Biography
Liam J. Byrne, (the J is for Jesus !), was born on July 9^th 1973. The youngest of three, I followed my sisters, Elizabeth & Caroline into the world. We lived on a farm near the village of Ballygarrett in Co. Wexford.

My first memory of performing is when I was five or six and took to the stage at the Senior Citizens weekly get-together to sing a song that had something to do with a rabit! Since then i have never looked back, but the rabit got the mixer and passed on !
During the summer of 1991 I met a local musician who promised to teach me a few chords on guitar. The following year I played my first gig in Boggans Bar, Co. Wexford. My fee was £15 plus sandwiches. That musician was a man called Rob Weldon. He and I became great friends since then and are often seen in the local Public Houses for what we call "Busines Lunches" !

Being a solo musician I found myself performing a lot of songs by made famous by another great influence on me, Christy Moore. His style of singing, playing, and the humour of his shows appealed to me and in 2000 I began to tour Ireland performing my "Ordinary Man, A tribute to Christy Moore" show. This show has taken me all over Ireland performing at the top festivals, finest venues, and nearly all the main colleges and Universities. It has also allowed me to perform some of my self penned songs to a larger audience and has proven to be a great spring board for songs like 'Roy Keans Dog', 'Golden Boats', and 'Living in a field in Avoca'.

I have two albums under my belt. The first "On this Road" (1999) contains 12 self penned tunes. It was received well but was produced on a very small budget. I hope to re-record some of the songs from this album at some point in the future.

In 2003 I released my second album, "Golden Boats". This one contained 14 songs, 8 self penned and 4 covers. The CD was produced to reflect the Christy tour which I was performing and contains a lot of humour with songs like 'All theWickhams', 'Roy Keans Dog', 'Christy's Black Vest', and 'Living in a field in Avoca'. It also contains songs that show another style to my voice, 'Forest Road', 'Golden Boats', and 'The Forgotten' (a song about the plight of AIDS sufferers in Africa).