Kier Byrnes & The Kettle Burners are a high-octane blend of face melting accordion and chicken pickin’ electric guitar.
This award-winning band has taken the music world by storm, earning accolades from the New England Music Awards and the Boston Music Awards. Kier Byrnes & The Kettle Burners original music has also garnered international acclaim—earning Readers’ Pick: Best Album of the Year from Twangville and landing on Americana UK’s Top 10 Releases of 2025. Along the way, they’ve performed at major Irish, Octoberfest and country music festivals and shared stages with legends and national acts including Willie Nelson, Old Crow Medicine Show, Charley Crockett, Hank Williams Jr., John Mellencamp, The Mavericks, Ken Casey (Dropkick Murphys) and Fastball.
Kier Byrnes is joined by The Kettle Burners; a spirited country band that effortlessly merges the rootsy sounds of traditional country music with the enchanting melodies of Irish folk. Their heartfelt performances weave stories of love, loss, and life’s trials with an irresistible blend of twangy guitars, lively bass, driving drums and the soulful warmth of accordion. With their infectious energy and undeniable chemistry on stage, these musicians create an immersive musical experience of whiskey-soaked ballads and foot-stomping jigs.
Kier Byrnes, frontman of the group, has been all over the globe thanks to music; touring in over 17 countries. He has performed in the Middle East for the troops, at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, and a Johnny Cash-style gig at a Belgian prison. At a private show for Jim Beam Whiskeys in Clermont, Kentucky, Byrnes and his band were rewarded with a personal tour of the distillery by none other than the great grandson (and Master Distiller) of Jim Beam.