What the critics are saying about DOWN AT THE WELL OF WISHES: 

"Clearly maintaining his standard, mature songwriting is married to some classy playing, whilst Jon's warm, slightly gruff but very relaxed singing holds the centre."– John Davy, NO DEPRESSION/FLYINSHOES

"Full of lovely guitar touches and brimming with clever, mordant songs"–Martin Chilton, THE LONDON TELEGRAPH

"The vocals on Byrd’s new R.S. Fields-produced album have the graciousness of Don Williams along with traces of Willie Nelson’s free-as-the-breeze delivery. To put it another way, Byrd’s an understatedly great singer. And the songwriting… applies a fresh, sharp, Southern vocabulary. He’s understatedly great at the writing part, too."– Jewly Hight, THE NASHVILLE SCENE

"Smooth, affecting, classy country…mature experience to match the vocal finesse." – Barry Mazor, ENGINE 145.COM

"A superbly talented songwriter… on a par with other Americana stars like Prine, Snider, Crowell… a fine representation of one of the best songwriters and stylists today.” – Andy Ziehli, AMERICANA GAZETTE

"AMERICANA THE WAY IT WAS AND THE WAY IT SHOULD BE ~~ 

His vocal sound-- a touch of Haggard here and a smear of Willie there-- is wonderfully dated, old Opry and much the better for it. His original songs, such as Jackknife and Reputation, sound like old friends." -- 

Fred Dellar, MOJO MAGAZINE

"It wouldn't take the 'Perfect World' Jon Byrd sings about with such wistful, regretful finesse on this disc for more people to know him as the terrifically accomplished, versatile country singer he is." -- Barry Mazor, NO DEPRESSION
 
"The surprise of the listening session was JON BYRD. His CD shows it's time for him to step out of the shadows and as a sideman. A well-deserved DISCovery Award." -- Robert K. Oermann, MUSIC ROW MAGAZINE

"Even in the rootsy arena of country musicians full of reverence for the genre's past, crafting new music doesn't have to be a regurgitation of worn cliches. On his debut, Jon Byrd proves it. A stunning country album that's as traditional and timeless as they come. -- Hal Horowitz, GEORGIA MUSIC MAGAZINE