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Mya Byrne
Mya Adriene Byrne is an American singer-songwriter whose works falls mostly in the Americana vein, a combination of folk, blues and country music. Based in New York for 13 years, Byrne currently resides in Brooklyn after 8 years in the San Francisco Bay Area and performs solo or with various bands on both coasts. In 2014, Byrne publicly announced her transgender status and transition and has continued to work as a musician and performer.
She is the granddaughter of anaesthesiology pioneer Philip H. Sechzer.
Over her career, Byrne has opened for acts such as Steve Forbert, Railroad Earth, Jack Hardy, Heartless Bastards, Rae Spoon, Greensky Bluegrass, Levon Helm, Pansy Division, Team Dresch, and Suzanne Vega.
In 2004, Byrne released her debut EP Dawn. She participated in the new song competition at the 2004 Newport Folk Festival, and was the recipient of a PLUS Award from ASCAP in 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014.[citation needed]
She was the longtime host of a popular weekly open mike at Micky's Blue Room, and later, Banjo Jim's in Alphabet City, and was the lead guitarist in the Late Night band at Rockwood Music Hall from 2007 to 2009, performing weekly for most of its 18-month residency.[citation needed]
She released her first full-length album with The Ramblers in June 2008, with David Immergluck of Counting Crows on additional lead guitar. In 2008, The Ramblers were the opening act for Levon Helm of The Band at the Midnight Ramble in Woodstock, New York in June, and again at the Woodstock Playhouse that September.
In April 2010, The Ramblers released their second CD at Joe's Pub. In September 2010, Byrne played lead guitar with Kent Burnside, grandson of R.L. Burnside, at Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago. The Ramblers also headlined Mercury Lounge that month. In October 2010, The Ramblers showcased at the CMJ Music Marathon in New York City, where they were noted as "Artists to Watch" by The Jazz Lawyer blog.
In July 2011, The Ramblers opened for Heartless Bastards at Mercury Lounge. Later that summer, they appeared at the Great South Bay and Port Jefferson Music Festivals.[citation needed] In January 2012, Byrne was the co-director for the Beatles Complete on Ukulele Festival at Brooklyn Bowl, alongside festival founder Roger Greenawalt, and another performance that March at South By Southwest. In 2012, Byrne became endorsed by D'Addario Strings. In February of that year, Byrne suffered a vocal hemorrhage.
Mya Byrne
Mya Adriene Byrne is an American singer-songwriter whose works falls mostly in the Americana vein, a combination of folk, blues and country music. Based in New York for 13 years, Byrne currently resides in Brooklyn after 8 years in the San Francisco Bay Area and performs solo or with various bands on both coasts. In 2014, Byrne publicly announced her transgender status and transition and has continued to work as a musician and performer.
She is the granddaughter of anaesthesiology pioneer Philip H. Sechzer.
Over her career, Byrne has opened for acts such as Steve Forbert, Railroad Earth, Jack Hardy, Heartless Bastards, Rae Spoon, Greensky Bluegrass, Levon Helm, Pansy Division, Team Dresch, and Suzanne Vega.
In 2004, Byrne released her debut EP Dawn. She participated in the new song competition at the 2004 Newport Folk Festival, and was the recipient of a PLUS Award from ASCAP in 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2014.[citation needed]
She was the longtime host of a popular weekly open mike at Micky's Blue Room, and later, Banjo Jim's in Alphabet City, and was the lead guitarist in the Late Night band at Rockwood Music Hall from 2007 to 2009, performing weekly for most of its 18-month residency.[citation needed]
She released her first full-length album with The Ramblers in June 2008, with David Immergluck of Counting Crows on additional lead guitar. In 2008, The Ramblers were the opening act for Levon Helm of The Band at the Midnight Ramble in Woodstock, New York in June, and again at the Woodstock Playhouse that September.
In April 2010, The Ramblers released their second CD at Joe's Pub. In September 2010, Byrne played lead guitar with Kent Burnside, grandson of R.L. Burnside, at Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago. The Ramblers also headlined Mercury Lounge that month. In October 2010, The Ramblers showcased at the CMJ Music Marathon in New York City, where they were noted as "Artists to Watch" by The Jazz Lawyer blog.
In July 2011, The Ramblers opened for Heartless Bastards at Mercury Lounge. Later that summer, they appeared at the Great South Bay and Port Jefferson Music Festivals.[citation needed] In January 2012, Byrne was the co-director for the Beatles Complete on Ukulele Festival at Brooklyn Bowl, alongside festival founder Roger Greenawalt, and another performance that March at South By Southwest. In 2012, Byrne became endorsed by D'Addario Strings. In February of that year, Byrne suffered a vocal hemorrhage.
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