ALAMOSA – Society Hall is excited to bring back Irish singer-songwriter Pat Byrne to Alamosa. Now making his home in Austin, Texas, Byrne has rapidly been making a name for himself in Americana and alt-country circles everywhere across the country.
The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31, at Society Hall, 400 Ross Ave., Alamosa. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 and are available online at www.societyhall.org and at the Green Spot, 711 State Ave., Alamosa. The concert will also stream live on the Society Hall Facebook page and You-Tube channel.
An Irish singer-songwriter, Byrne has come a long way since his first deal with Universal. In late 2017, Byrne began his migration to Austin, Texas. In 2019, he took the US by storm, with breakout performances at the 30A Festival, SXSW, Kerrville Folk Festival and the Americana Festival. Being immersed in the Texas music scene, his sophomore US release, “Into the Light,” has an edgier feel underscoring both emotional depth and greater confidence, while blending new influences with his rich Irish heritage.
Upon seeing Byrne and his band playing “Dublin Blues” in Gruene Hall, Peter Blackstock, esteemed Austin (Texas) American-Statesman music writer, said. “I know this song is on Steve Earle's new album, but Pat does it better, and I'll stand on Guy Clark's workbench in my brown suede Merrells and say that.”
Blackstock is not the only one out there describing Byrne as one of the most promising young singer-songwriters. Stuart Gray of Hot Press Magazine wrote, “Pat's voice strikes an emotional chord with his audience; ranging from seductive whisper one moment, to full-bodied rock 'n' roll growl the next.”
Even the vaunted Folk Alley was beside itself when it discovered Byrne in January of 2019 at the 30A Songwriters Festival in Florida: “When you combine the transcendent poetry of Bob Dylan with the gritty, real-world rock-n-roll storytelling that Bruce Springsteen made so famous, and then add a dash of the political activism embodied by Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, you’ll have Irish singer-songwriter Pat Byrne.”
Grab your tickets today for a special evening with Pat Byrne, who brings with him an undeniable voice born from a mashup of Cocker, Springsteen and Dylan, bridging the gaps of blues, folk and soul, live on Aug. 31 at Society Hall.
