The official music video for Alright Tonight has just premiered over at PopMatters. The video is a collaboration with photographer Taylor Noel, whose 'Passing Faces' photo project includes highly candid, conversational portraits taken during long-form interviews where the subjects (including us) talk openly about daring to discover and reveal who we are underneath the clothing of our personalities. Check out the video here!
The Bluegrass Situation premiered the brand new music video for our song Embers off of our new album Yearbook. They said, "With 'Embers', Ryanhood has a simple message: enjoy the moment and be present." Check out the video here!
WTBQ's (93.5FM NY) Hootenanny Cafe Mini Concerts feature an artist every Sunday. Unlike most sets that offer one or two songs from a particular artist, this features one artist for a complete set. This is a great way for aficionados of folk music, bluegrass, contemporary singer songwriters, etc to hear some of today's exciting artists and really get an idea of what an artist is all about. The Hootenanny Cafe airs every Sunday at 8PM (est) on WTBQ. We are excited to be the featured artist for this Sunday's Mini Concert (4/2/17). You can stream the set online at www.wtbq.com and also during the week at radionowhere903.com.
Surrounding Dillinger, a collaboration between Ryanhood and the Artifact Dance Project opened to rave reviews. The Arizona Daily Star says: "It’s contemporary dance. It’s theater. It’s a concert. And it is, simply, astounding." Read the full review here.
We're excited to announce our very first venture into the world of modern dance and live theatre with a brand new production called, "Surrounding Dillinger." The show is a modern story ballet choreographed and danced by Tucson's premiere collaborative dance company, Artifact Dance Project, with Ryanhood performing original music live onstage throughout the show. Here's the story:
Hardened by a decade-long prison sentence for a minor offense, a newly-released John Dillinger assembles a likable but deadly gang of criminals to help him steal back the life he lost in a dazzling series of depression-era bank robberies. But with the newly-formed FBI hot on his trail and the shadows of his past closing in around him, Dillinger must make the ultimate getaway or lose everything, and everyone, he has come to love the most. In collaboration with musical folk-duo Ryanhood, Artifact Dance Project brings the story of Tucson’s favorite gangster into stark creative focus live on stage with "Surrounding Dillinger," playing March 23 - March 26 at the Stevie Eller Dance Theatre.
Since this is a completely different type of show than we've done before, we'll explain how it's going to work. Without any spoken dialogue, Artifact will portray the events and relationships surrounding John Dillinger’s storied bank robbing career through dance, gesture, and movement, while we will "narrate" the inner worlds of the characters through our lyrics and songs. The show is made up of about half pre-existing Ryanhood songs including "Welcome You Into My Head," "Second City," "Mature," and of course, "Dillinger Days." And to create the rest of the show we wrote a series of variations around the show's torch song, "I Only Want The Same Things," reinvented a long-lost song called "Heart on Holiday", and borrowed several songs from some of our favorite local artists including Carlos Arzate & The Kind Souls, Sweet Ghosts, and Ryan's solo project, The Great Collision.
Cameron co-wrote the show with Artifact's lead choreographer/artistic director Ashley Bowman, and the pair are also co-directing. Ryan is on board as musical director, and the show will run for four consecutive live performances at UA's Stevie Eller Dance Theatre March 23-26. Tickets are available at www.artifactdanceproject.org
International pop-culture magazine PopMatters took the time to review our latest album, Yearbook. Here's what they had to say: "Hood and Green expertly weave pop-sensible tracks that ride the alternative folk wave straight into a medley of musical influences... a compelling installment from the Tucsonans." Check out the full review here!
For Folk's Sake (a UK-based website that covers folk, country and roots music) did a pretty wide-ranging interview with us, discussing our past, present, and of course, our new album Yearbook! Check it out here.
