AUDREY RYAN

http://www.balconytv.ie
BALCONYTV DUBLIN 24/11/2008
PRESENTED BY TOM MILLETT
I grew up on an island off the coast of Maine called Mount Dessert Island. My home was very musical one and my dad played guitar and my mom sang and played piano and the organ at the church. My dad was into the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and John Fahey, but the songs he played were more of a country-western nature and I remember him singing hey good lookin whatcha got cookin in our kitchen as my mom made dinner. Mom would play ragtime Scott Joplin tunes and sing ballads like Blue Boyou by Roy Orbison. Reluctantly at first, I learned to play guitar starting around age ten and through middle and high school learned a lot of folk tunes to the likes of the Indigo Girls, Joni Mitchell, and Dylan. In college I discovered jazz and became immersed in Miles Davis, Coltrane, Bill Evans, Herbie Hancock and all those greats. My main college gig was playing fiddle in bluegrass bands and trying to be like Stephen Grapelli in jazz ensemble (never got quite that good). I managed to also spend a few years living and traveling abroad in Africa, Asia, and Australia. All the while I was writing songs and building up to a point where I might play them with other people in front of other people. When I graduated college I started a band and Ive been performing and touring ever since.
I perform solo shows with either an electric Japanese axe or a vintage Gibson acoustic, a hand-me-down of my father, a retro 80s era Casio keyboard, and an accordion. I also play in a band with James Borchers (drums, glockenspeil, percussion), and Stephen Brodsky (vocals, bass)
My debut record, Passing Thru, was released in 2004 and received lots of positive press. I put out a few EPs in 2005 and 2006. My newest record Dishes & Pillswas released by Folkwit Records in the UK and independently in the US during the fall of 2007. Im currently working on a new record to be released soon. When Im not on the road playing shows Im usually somewhere between Maine, Boston, and New York City.

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http://www.audreyryan.org

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[LassieTPC]

i love this girl! [: i wish i could find a place to download her songs.

[StephenORegan]

@LassieTPC Audrey Ryan has four albums up on iTunes. Also check her out on myspace/audreyryan

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The BalconyTV Crew

[williammorley]

and who their comrades needed often was the opium's of the day, so what some became "soldiers disease" but it was still a cure within a disease - I am proud maine is still going ahead with advancing society with good cannabis "laws", now we just have to be honest about the rest and you will be living in a good future - maine you don't need a script for codeine cough syrup because the people are good Yankees and see thru the b.s. - and you my dear are a good Yankee in your music here!

[williammorley]

audry, you good maniac, what they used in the old days was cannabis and opium - so thankyou for reminding us maine was one of the first states to try and enforce the temperance movement in ? 1850's while 4 of my ancestors died in the civil war

[wmg1958]

Another songwriter without a clue, without an answer, and who doesn't even know what questions to ask. Now THAT'S depressing. A shame since the idea of the song was promising. The title seems to want to include everybody as if they all were depressed and incapable of seeing a purpose in life. I've played for many people in hospice, they are on their way to dying and invariably they STILL want to hear a happy song. Songwriters too often seem oblivious to this.

[scsmiths]

You should watch are show with Kelsey Blaze and Audrey Indigo, Kelsey singing opera and Audrey dancing out the parts, 12 Days of Christmas Opera style!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is from someone you don't NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[scsmiths]

It needs a lot of work !!!!!!!!!!!

This is coming from a girl named Audrey

[Jazzboob]

i wish i could find a place to download her

[maemae96]

reminds me of sara bareilles.

[folkmusicgirl]

I've been watching various singers on Balcony TV and seems like most of the performers are pretty young, 20's and maybe early 30's. Just curious if there are any older performers in the 40's and over who are acousitc/folk artists who sometimes play this venue?

(nothing wrong with the young performers but would just like to see some older folk artists as well.)