Jonathan Byrd

*1970 Fayetteville, NC

3rd version

by Praguefrank

SESSIONS

2001 The Rubber Room, Chapel Hill, NC – Jonathan Byrd  (Jonathan Byrd [vcl/gt], Tim Stambaugh [tenor vcl], John Boulding [dobro/banjo], Russell Johnson [chop mandolin],

Charles Petee [lead mandolin], Robbie Link [bass], Rex McGee [fiddle], Bill Hicks [fiddle])

001 WILDFLOWERS Jonathan Byrd  1  

002 ELI'S COTTON GIN Jonathan Byrd 1   

003 VELMA Jonathan Byrd 1  

004 LADY'S FANCY Jonathan Byrd 1 

005 SANDY MUSH Jonathan Byrd 1 

006 GOLDEN GLOW OF AUTUMN Jonathan Byrd 1 

007 TINYTOWN Jonathan Byrd 1 

008 ASHE COUNTY FAIR Jonathan Byrd 1  

009 BEAN AN FHIR RUA/BACKSTEP CINDY Jonathan Byrd 1

010 THE SPARROW Jonathan Byrd 1  

011 MAMA Jonathan Byrd 1  

012 MOLLY DEAR Jonathan Byrd 1 

013 BIG HOEDOWN Jonathan Byrd 1 

014 THE CIDER SONG Jonathan Byrd 1 

015 HER EYES WERE GREEN Jonathan Byrd 1  

016 ROBENA Jonathan Byrd 1 

2002 The Rubber Room, Chapel Hill, NC – Jonathan Byrd (Jonathan Byrd [vcl/gt],    Robbie Link [bass/cello],  Jason Cade [fiddle], David DiGiuseppe [accordion]. Producer: Jonathan Byrd)

017 THE WAITRESS Byrdsong 2

018 THE BALLAD OF LARRY Byrdsong 2

019 RADIO Byrdsong 2

020 THE SNAKE SONG Byrdsong 2

021 DOWN THE OLD MOUNTAIN ROAD Byrdsong 2

022 MY GENERATION Byrdsong 2

023 SMALL TOWN Byrdsong 2

024 TAPE FULL OF LOVE SONGS Byrdsong 2

025 STACKALEE Byrdsong 2

026 HOME SWEET HOME Byrdsong 2

027 BEING WITH YOU Byrdsong 2

028 FIDDLE AND BOW Byrdsong 2

029 ROSIE Byrdsong 2

30 June 2003/30 January 2004 unknown – Jonathan Byrd and Dromedary (Jonathan Byrd [vcl/ac gt/bck vc;], Rob McMaken [Appalachian dulcimer/mandolin/cümbüs/vcl], Andrew Reissiger [Charango/el gt/flamenco gt], Robbie Link [bass/cello], Rex McGee [fiddle], Jason Cade [fiddle/flute/bck vcl], Chris Frank [accordion])

030 TRUE COMPANION Warerbug JOBYRD 2 

031 THE YOUND SLAVER Warerbug JOBYRD 2 

032 I'VE BEEN STOLEN Warerbug JOBYRD 2 

033 GOLD COAST Warerbug JOBYRD 2 

034 I'M SO LOST Warerbug JOBYRD 2 

035 VERDIGRIS (INTRO) Warerbug JOBYRD 2 

036 VERDIGRIS Warerbug JOBYRD 2 

037 LITTLE BIRD Warerbug JOBYRD 2 

038 THE NEW WORLD Warerbug JOBYRD 2 

039 THE RIVER GIRL Warerbug JOBYRD 2 

040 THE SEA AND THE SKY Warerbug JOBYRD 2 

041 FOR YOU Warerbug JOBYRD 2

2004 unknown – Jonathan Byrd and Dromedary

042 YOU BETTER KEEP AN EYE ON HIM

WATERBUG ? VOTE IN NOVEMBER: ELECTION 2004 ANTI-THEFT DEVICE (2004)

ca 2005 unknown – Jonathan Byrd

043 BREATLESS

WATERBUG ? WATERBUG ANTHOLOGY 8: BORN INTO THE WHISPER (2006)

