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Pat Byrne live at Royal Room

The Royal Room

Doors: 6:30pm | Show: 7:30pm Tickets: $20 advance | $25 doors *Additional donations greatly appreciated Advance tickets can only be purchased online-we do not sell advance tickets at the venue. Refunds are not available within 48 hours of the event. Tickets do not guarantee seating during shows at the Royal Room.  We are now accepting reservations for diners! After purchasing tickets, please visit the Reservations page to book a table. Table reservations require advance tickets, and are only for guests who plan to dine at the Royal Room.  We do not take reservations over the phone. Seating for non-diners is first come, first served. Please arrive early to guarantee a seat! Pat Byrne live at Royal Room Irish singer-songwriter Pat Byrne has made his living from music since 2005. He won the inaugural season of “The Voice” in Ireland in 2012 and subsequently toured Ireland and Europe. But he always had his sights set on the U.S. Brought up entrenched in Irish culture and music, storytelling, poetry, and melody are in his blood. He grew up idolizing Irish folk artists like Luke Kelly, Liam Clancy, Paul Brady, Planxty, and Christy Moore. But in his late teens and early twenties, American songwriters became his heroes. Marrying his love of Irish traditional folk music with the folk music of Canada and the United States, Pat found his voice. Think “Irish-Americana”. His favorite writers were made in Texas. Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clarke, and James McMurtry all played regularly in Austin. So that’s where he moved. He’s been there since 2017 and has quickly become a local favorite, winning a member’s choice grant from Austin’s Black Fret organization in 2022 and a sold-out Monday night Residency at the prestigious Saxon Pub. He’s been putting out music regularly to critical acclaim, as well as playing all over the US, including festivals such as SXSW, Americanafest, Kerrville Folk Festival, 30A Songwriters Festival, Mile of Music Festival, Folk Alliance International, and much more. He has opened for Shawn Colvin, Lady A, The Bros. Landreth, Joe Ely, and others, as well as headlining to sell out crowds in Texas regularly. “When you combine the transcendent poetry of Bob Dylan with the gritty, real-world rock-n-roll storytelling that Bruce Springsteen made so famous, and then add a dash of the political activism embodied by Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger, you’ll have Irish singer-songwriter Pat Byrne” — Folk Alley at the 30a Songwriters festival, Florida 2019  “…An Irishman who’s at least temporarily relocated to Austin this year, Byrne has quickly become an artist that everyone who goes out to hear music regularly in Austin needs to catch. The guess here is that he’ll be playing far larger rooms before long; he’s too good of a songwriter and singer, to not reach his level.” — Peter Blackstock, The Austin American Statesman  “The results — Irish Americana, by turns rollicking and resonating, that’s driven by his gruff growl of a voice — suggest that he’s one to keep an eye on.” — Stuart Munro, The Boston Globe