AMY RYAN BAND * BRIGHTER AND BRIGHTER *
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Formed in 2014, the Amy Ryan Band quickly established a strong following for themselves on the Capital Region music scene as the winners of the Capital Region Blues Network’s 2015 qualifying competition to represent the Capital Region at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee in January 2016.
In 2021 the band released its first album “Shake and Shimmy” to critical acclaim:
“….on Johnny “Guitar” Watson’s “Want Me Some Love” – the disc’s opening track – I’m in blues heaven. Within the first sixty seconds of the song, Amy already showcased her softness, her strength, and her amazing vocal range – and with over five minutes to go she had already put a smile on the Blewzzman’s face….”
Peter “Blewzzman” Lauro, Blues Editor @ Mary4Music.com
“As soon as the album starts off, the band instantly makes clear to its listeners many of their musical influences. Steeped in blues, swing, and soul, much of this album is highly reminiscent of the musical stylings found on an assortment of classic albums from the late 1960’s and early 1970’s.”
Lucas Garrett, Nippertown
In early 2022 Shake and Shimmy placed at #29 on the Roots Music Report’s Blues Album chart (alongside heavyweight blues contenders such as the Tedeschi-Trucks Band and Tinsley Ellis). The album remained on RMR’s Soul Blues Album chart for over 3 months – a major achievement for a self-released album.
Since their inception in 2019 the Amy Ryan Band has been nominated four times for “Blues Artist of the Year” at the Capital Region Thomas Edison Music Awards (“the Eddies”).
With a repertoire that includes band adaptations of Amy’s self-penned solo tunes, newly minted originals and select covers the Amy Ryan Band rocks the blues.
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