Biography

It's all about catchy melodic tunes, making the people feel a vibe.

The album "Faces" by "Pale blue Jak" comes from the imagination of Neil Byrne and each of the songs feature a delightful mix of character stories, personal experiences and eventful situations performed by a group of exceptional musicians.

For the past few years, Neil has performed to hundreds of thousands of people across North American with “Celtic Thunder” as a lead vocalist and band member along with making many US TV appearances including CBS and QVC. In addition, Neil’s performances on “Celtic Thunder - The Show”, “Celtic Thunder - It’s Entertainment” and "Celtic Thunder - Heritage" have been broadcast on numerous occasions on the American Public Broadcast Services’ 354 TV stations. Neil also features on Celtic Thunder’s Billboard World Music #1 Albums of 2008, 2009 and 2010.

A County Wicklow native, Neil has been performing for many years in various bands and groups all across Ireland. Some of the highlights have been to perform at O2 in the Phoenix Park with the group Oden, Irish Top 30 Chart single “Inspector Rita” with Hipple Street and numerous performances in Phil Coulter’s band.

Upon release, "Pale blue Jak - Faces" entered the iTunes US Top 100 Pop Albums and the iTunes Canada Top 50 Pop Albums Charts.

Neil Byrne released “Sensitive Souls” in September 2010 in North American, the four track EP entered the iTunes US Top 100 Pop Chart.