BIO
Hailing from the foothills of NC, Jonathan Birchfield has been entertaining since his dad taught him his first three chords on an old Martin guitar. JB’s musical style is from the Southern heartland with a blend of Americana and country roots rock. Hints of Jackson Browne, The Eagles, Zac Brown and James Taylor color his music.
During his career JB has remained true to the roots of his musical past. He’s known for his well-crafted songs, strong vocals, smooth harmonies, detailed acoustic and electric guitar work as well as his accomplishments on the piano. Roll all that together and there you have JB’s music and style… An Americana, Singer-Songwriter, Southern Country Rocker that plays from the soul and sings from the heart.
JB’s 2nd Album “Enjoy the Ride” achieved National acclaim in 2013-14 with the song “Shootout Saturday Night” which was featured on ESPN’s coverage of Infinity and Sprint Cup Saturday night races. And “When You Say Yes” was coined as “The New Wedding Song” by Ralph Murphy of ASCAP.
2013-14 were very busy, successful years for JB as he recorded and released “Enjoy the Ride” and gained thousands of fans with “Shootout”. He embarked on his “Backroads Tour” which took him from NC, through the heartlands of the US, around the Great Lakes, Maine, NY and then back down through the mid-Atlantic. After a successful four month tour he returned to NC with thousands of new fans.
JB is setting the bar high for independent artists with his personal style and approach to the industry. He is currently writing his 3rd album with a working title of “All I Got”.
Where it all Started
For more than 35 years JB has toured throughout the southeast with this band. There were smaller tours that took the band to New York, Dallas, and Chicago, but the biggest fan base has developed in the southeast. “We were on the road all the time. There was one tour that we did that was all on Islands. 2 weeks in Key West, 2 weeks in Captiva Island, Fl, 2 weeks in Hilton Head, SC, back to Key West for another 2 weeks. And then we finished it off with a week in Amelia Island, FL and a weekend at the Sand dollar on James Island, SC. It was great! We were young and could go all night and get up do it again night after night. I think we played aver 250 days that year” “Back in the day when we first started playing in Key West at Margaritaville, Buffett wanted us to be the “Shrimpers” You know wear the slickers, boots and everything.” But I think the idea came from too much Tequila and Coronas”. We still laugh about the idea to this day. We’ve shared the stage on more than one occasion. Jimmy has been great friend to me. Though we’re not the Reefers, Jimmy knows if he wants to come up and jam at Margaritaville, or play a show like the Friday afternoon Street Fest he has no worries that we’ll have a large time and play some great music.” Throughout the years Jonathan has either supported or shared the stage with such greats as Jimmy Buffett, Edwin McCane, Mac MacAnally, Robert Earle Keen, Allison Krauss, Guy Clark, and Dale Watson, Brooks and Dunn, Tower of Power. Just to name a few.
Think of Jackson Browne and James Taylor joining with the Zac Brown Band
JB has remained true to the roots of his musical past. He grew up with The Eagles, Jackson Browne, JT, Jim Croce, and Glen Campbell .
He’s known for his well-crafted songs, strong vocals, smooth harmonies, detailed acoustic and electric guitar work as well as his accomplishments on the piano. Roll all that together and there you have JB’s music and style… An Americana, Singer-Songwriter, Southern Country Rocker that plays from the soul and sings from the heart. JB’s music will let you have the time of your life, and move you to tears of long lost loves and places deep in your heart.
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