Blue Rock Festival

Byrd’s 2008 release, The Law and the Lonesome is already a classic - it's what might have happened if Townes Van Zandt had made a record with Doc Watson. Tamara Kater of Canada’s folk mag Penguin Eggs called The Law and the Lonesome her “album of the decade.” Cackalack, in 2011, is an homage to his home state of North Carolina. Recorded live in a day while on the road, Cackalack hit #1 on Roots Music Reports folk radio chart, #22 on the Americana chart, was the #91 Americana album of 2011, and made John Platt’s “Best of 2011, ” along with strong international airplay and a dozen other “best of” lists. The Barn Birds, his masterful 2013 album release of duets with Chris Kokesh, was made right here at Blue Rock Studio. Most recently, Jonathan won a 2011 SESAC Americana Music Award (beside Bob Dylan, Seth Avett, Hayes Carll, Jim Lauderdale, and Colin Brooks).

Between Jonathan, Johnny, and Paul, they have shared shows with Steve Cropper, Nanci Grifftith, The Blues
Brothers Band, Joe Walsh, John McCutcheon, Joan Jett, Steppenwolf, Hot Rize, Jon Bon Jovi, Steep Canyon
Rangers, Peter Rowan, and many more.