Recorded over the past year and half in bedrooms, living rooms, hotel rooms, and green rooms, we proudly present Yearbook, a collection of songs about being young, growing old, and making peace with the passing of time. Filled with two-part vocal harmonies, and decorated with flares of guitar, ukulele, and mandolin, it’s an exploration of our collective scrapbooks, looking at the universal experiences of where we each come from, and who we choose to be in the world as a result.
Physical copies are available for purchase through Bandcamp, and the digital album is available to download via iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play. Stay tuned for video premieres of each of the songs in the coming weeks.
We're looking forward to attending the 2017 International Folk Alliance this week in Kansas City, MO. We'll be performing a number of private showcases throughout the weekend.
Ryanhood was recently featured in Richmond Magazine, in an article highlighting the joys of attending and hosting "House Concerts". Check out the full article here!
We were invited to be a part of the “In The Moment” series at the 2016 Northeast Regional Folk Alliance. Here’s a clip of us performing the song “I Didn’t Put Anything Into Your Place."
Folks in the Albany area can hear us on WAMC's "Live At The Linda" show at 8:00PM ET tonight. They'll be broadcasting the set we did opening for Anna Nalick last November.
If you're not in the Albany area, you can stream the show online here: http://wamc.org/programs/live-linda
We are happy to announce that our new Star T-Shirts are now available in the online store.
Soft, comfortable shirts printed by Fed By Threads. Made in America in sweatshop-free factories. Every shirt uses organic & sustainable materials. Every shirt feeds 12 emergency meals to hungry Americans via food banks.
We’ve been invited to showcase at the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) this November! We’ll be in the company of folk legends Noel Paul Stookey and Tom Rush, to name just a few. If you’re attending the conference, be on the lookout for us!
Here's "Welcome You Into My Head," from our first-ever Sofar performance, in the friendly city of Dallas, TX. You can read a brief write-up of the night at Heavens to Audrey, and enjoy a few photos below by William from WJN Photo.
KPFK Los Angeles (90.7 FM) will be broadcasting a recent live performance of ours as a part of Folkscene on Sunday April 24 from 6 to 8pm. The program can also be heard on several other stations around the country.
We're so pleased that our original Christmas song, "What is Christmas?" was used in an episode of our very favorite radio show, This American Life, from WBEZ, Chicago, during our very favorite time of year! It caps off the third act of the episode, "Say Yes to Christmas." You can hear the episode below or on the This American Lifewebpage. Coming up... more dates with the lovely Anna Nalick, and a new album in the works. STAY with us!
Our original Christmas song “What Is Christmas?” is now available on iTunes, Amazon, and Spotify, and can also be heard in regular rotation on Tucson’s 94.9 MixFM during the holiday season.
Lyrics
Is it all about your family like they say? Letting go your worries for a day? Is it a star on a tree Or a present in a bow? I don't know Is there any bell that still rings true? Tell me, what is Christmas to you?
Is it giving to the ones You're holding dear? Or getting what you've hinted at All year? Is it a mall or a manger Or an angel all aglow? I don't know Is there any bell that still rings true? Tell me, what is Christmas to you?
Staying sunny under feet of snow Getting lucky under mistletoe Wise men seeing stars I'm putting lights up in the yard That's what I do Tell me, what is Christmas to you?
What is Christmas? What is Christmas?
Is is all about a baby born to save? God becoming man to show the way? Is there a bell that still rings true? Tell me, what is Christmas to you?
Staying sunny under feet of snow Getting lucky under mistletoe Wise men seeing stars I'm putting lights up in the yard That's what I do Tell me, what is christmas to you?
What is Christmas? What is Christmas? What is Christmas? What is Christmas to you?
We’re heading back to the Northeast, this time to play a run of shows opening up for platinum-selling artist Anna Nalick. She’s awesome, and we’re psyched.
Nov 3 – Brooklyn, NY – The Shop Nov 4 – Old Saybrook, CT – Katherine Hepburn Center Nov 5 – Albany, NY – WAMC Performing Arts Studio Nov 7 – Boston, MA – Café 939 Nov 8 – Londonderry, NH – Tupelo Music Hall
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