2006 [live] The Saxon Pub, ? – Jonathan Byrd and Greg Klyma

04301 CUT 'EM DOWN

2006 The Rubber Room, Chapel Hill, NC – Jonathan Byrd (Jonathan Byrd [vcl],  Rob McMaken [el gt/bck vcl], Andrew Reissiger [el gt], Will McFarlane [gt], Neal Fountain [bass/lap steel], Jeff Reilly [drums], Mary Moss [bck vcl])

044 THE COCAINE KID Warerbug 0001 

045 COLLEEN Warerbug 0001 

046 JESUS WAS A BOOTLEGGER Warerbug 0001 

047 HANK Warerbug 0001 

048 SEXY JESSIE Warerbug 0001 

049 AUSTIN WOMEN Warerbug 0001 

050 THE COLD and HUNGRY NIGHT Warerbug 0001

051 LEARN TO ROCK 'N' ROLL Warerbug 0001

052 AMELIA, MY DREAM Warerbug 0001

053 I WANT YOU Warerbug 0001 

054 THE BISHOP and THE GHOST OF THE NAZARENE Warerbug 0001

055 JACKS Warerbug 0001 

8 January 2007 [7 hours] Nashville Record Barn, TN – Jonathan Byrd and Diana Jones

056 RADIO SOUL

057 POOR BOY

058 MARYVILLE

059 THE THINGS OF THIS WORLD

060 RECKON I DID

061 MY REMEMBRANCE OF YOU

062 THE OTHER SIDE

063 ORPHAN'S HOME

064 VELMA

065 BLUE EYES

066 THAT BETTER DAY

tracks above issued on album Radio Soul

2007 unknown – Jonathan Byrd

067 WHITE CLOUD

2008 White Squirrel, Toronto, Ontario, CAN – Jonathan Byrd (Jonathan Byrd [vcl/gt/ fiddle/  rattle], Chris Bartos [bck vcl])
068 THE LAW AND THE LONESOME Warerbug 85

039 CLEAN Warerbug 85

070 DIANA JONES‘ Warerbug 85

071 HOUSTON WINDOW BLUES Warerbug 85

072 FIFTH WHEEL Warerbug 85

073 PRAIRIE GIRL Warerbug 85

074 MAY THE RIVER RUN DRY Warerbug 85

075 COYOTE Warerbug 85

076 SOLDIER'S LULLABY Warerbug 85

077 GALVESTON Warerbug 85 

23 November 2009 Casa Wroxton, Toronto, Ontario, CAN – Jonathan Byrd (Jonathan Byrd [vcl],  Chris Quinn [vcl/banjo], Andrew Collins [vcl/mandolin], John Showman [vcl/fiddle], Treasa Levasseur [vcl/accordion/piano], Corin Raymond, Ken Whitely, Brian Kobayakawa [bk vcl])

