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The Innocent selling well and a getting fantastic response: Friday 27 Apr 2012
Sand in our shoes featuring Peter Byrne on backing vocals: Saturday 14 Apr 2012
Review from Blair Millen at The Letter: Tuesday 6 Mar 2012
Fantastic launch party for new CD The Innocent: Saturday 3 Mar 2012
Oh look, The Innocent t-shirts have arrived: Tuesday 21 Feb 2012
My new CD, The Innocent - has arrived :-): Friday 17 Feb 2012
About the songs on the new album, The Innocent by Jim Byrne: Monday 13 Feb 2012
How is it possible to know what your best songs are?: Sunday 5 Feb 2012
New album, 'The Innocent' masters now complete: Thursday 12 Jan 2012
Bob Dylan autobiography review: Chronicles Volume One: Thursday 1 Dec 2011
Justin Townes Earle - 'Midnight at the Movies': Friday 18 Nov 2011
Ry Cooder - A Career of Many Colors: Friday 18 Nov 2011
Bob Dylan Movies: Wednesday 16 Nov 2011
Mississippi John Hurt: Sunday 13 Nov 2011
I'm compiling a list of my favourite songs: Wednesday 9 Nov 2011
Justin Townes Earle - Harlem River Blues: Monday 7 Nov 2011
Release an Indie Album/CD in the UK: compiling the complete to do list: Monday 31 Oct 2011
Justin Townes Earle - The Good Life: Friday 28 Oct 2011
Justin Townes Earle - Tractor Tavern: Thursday 27 Oct 2011
Tom Waits, the Jazz Pianist: Tuesday 25 Oct 2011
The Childhood of Johnny Cash: Sunday 23 Oct 2011
Suggestions for Bob Dylan Biography: Thursday 20 Oct 2011
Leonard Cohen: A Poet, a Musician: Wednesday 19 Oct 2011
A Beginner's Guide To Bob Dylan: Tuesday 18 Oct 2011
Tom Waits. Bad As Me album review by Jim Byrne: Tuesday 18 Oct 2011
Johnny Cash -- A Legendary Country Musician: Monday 17 Oct 2011
Album Review: Songs of Leonard Cohen: Sunday 16 Oct 2011
Tom Waits' Best Albums: Friday 14 Oct 2011
Top 5 Songs of Johnny Cash: Thursday 13 Oct 2011
Tom Waits' Top 5 Songs: Monday 10 Oct 2011
Top 5 Songs by Leonard Cohen: Saturday 8 Oct 2011
Top 5 Songs of Bob Dylan: Wednesday 5 Oct 2011
Johnny Cash: His Final Years: Tuesday 4 Oct 2011
Tom Waits: A Car Wreck is Worth a Symphony: Monday 3 Oct 2011
Dylan's Rock Star Status and Recent Work: Friday 30 Sep 2011
Bob Dylan's 'Hurricane': The Story Behind the Song: Thursday 29 Sep 2011
Johnny Cash: A Country Music Legend: Wednesday 28 Sep 2011
Top 5 Tom Waits Songs: Monday 26 Sep 2011
Tom Waits: A Contemporary Folk Music Legend: Monday 26 Sep 2011
Leonard Cohen Biography: Saturday 24 Sep 2011
Johnny Cash: A Man In Black: Thursday 22 Sep 2011
Bob Dylan: A Musical Legend: Thursday 22 Sep 2011
Fingering The A-Based Major Barre Chord: Sunday 18 Sep 2011
Creating a Barre F: Thursday 15 Sep 2011
Minor Chords: Thursday 8 Sep 2011
Stringing a Steel-String Acoustic Guitar: Wednesday 7 Sep 2011
Pecking at the Keyboard: Tuesday 6 Sep 2011
Picking the Guitar: Monday 5 Sep 2011
Stringing Your Guitar: Sunday 4 Sep 2011
Shortcuts and Cool Technologies for Songwriting: Saturday 3 Sep 2011
Removing Old Strings: Saturday 3 Sep 2011
Recording update: Friday 2 Sep 2011
The Pre-Chorus: Monday 29 Aug 2011
The Chorus: Monday 29 Aug 2011
The Verse: Monday 22 Aug 2011
Looking at the Meter of Music: Monday 22 Aug 2011
