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The Innocent

by Jim Byrne

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1.
Fancy Wooden Box 02:57
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2.
Two Empty Chairs 04:15
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Satisfied Mind 04:15
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Thirteen 02:56
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Sand in Our Shoes 05:07
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When You Bit Into That Apple 04:12
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Sweeter Than A Rose 04:37
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You Are A Good Friend Of Mine 03:18
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Sleep Head 02:34
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10.
When The Sun Shines On Me 03:59
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Jim Byrne follows up the critically-acclaimed
Every Day is Sunshine with his latest album, The Innocent. It's a musical leap forward; no generic Americana clichés. But it also builds on what Jim is known for: eccentric songwriting influenced by early 20th century American music. There's also Jim's deeply craggy voice: a hypnotic mix of old-time crooner, Johnny Cash, Tom Waits and phrasing that at times evokes Leonard Cohen.

The new songs have a nostalgic impulse, a hankering for more innocent times. Most are laid-back, comforting even (balm for hard times?). There's a strangeness, too, though. Should the lullaby Sleepy Head be sung to a crying baby or feature in a horror film, implying awful goings-on just out of sight?
As on Jim's previous album, he's joined by some of Glasgow's best musicians, notably Yvonne Lyon (delicate piano on Sleepy Head) and virtuoso guitarist and banjo picker Graham Mackintosh (Satisfied Mind, Thirteen). Jim’s brother, Peter Byrne, adds harmonic richness on backing vocals (check the chorus on Sand in

your Shoes) as does Glasgow singer songwriter Dinny (Two Empty Chairs, You Are A Good Friend Of Mine).
The album's left-field songwriting is complemented by a production that takes a weird route at times. As well as the tuba on Two Empty Chairs (which might remind you of a German oompah band), the percussion on Fancy Wooden Box is supplied by hitting an armchair with a wooden mallet. The backing beat on You Are a Good Friend of Mine employs a Nike shoe box, a Ewan MacColl CD cover and a Bic pen (it had to be a Ewan MacColl CD cover, no other CD would have had the same effect).
Reviews of Every Day is Sunshine
"A beautifully produced collection of Americana" The Daily Record. Four Stars
"..full of cinematic turns of phrase, dressed up in alluring melodies delivered by some of the most respected players on the modern-day Celtic Folk scene." UNCUT "a heady and exotic mix. " Q Magazine
Jim Byrne is an award-winning singer songwriter from Glasgow, Scotland. He has performed across the UK, France, Italy, the USA (notably The Bitter End in New York) and Canada and over the last couple of years has become a regular at festivals and music venues. He has supported Otis Gibbs,

Benny Gallagher (of Gallagher and Lyle) and played alongside Wizz Jones (reputed taught Eric Clapton blues guitar) among others. As a songwriter he has written with jazz singer Carol Kidd MBE and Marti Pellow.

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released December 11, 2012

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Glasgow based Jim Byrne is an accomplished folk blues guitar player and songwriter. Jim is a recording artist with Fox Star Records.

He has released 4 critically acclaimed albums since going solo in 2008. ‘The Innocent’ and ‘Every Day is Sunshine’ where particularly well received by listeners and press alike (Q Magazine, UNCUT, Maverick, The Daily Record, Folk Blues and Beyond, Spiral Earth). ... more

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