Artist description Former Nashville studio and live drummer, J.Kirby Bivans heads up this dynamic Geneva, Switzerland country and rock band that has been going strong for ten years.

Music Style Country music

Musical Influences Roger Miller, Leonard Cohen, Merle Haggard, The Beatles, Little Feat

Similar Artists BR-549

Artist History Drummer, guitar player, singer and composer J.Kirby Bivans participated in recording a number of discs in his hometown of Chicago while pursuing a university music degree. Moving to Nashville in 1983, he accompanied Grand Ole Opry stars Jean Shepard, Billy Walker, Cal Smith. He toured and recorded with Vassar Clements, Nicolette Larson, Carl Perkins, Lorrie Morgan... Ten years later, following a European tour with MCA recording artist Karen Staley, he decided to move to Switzerland and formed the J.Kirby's Band. In 1994, J.Kirby recorded his first CD "Riding and Free", composed mostly of original songs. Since that time, the group participated in festivals at Geneva, Montreux, Les Diablerets, Interlaken, Mirande (biggest country festival in Europe), Craponne-sur-Arzon, among others. J.Kirby composed the songs of his second album "Rocky Tequila" recorded in 1997 with his musicians. Fall 2002, the band has released its third CD "Highway To Your Heart", also composed of original songs, most of them written by Kirby or co-written with other artists, and one instrumental composed by the fiddle player of the band, John Intrator. In concert the J.Kirby's Band performs a dynamic mix of country, sixties-rock, bluegrass and cajun music. Its repertoire ranges from the traditional Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson songs through the contemporary Garth Brooks and Alan Jackson songs in addition to original compositions.

Group Members J. Kirby Bivans - lead vocals, drums, guitar. Patrice Dessauges - guitar, steel guitar, harmonica, vocals. Stéphane Petithomme - bass, vocals. John Intrator - fiddle, vocals.

Instruments guitars, drums, bass, violin, harmonica

Albums Riding and Free (1994) Rocky Tequila (1997) Highway To Your Heart (2002)

Press Reviews ... He left his hometown to play drums in Nashville and, since that day, Kirby never looked back. His enthusiasm fires the concert halls and he knows how to address a song each and everyone in the audience. WESTERN MAGAZINE, February 2002 ... An electrifying band, a crazed singing drummer, a bass player of unbelievable talent and on-stage humor, and a guitarist in the same vein. The violinist is much more calm in his corner of the stage but not less good. Must be seen and seen again... www.franch-country-festival.net, August 2000 ... The Swiss-Americans of J. Kirby's Band have showed the culture differences to be the ideal road to touch our senses. TRIBUNE DE GENÈVE, April 1994

Location Russin, Geneva - Switzerland

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