Stringing an Electric Guitar: Monday 22 Aug 2011
Using Chords to Write Songs: Thursday 18 Aug 2011
Playing Songs in Position: Wednesday 17 Aug 2011
Evaluating Your Melody Magic: Wednesday 17 Aug 2011
Number 1 Uk Americana chart on Reverbnation: Sunday 14 Aug 2011
Knowing the Power and Emotion of a Melody: Tuesday 9 Aug 2011
Finding The Right Melody for Each Section of the Song: Tuesday 9 Aug 2011
Tuning In to The Lyric’s Tone and Style: Sunday 7 Aug 2011
Accented and Unaccented Syllables: Thursday 4 Aug 2011
Giving Goose Bumps: Thursday 4 Aug 2011
Understanding the Basics of a Melody: Tuesday 2 Aug 2011
Getting It Close With Near Rhymes: Monday 1 Aug 2011
Finding your Melody: Monday 1 Aug 2011
A Checklist for Songwriters: Thursday 28 Jul 2011
Practice Makes Perfect: Tuesday 26 Jul 2011
Creating Memorable Music: Tuesday 26 Jul 2011
Making Melody Magic: Friday 22 Jul 2011
Good songs don't need novel chord structures: Thursday 21 Jul 2011
Looking at the Rhythm of Words: Thursday 21 Jul 2011
Getting Some Perspective: Tuesday 19 Jul 2011
Placing Beats In a Bar: Tuesday 19 Jul 2011
Working on a songwriting beginners guide: Monday 18 Jul 2011
Working with Perfect Rhymes: Monday 18 Jul 2011
Examining Poetic Devices: Thursday 14 Jul 2011
Getting the Basics of Rhyme Structure: Thursday 14 Jul 2011
Using Poetic Devices in Lyrics: Wednesday 13 Jul 2011
Using Alternate Picking: Friday 8 Jul 2011
Playing in Position: Friday 8 Jul 2011
Getting a Grip on Left-Hand Fingering: Friday 8 Jul 2011
Having Fun with Basic Major and Minor Chords: The "Oldies" Progression: Friday 8 Jul 2011
Paying Attention to The Sounds of Words Within a Lyric: Friday 8 Jul 2011
Starting With an Idea or Concept: Friday 8 Jul 2011
Starting With a Title: Friday 8 Jul 2011
Using a Melody That Suggests a Lyric: Friday 8 Jul 2011
Concept-Driven Lyrics: Wednesday 6 Jul 2011
Love Song Lyrics: Wednesday 6 Jul 2011
Having the Right Mindset When Working with Hooks: Wednesday 6 Jul 2011
Writing a Great Lyric: Wednesday 6 Jul 2011
Tuning the Guitar to Itself: absolute beginners tips: Tuesday 5 Jul 2011
How to Play a Chord: absolute beginners tips: Tuesday 5 Jul 2011
You Don't Have to Read Music to Understand Guitar Notation: : absolute beginners tips: Tuesday 5 Jul 2011
Left-hand position: Fretting made easy: Tuesday 5 Jul 2011
Finding the inspiration zone: Monday 4 Jul 2011
Finding Your Own Inner Voice and Expression: Monday 4 Jul 2011
Being Prepared When Inspiration Strikes: Monday 4 Jul 2011
Drip, Drip, Drop: The Songwriting Six-Step Process: Monday 4 Jul 2011
Repetition - One of the Keys to Great Songwriting: Saturday 2 Jul 2011
Jim Byrne music adventures: can you help? Who's like me?: Friday 10 Jun 2011
10 facts you didn't know about the singer songwriter Jim Byrne: Thursday 12 May 2011
Who are my real influences?: Monday 28 Feb 2011
Some nice comments about 'Every Day is Sunshine': Tuesday 25 Jan 2011
Jim Byrne on Songwriting: Saturday 8 Jan 2011
My favourite albums and music from 2010: Thursday 6 Jan 2011
Every Day is Sunshine now on general release: Thursday 14 Oct 2010
About the songs on the CD, 'Every day is sunshine': Sunday 26 Sep 2010
Iona MacDonald: Thursday 23 Sep 2010
