biographical info
You can take the boy out of Newfoundland, but you can't take Newfoundland out of the boy.
Brian Byrne comes from Steadybrook, Newfoundland... population 500. Regardless of its small size, his musical influences were large.
Soon after arriving in Toronto and surviving by pizza making, bartending and singing whenever possible, a fellow band mate gave him the news that Canadian platinum-recording artists 'I Mother Earth' were searching for a new lead singer.
When the phone rang 3 months later and someone on the other end told him it was "Jag from I Mother Earth", he laughed and hung up the phone on what he thought was a prankster friend. When the phone immediately rang again he felt his stomach drop.
With that phone call from I Mother Earth guitarist Jagori Tanna, Brian was invited to come out and jam with the band. That induction was the beginning of a beautiful and current 6 year relationship.
With Brian at the helm, I Mother Earth received a GOLD record, toured the world and performed sold out shows to ecstatic audiences.
While Brian continues to be immeasurably proud of his work with I Mother Earth, his current solo work provides an insight into both his past and future as a dynamic performer and artist. With his early influences of rock, country and folk ringing true throughout his melodies and lyrics, Brian displays a more, vulnerable, passionate and sensitive side to his work not previously seen or heard.