078 CHICKEN WIRE Waterbug 92 

079 WILD PONIES Waterbug 92 

080 I WAS AN OAK TREE Waterbug 92 

081 RECKON I DID Waterbug 92  

082 NEW MOON RISE Waterbug 92 

083 DUNGAREES OVERALLS Waterbug 92  

084 FATHER'S DAY Waterbug 92 

085 WHITE OAK WOOD Waterbug 92 

086 SCUPPERNONG Waterbug 92  

087 CACKALACK! Waterbug 92   

2013 Blue Rock, Wimberley, TX – Jonathan Byrd and Chris Kokesh

088 WE USED TO BE BIRDS Waterbug 112 

089 HAZEL EYES Waterbug 112 

090 ONE NIGHT AT A TIME Waterbug 112 

091 IN THE LIGHT OF DAY Waterbug 112 

092 PAINT THE TOWN BLUE Waterbug 112 

093 MAUREEN Waterbug 112 

094 CLOSE ENOUGH TO TOUCH Waterbug 112

095 DESERT ROSE Waterbug 112 

096 IT'S TOO LATE TO CALL IT A NIGHT Waterbug 112 

097 SUNDAYS LOVING YOU Waterbug 112 

098 LAY YOUR HANDS ON THE HIGHWAY Waterbug 112

2014 Bedside Studios, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN/ Gimli, Manitoba, CAN/ Nashville, TN – Jonathan Miller (Jonathan Miller [vcl/gt],  Joanna Miller [vcl/drums], Andrina Turenne [vcl], Corin Raymond [vcl], Alexa Dirks [vcl], Grant Siemens [el gt/steel], Steve Conn [organ])

099 .38 BABY Waterbug 118

100 SLIP AWAY Waterbug 118

101 STARLIGHT Waterbug 118

102 MAMA'S GOT WHEELS Waterbug 118

103 A BIG TRUCK BROUGHT IT Waterbug 118

104 PALE RIDER Waterbug 118

105 POOR JOHNNY Waterbug 118

106 WORKING OFFSHORE Waterbug 118

107 YOU CAN'T OUTRUN THE RADIO Waterbug 118

108 CLOSE ENOUGH TO TOUCH Waterbug 118

2014 Copenhagen, DEN/unknown, UK – Jonathan Byrd and The Sentimentals

109 LOVE IS THE LAW Sentimental Music 038055

110 NATURAL SUPERNATURAL Sentimental Music 038055

111 MOTHER TONGUE Sentimental Music 038055

112 MALCHIK Sentimental Music 038055

113 ON THE EDGE Sentimental Music 038055

114 I THOUGHT I'D SEEN IT ALL Sentimental Music 038055

115 WORKINGMAN BLUES #3 Sentimental Music 038055

116 THERE'S A STORM COMING Sentimental Music 038055

117 SUN ON THE WATER Sentimental Music 038055

118 HARVEST TIME Sentimental Music 038055

119 I'M GOING TO CHANGE THE WORLD Sentimental Music 038055

120 SINS OF YOUR FATHER Sentimental Music 038055

121 I DON'T UNDERSTAND MYSELF Sentimental Music 038055

2018 Rubber Room Studio, Chapel Hill, NC/Bedside Studio, Winnipeg, MB, CAN– Jonathan Byrd and The Pickup Cowboys (Jonathan Byrd [ld vcl/ gt/ keyboards/glockenspiel/ percussion], Johnny Waken [el gt/mandolin/ keyboards/ harmonica/ percussion/ musical saw/ bck vcl], Paul Ford [bass/ cello],  Joanna Miller [drums], Alexa Dirks, Andrina Turenne [bck vcl])

122 PICKUP COWBOY

123 TRACTOR PULL

124 WHEN THE WELL RUNS DRY

125 LAKOTA SIOUX

126 TAKING IT BACK

127 TEMPORARY TATTOO

128 WE USED TO BE BIRDS

129 FISH OUT OF WATER

130 IT DON'T MAKE SENSE

131 DO YOU DREAM 

132 JUANITA*
133 POOR BOY*
134 UNDER THE BELLY OF THE NIGHT*
135 TATTOO WEATHER*
136 BIKE WEEK*
137 I WISH I WAS IN LOVE*
Tracks above issued on album Pickup Cowboy/ *EP Pickup Takeout
2020 unknown – Jonathan Byrd (Jonathan Byrd [vcl/gt], Johnny Waken [vcl/el gt],
Austin McCall [vcl/gt])
138 I’VE BEEN EVERYWHERE [COVID 19 VERSION]

