OFF THE ROW — The string-bending excellence is expected; what surprises is the penetrating power of his pen and entertaining quality of his voice.”~ NASHVILLE SCENE
“Byrd’s an understatedly great singer. And the songwriting… applies a fresh, sharp Southern vocabulary. He’s understatedly great at the writing part, too.” ~ NASHVILLE SCENE
“The surprise of the listening session was JON BYRD. His CD shows it’s time for him to step out of the shadows and as a sideman. A well-deserved DISCovery Award.” ~ MUSIC ROW MAGAZINE
“A perfect mix of hardcore honky-tonk and impossibly beautiful slow songs.” ~ BLACK DOG HOUSE CONCERTS, Chicago
TOP EAST NASHVILLE ARTISTS RIGHT NOW — THE ALTERNATE ROOT ~ June 2013 http://www.thealternateroot.com/what-s-trending/1213-top-nashville-artists-right-now
“Top East Nashville Artists Right Now” – May 2013, The Alternate Root.com “The 50 Top Songs on the American Condtition” – Byrd’s “Alabama Asphalt” – April 2013, The Alternate Root.com
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