Few musical partnerships are as lucky as Bobbo and Tracy Byrnes. Happily married for over a decade, they’ve been writing and performing music together for just as long. In the autumn of 2000 they moved from Boston, Massachusetts to Southern California and shortly thereafter founded one of Orange County’s leading Americana Rock bands, The Fallen Stars. Blending rock and roll energy, country-flavored instrumentation and folk-inspired story-telling, The Fallen Stars have carved out a niche in the Southern California scene all their own.
One of the key qualities that make the Fallen Stars stand out from the crowd is their adaptability. Bobbo and Tracy often perform as an acoustic duo, him on guitar, her on bass, and both sharing lead and harmony vocals. These performances are rich with warm intimacy, as with the dobro-laden tale of the Industrial Revolution “Millsboro”, and personal anecdotes like “Raining in Hollywood,” a long-distance letter home. Add drummer Gary O’Yeah into the mix and they are transformed into a dynamic three-piece band. This powerhouse lineup bursts with energy, soaring through the big-hearted “Glad”, and “All I want” and connecting with the audience on the swaggering “Welfare Cadillac,” before leading them on a wild ride through the dusty back roads of rock with “Jealous Kind” and the anthemic “One, Two, Three.”
The Fallen Stars have honed their live show over the years, sharing the bill with bands as diverse as The Church, The Blasters, The Tubes, Ian Hunter, Matthew Sweet, The Motels, Dave Alvin, the Gin Blossoms and Roger Clyne.
Their 4th and latest release “Heart Like Mine,” has garnered critical praise, including nominations at the Orange County Music Awards for Best Country/Americana Band, and being named Top Ten Indie/Unsigned Album of 2011 by LA Music Examiner. Their last album “Where the Road Bends” was nominated for “Album of the Year” and “Song of the Year” in the Orange County Music Awards as well as the song “One, two, three (thousand miles back to you)” reached #43 on the German radio charts while on tour there.
The band played over 140 shows in 2011, have toured through the Southwest of the U.S., Europe and New England entertaining crowds in clubs, bars, outdoor festivals, house concerts – anywhere with a stage and few places without a stage!
In the words of one Fallen Stars fan, “Their music is Americana with an edge, it feels like driving on Route 66 with the radio on full blast. Every song has a story, every story has a meaning. The more you listen to it, the more it becomes a part of you.”
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![Name: Geoff GeibRole: Considers himself the "conscience" of the band.Kryptonite: Manual labor, irons, car washes.Fun Fact: Was once a corpse on CSI New York.](http://content.bandzoogle.com/users/TheFallenStars/images/photos/gallery/2210355.jpg?5 "Name: Geoff GeibRole: Considers himself the "conscience" of the band.Kryptonite: Manual labor, irons, car washes.Fun Fact: Was once a corpse on CSI New York.")
