SYR (band)
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| Origin | Columbia, South Carolina |
| Genres | Celtic rock |
| Website | syrmusic |
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| Past members | Emily Bracey Neff |
SYR is a Celtic folk rock band from Columbia, Columbia, South Carolina.[1]
Biography
Kyle MacCallum, the band's lead singer, was inspired to create a Celtic band after watching the Hobbit in The Lord of the Rings (film series)|.[2] The name SYR originates from a poem MacCallum read in his youth.[2] The band initially played death metal[3] before shifting to Celtic music, mostly covering Irish traditional music.[1][2] MacCallum has said, "My mom is a Celtic singer, and we’ve always been into that part of our heritage, so it made sense to move our music in that direction."[3] After a few years, SYR started to create original music,[2] inspired by Celtic history and Celtic mythology. SYR has released two albums, the self-titled SYR (2015) and The Winter King (2017). They also released a single, "Legacy", on April 4, 2020.[4] The band's current members are siblings Kyle (lead vocals, guitar) and Laurel MacCallum (vocals, Percussion instrument), Kelly Vance (Bass guitar), Luis Valverde (Drum), Ben Campbell (guitar) and Worth Lewallen (violin).[2] SYR's original violinist, Emily Bracey Neff, retired from the band in 2020 after a shoulder injury.[2][5]
Discography
Albums
- SYR (2015)
- The Winter King (2017)
Singles and EPs
- Legacy (April 4, 2020)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Celtic Radio: Syr". Celtic Radio. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Knight, Nicholas. "SYR THE IRISH ROCK BAND YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT". The Daily Counter. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 McElveen, Katie. "SYR plays Celtic folk rock or 'metal acoustic, if there is such a thing'". The State. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Syr on Instagram: "LEGACY is now available on all purchasing and streaming platforms. You can find this lyric video at YouTube.com/SyrMusic! Slàinte! . . . .…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
- ↑ "Syr on Instagram: "Hey everyone! We have some awesome announcements and cool things to share with you all coming very soon, but before we get to any of that,…"". Instagram. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
External links
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