Craig Byrne

Day: Friday
Time Slot Venue
10:00 - 10:45pm HARURU FALLS
Day: Saturday
Time Slot Venue
3:45 - 4:30pm HOTEL PAIHIA
7:45 - 8:30pm PAIHIA PACIFIC RESORT
Day: Sunday
Time Slot Venue
11:00 - 11:45am Scenic Hotel
4:00 - 4:45pm Ex-Servicemen's Club

Born & raised in Sydney, Australia, Craig started playing music in his mid teens. After having piano lessons for about a year, & with the help of friends and a chord dictionary, Craig taught himself to play guitar well enough to be able to start playing and accompanying himself at school & vacation camps. Many hours were spent jamming with friends in his parent’s garage on weekends and this led to the formation of a couple of bands and ultimately his first official public performances.

Early influences included Arlo Guthrie, James Taylor and Neil Young but his musical tastes were much broader than that.

Over the years Craig has won many awards as a vocalist and had a considerable amount of success with his song writing. Craig has released six CD’s to date, the latest being “Famous Last Words” which includes some of Craig’s own works as well as material from some of the best Australian & overseas writers.
Craig has traveled extensively within Australia and in more recent years has also made several trips to a number of festivals in New Zealand. A regular at major festivals such as Tamworth & Mildura, Craig plans to extend his touring schedule to include the U.S., England & Europe where he has had a good deal of success with singles from his earlier albums.