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Chris Byrne
Genre: Indie, Roots
Region: Central Coast, NSW
Members: Chris Byrne
Sounds Like: pete murray, Lior, Josh Pyke
Influences: Jimmy Eat World, Dixie Chicks, Beck

"...It's Sunday and you're sitting on the porch with a beer...gentle acoustic melodies carried along by a beautiful voice..." - www.triplejunearthed.com

1233 ABC Newcastle Music Awards 2007
Winner - Adult Contemporary
"Glide"

Chris Byrne plays acoustic guitar & sings from his heart. The singer/ songwriter was born & bred on the NSW Central Coast & has been sharing his music with audiences for many years. Playing in bands for most of his career so far, he has described his solo act as the culmination of a long journey home.

His music is intimately honest and melodic. He sings & plays with nothing to prove and his audience responds with a warmth & openness usually reserved for an old friend. Drawing on inspiration from years of searching for real happiness, Chris is one of those soulfully peaceful musicians that you just want to kick back & chill-out to.

In 2006 Chris earned the No. 1 chart position in the first week of the Triple J Unearthed competition. A few months later he was chosen as an artist in the spotlight for a week and to date he has racked up over 10,000 listens and 3000 downloads on that site alone.

In addition to that Chris won the 2007 Adult Contemporary section of the 1233 ABC Music Awards for his song Glide.

June 2008 sees him heading in the studio to record his debut album, purely funded by presales to his fans.

All this has been achieved in just over 2 years and with very little or no promotion, steadily building a local presence with regular gigs. With this in mind it remains to be seen just how contagious Chris’s music will be.

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Follow The Sun
rating:  5/5
was so happy to see a new song up from Chris. what a beautiful track. looking forward to seeing an album released!




Follow The Sun
rating:  5/5
I love this tune, 'some leave early, some stick 'round for the entire journey' i can learn and have learned a lot from his music about how to write g...




Glide
rating:  5/5
This is like Follow the sun, a very peaceful Song.




Follow The Sun
rating:  5/5
This is a wonderful Song - and a wonderful voice! It's so nice to listen to Chris while driving long distance. It's good to listen to Chris anytime, ...
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This project is supported by the Australia Council, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Music Board Section.