Ryan Byrne Band (Acoustic Trio) [hereinafter referred to as RBB] is currently accepting select acoustic performance opportunities within the 48 contiguous United States for house concerts, coffee shops, listening rooms, pub/club shows, package shows, music festivals, and other special events (serious inquiries only). Though exact details would be needed to provide an accurate quote, you may view the Ryan Byrne Band (Acoustic Trio) | Performance Quote Estimator to see a detailed breakdown of fees to help estimate the cost of hiring RBB for your next event. The listed fees are for “one-off”/single performances. Certain per-show fees may be reduced if contracting successive performances. As outlined within, the actual “performance fee” is just one of the itemized costs of the overall quote associated with hiring the band. Most of the costs arise from other expenses necessary for the show to happen, such as production (sound & lighting) costs, backline costs, meals fees, lodging costs, travel fees, etc.
FAQs
Where, and with whom, has Ryan Byrne performed before?
Ryan Byrne is a seasoned professional musician who has performed as both a sideman and frontman with various musical artists and groups for 30+ years. As a Nashville-based touring musician for 16 years, Ryan spent a decade as the bassist for Nashville recording artist / singer-songwriter Stephen Cochran, with whom he shared the bill and various festival stages with a Who’s Who of country and southern rock artists, including Taylor Swift, Big & Rich, Luke Bryan, Toby Keith, Charlie Daniels, .38 Special, Trisha Yearwood, Lee Brice, Zac Brown Band, Steve Miller Band, Marshall Tucker Band, The Gin Blossoms, Kevin Costner & Modern West, and many, many more. He has performed at some of the most renowned venues in the USA, such as a televised appearance at Times Square on New Year’s Eve, the Warner Theater in Washington DC, Hart Plaza in Detroit MI, the Memphis Cook Convention Center (now the Renasant Convention Center) in Memphis TN, multiple iconic stages in Nashville TN such as the Bridgestone Arena, Ryman Auditorium, Wildhorse Saloon, Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, and various clubs, honky-tonks, and fairs from Maine to California. Ryan was also fortunate enough to take part in a 17-day Armed Forces Entertainment tour of the Middle East where he performed for U.S. and Coalition Forces at military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait to military camps in the desert a mere 18 miles from the Iraq border. Ryan appeared in multiple music videos with Stephen Cochran, one of which was in regular rotation on GAC (Great American Country).
Who are the members of the Ryan Byrne Band (Acoustic Trio)?
When RBB is booked out for live performances, Ryan reaches out to his “A List” of musical friends that he has curated over the last 30+ years of performing live. This list includes Nostalgic Distortion bandmates, Tim Hazelton (guitar) and Marc Sheehan (percussion), as well as long time musical collaborator Chris Peters (guitar), and Kurt Ekstrom (percussion). All of his “A List” musical friends are busy musicians in their own right performing as either solo artists or with other bands. So the RBB could be a mix of any of these talented performers.
If the Ryan Byrne Band (Acoustic Trio) is usually comprised of the same band members as Nostalgic Distortion, then what is the difference between hiring either band?
Some of the main differences between the Ryan Byrne Band (RBB) and Nostalgic Distortion (ND) are genre, repertoire, and audience appeal. RBB’s original music would be filed under the genres of Alternative Folk and Americana, with a fair share of Irish Folk covers thrown in. Whereas ND’s original music would primarily be considered power pop punk rock’n’roll, especially in the early days – though the band is currently exploring their acoustic side, performing stripped down versions of their distortion-drenched classics. RBB’s live set would feature Ryan’s original music from his solo recordings (and some well-known cover tunes), whereas ND’s live set would feature Ryan and Tim’s originals written primarily for and recorded with ND (and also some well-known cover tunes).
Where can I hear some of the songs that the Ryan Byrne Band (Acoustic Trio) would play at their live shows?
Ryan has several solo live acoustic performance videos and a couple full-band solo project studio audio recordings on the Solo Recordings page of this website. RBB would perform full-band / trio versions of these songs. Feel free to back up and click on that link to watch / listen to some of Ryan’s songs!