Greg Byler and The Branded Souls: Home

Hello folks, welcome! This is the website of my band called The Branded Souls. I am Greg Byler and I'm happy to announce the independent release of my debut CD, If I Should See Fire. The disc is available directly through me via this website – just go to the contact page and send me an email letting me know how many you would like and I’ll get in contact with you – or you can also go to www.cdbaby.com and order it there.

The album was recorded between Harrisburg, Pa. and Granada, Spain, and is truly an original work. I teamed up with veteran producer and sound engineer Harold Burgon over in Granada (check his partial discography at www.andalamusica.com) who upon listening to my songs recognized immediately the lack of clichés in my writing. Harold’s vast experience in recording almost every style of music and his desire to offer to the music listening world something with true originality made him the perfect man to take on this project. The record has been described as…

"… a flamenco influenced singer/songwriter's debut outing with a fully acoustic band, infusing his deeply metaphorical lyrics with a truly original sound. Rhythmically based in funk it crosses americana, reggae, bossa nova, blues, mariachi, and gospel."

With brilliant performances by guest musicians Gary Lucas, Paul Stocker, Dario Moreno, Nardy Castellini, Emilio Maya and others, and with great musical diversity and intricate details throughout, this fresh sounding record will continue to offer surprises even after many listens.

Please listen to the samples.

I’ve recently relocated to San Francisco and will be playing in the area soon.