{"id":197,"date":"2014-11-08T19:00:07","date_gmt":"2014-11-08T19:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/216.71.127.204\/wordpress\/?p=197"},"modified":"2015-10-05T16:27:53","modified_gmt":"2015-10-05T16:27:53","slug":"jonathan-byrd-barnes-house-concerts-houston-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2014\/11\/08\/jonathan-byrd-barnes-house-concerts-houston-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Byrd – Barnes House Concerts – Houston, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Written by Eddie Ferranti <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Cackalack, North Carolina is famous for some famous spice sauces derived from naturally delicious sweet potatoes\u00a0among other things.\u00a0 One of thee other things happens to be a gent by the name of Jonathan Byrd. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

HMR saw him at this venue before,\u00a0<\/span>http:\/\/www.houstonmusicreview.com\/mambo\/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1840&Itemid=7<\/span><\/u><\/a>) , but this go around a few things had changed.\u00a0 For one, \u00a0the house concert itself had a major do over in the form of a wall coming down opening the room up big time.\u00a0 Bill and Deanna Barnes’ transformed their home of 41 years into a comfortable for at least 50 folks venue that provided\u00a0plenty of space\u00a0for the 3-piece band this night.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Image\"Byrd on acoustic guitar\u00a0was joined by the mellow cello bottom sound of Paul Ford, and the\u00a0multiple talents of guitarist \/mandolin\/saw\/harp player Johnny Waken. The major key to this evening’s performance was the ample use of electric guitar by Waken.\u00a0 In my opinion, the electric guitar gets lost in the shuffle too often in the singer\/songwriter shows. When used properly it enhances the gig and as JB told me afterwards: “Electric guitar playing serves as yet another voice in the presentation.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tune called “Chickenwire” got this mature audience singin’ along from the get go and Byrd and company exuded a smooth dynamic spooky good sound all night. Other highlights were “Big Truck Brought It In” with effective saw playing, “Diana Jones” off his 2008 release ‘The Law and the Lonesome’,\u00a0 touching tale “Father’s Day” about his dad who was a Baptist minister with lots of bad habits that he passed on to JB, and\u00a0“Pale Rider on a White Horse”.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Accolades like ‘one of the top 50 songwriters of the last 50 years’ and being the ‘most buzzed about songwriter in folkdom’ seem to fit quite well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Byrd has a new album coming soon called “You Can’t Outrun the Radio” and the title cut was sweet.\u00a0 The electric guiitar magic jumped out on “May the River Run Dry” unleashing Waken to a very attentive crowd of music lovers.\u00a0 Speaking of which, Deanna had “drafted” a good amount of newbies and they seemed more than happy to be there.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hell the feedbag I strapped on stayed filled all night and if you left hungry it was your own fault!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Another bonus was the appearance\u00a0of\u00a0Butch Morgan in the packed house. Dude is a stud in the Austin music scene and we got to chew the fat about recent SWRFA and upcoming Folk Alliance International in Kansas City in February 2015.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Byrd capped the gig off with stirring “Train Song” and a nice dedication to the Barnes’ with a song about dreams coming true.<\/span><\/p>\n

With the way this evening went I think it did for them and only bodes well for future gigs at this northwest Houston home.\u00a0 The Carper Family is next up for them on 1\/31\/15 and we plan on being there.\u00a0You can\u00a0reach them\u00a0@ bildeann@swbell.net<\/span><\/u><\/a> .\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Give it shot and I’m sure you’ll dig it ,too…………..God Bless all the music lovers out there! \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Written by Eddie Ferranti Cackalack, North Carolina is famous for some famous spice sauces derived from naturally delicious sweet potatoes\u00a0among other things.\u00a0 One of thee other things happens to be a gent by the name of Jonathan Byrd. \u00a0\u00a0 HMR saw him at this venue before,\u00a0http:\/\/www.houstonmusicreview.com\/mambo\/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1840&Itemid=7) , but this go around a few things had… <\/p>\n

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