Tony Boyd is a solo musician born and raised in the hills of Sentobia, MS. Described as “a laid-back tribute to Americana,” Boyd has performed his own variety of folk, country and blues music throughout the region for over three decades.

Boyd picked up the harmonica at the age of twelve, but only really started performing publicly in his thirties. Now, you can find him playing all throughout North Mississippi multiple times a week, filling venues with his soothing acoustic tunes. Bob Dylan is his main musical idol, and that’s plain to see and hear in the music that Boyd masters. “Artists who found themselves in the ‘country rock’ genre of the 70s definitely influenced me.”

Boyd has quite the resume when it comes to the number and quality of shows he has played. He’s shared the stage on a number of occasions with Blackberry Smoke—an Atlanta-based touring rock band—and has opened for the likes of Kix Brooks, Cowboy Mouth, and Bo Diddley. He has even played the celebrated Thacker Mountain Radio show as a solo artist. 

There are two sides to Tony Boyd - the mellow guitarist/vocalist with a deep sense of time and place in heartfelt lyrics, and the bluesy rocker who plays the harmonica with raucous abandon. As the former, his sound has been described as “soothing” or even “haunting,” and is inspired by artists like Guy Clark, whose songwriting sensibilities measure up to true art. As the latter, it’s a sound that doesn’t need words to communicate clearly. As both, Boyd is drawn to music that describes the human condition, expresses a variety of emotions, and is deeply therapeutic. 

Boyd is one of those artists who plays music that definitely sounds good as the backing track to a crowded bar, but is an even greater treasure when you listen closely. Tony Boyd invites you to take a seat, have a drink, and let his laid-back tribute to Americana transport you. .