ALBUMS

Jonathan Byrd no # (UPC 62060001201926) Wildflowers: Wildflowers;  Eli's Cotton Gin;  Velma;  Lady's Fancy; Sandy Mush; Golden Glow of Autumn; Tinytown; Ashe County Fair;  Bean an Fhir Rua/Backstep Cindy; The Sparrow;  Mama;  Molly Dear; Big Hoedown; The Cider Song; Her Eyes Were Green;  Robena -  01

Byrdsong 2 The Waitress: The Waitress; The Ballad of Larry; Radio; The Snake Song; Down the Old Mountain Road; My Generation; Small Town; Tape Full of Love Songs; Stackalee; Home Sweet Home; Being With You; Fiddle and Bow; Rosie – 02

Waterbug JOBYRD 2 The Sea And The Sky:  True Companion; The Yound Slaver; I've Been Stolen; Gold Coast; I'm So Lost; Verdigris (Intro); Verdigris; Little Bird; The New World; The River Girl; The Sea and the Sky; For You – 15-06-04 w. Dromedary

Waterbug 0001 This is the New That: The Cocaine Kid;  Colleen;  Jesus was a Bootlegger;  Hank;  Sexy Jessie;  Austin Women;  The Cold and Hungry Night; Learn to Rock 'n' Roll; Amelia, My Dream; I Want You;  The Bishop and The Ghost of the Nazarene; Jacks – 01-07

Byrd Jones 78277 15572 Radio Soul: Radio Soul; Poor Boy; Maryville; The Things of this World; Reckon I Did; My Remembrance of You; The Other Side; Orphan's Home; Velma; Blue Eyes; That Better Day – 05-07 w. Diana Jones as ByrdJones

Waterbug WBG 85 The Law And The Lonesome: The Law and the Lonesome; Clean; Diana Jones‘; Houston Window Blues; Fifth Wheel; Prairie Girl; May the River Run Dry; Coyote; Soldier's Lullaby; Galveston – 22-07-08

Waterbug WBG 92 Cackalack: Chicken Wire; Wild Ponies; I Was An Oak Tree; Reckon I Did;  New Moon Rise; Dungarees Overalls;  Father's Day; White Oak Wood; Scuppernong; Cackalack! – 18-01-11

Waterbug WBG 112 The Barn Birds: We Used To Be Birds;  Hazel Eyes;  One Night At A Time;  In The Light Of Day;  Paint The Town Blue;  Maureen;  Close Enough To Touch;  Desert Rose;  It's Too Late To Call It A Night;  Sundays Loving You;  Lay Your Hands On The Highway – 16-07-13 w. Chris Kokesh

Waterbug WBG 118 You Can’t Outrun the Radio: .38 Baby; Slip Away;  Starlight; Mama's Got Wheels; A Big Truck Brought It; Pale Rider; Poor Johnny; Working Offshore; You Can't Outrun the Radio; Close Enough to Touch – 13-10-14

Waterbug WBG 123/Sentimental Music 5 707471 038055 Mother Tongue:  Love Is The Law;  Natural Supernatural;  Mother Tongue;  Malchik;  On The Edge;  I Thought I'd Seen It All;  Workingman Blues #3;  There's a Storm Coming;  Sun On The Water;  Harvest Time;  I'm Going To Change The World;  Sins Of Your Father;  I Don't Understand Myself - 11-14(digital) 01-15 (CD)

Waterbug no # Pickup Cowboy:  Pickup Cowboy; Tractor Pull;  When The Well Runs Dry;  Lakota Sioux; Taking It Back;  Temporary Tattoo;  We Used To Be Birds;  Fish Out Of Water;  It Don't Make Sense; Do You Dream – 16-11-18

 

EPs
Jonathan Byrd ? Pickup Takeout: Juanita; Poor Boy; Under the Belly of the Night; Tattoo Weather; Bike Week; I Wish I Was In Love – 03-07-20
 

There is also a lot of digital selfissued live albums on https://jonathanbyrd.bandcamp.com