Adam Levy on songwriting: Friday 17 Sep 2010
A new songwriters website?: Wednesday 8 Sep 2010
The first album reviews are in for Every day is sunshine: Monday 6 Sep 2010
New CD launch party: Every day is sunshine: Thursday 19 Aug 2010
The road to the new CD: a musical rollercoaster: Thursday 22 Jul 2010
Chords for the song: We all need the days (When rain don't fall): Saturday 5 Jun 2010
Chords for the song The handles broken on my cup: Saturday 5 Jun 2010
London gigs and CD news: Sunday 30 May 2010
Looking forward to opening for Benny Gallagher in London on Friday 21st May: Tuesday 18 May 2010
Acoustic guitar pickers corner: beginners tips: Tuesday 11 May 2010
On these dark nights now available as a digital download: Tuesday 6 Apr 2010
Ditch the PA system and play better: Tuesday 23 Mar 2010
A couple of music career low-lights: Monday 1 Feb 2010
California calling: Wednesday 20 Jan 2010
Meeting in the physical world still tops: Wednesday 20 Jan 2010
The songwriters' dilemma?: Wednesday 6 Jan 2010
Featured in the Clydebank Post: Thursday 10 Dec 2009
Interviewed by Helen St Helen: Monday 23 Nov 2009
Playing in France, Leith Folk club and making a movie: Thursday 8 Oct 2009
You say your music is Americana Jim but what does that actually mean?: Wednesday 12 Aug 2009
Trip to London town for gigs and a wee break: Wednesday 15 Jul 2009
Dispatched to Dorris Island, West End Festival and future fun: Monday 15 Jun 2009
I'm featured artist on www.info-music-bands.com: Friday 29 May 2009
Reflecting on Otis Gibbs, The Moonshiners and Hans Theessink: Thursday 21 May 2009
A song written to play at the Butterfly Ball - to raise fund for a memorial garden: Sunday 17 May 2009
On Celtic Music Radio live at Oran Mor: Tuesday 5 May 2009
Learning to record at home: Friday 1 May 2009
On these dark nights album reviewed by 'The Letter': Wednesday 8 Apr 2009
New songs uploaded: You always look for the good in me: Monday 23 Mar 2009
On these dark nights reviewed on Spiral Earth website: Monday 9 Feb 2009
Jinty M'Guinty's, Radio play and hello to Marti Pellow: Monday 2 Feb 2009
Songwriting and radio interview: Monday 2 Feb 2009
Celtic Connections Danny Kyle Open Stage gig and CD review: Thursday 29 Jan 2009
Celtic Connections Danny Kyle Open Stage - and Borders Bookshop: Saturday 24 Jan 2009
Hand injuries, blues stomping and in awe of Kris Drever: Saturday 17 Jan 2009
A songwriters blog: Sunday 11 Jan 2009
CD review and lots of gigs: Friday 9 Jan 2009
Sold first CD on CDBaby: Wednesday 31 Dec 2008
Ireland, Cafe gig and Martin Stephenson: Wednesday 24 Dec 2008
CD launch night: Saturday 13 Dec 2008
Radio sessions, getting lost and CDs arrive: Thursday 4 Dec 2008
Liquid Ship weirdness and CD designs: Monday 24 Nov 2008
Learning about how to release a CD: Thursday 13 Nov 2008
Recording and CD launch: Monday 10 Nov 2008
Partick Folk Club: Saturday 1 Nov 2008
Who do I sound like?: Friday 31 Oct 2008
Perthshire Amber Festival adventures: Monday 27 Oct 2008
Famous in Holland: Thursday 23 Oct 2008
Featured in folk and acoustic roots magazine SpiralEarth.co.uk: Tuesday 21 Oct 2008
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