Live: Grainne Ryan (Vocals, acoustic and electric guitar) Cora Westermann (backing vocals), Alvin Lapp (Drums), Jeff Beauchamp (Bass), Animal, Ralph, Dr. Teeth, Janis & sometimes other friends too. Our fearless leader is the one and only Kathrin Allgoewer.
Influences
Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Arlow Guthrie, John Lennon, Joni Mitchell, Lucinda Williams, Patty Griffin, The Beatles, The Guess Who, Janis Joplin, Emmy Lou Harris, Victoria Williams, John Prine, Johnny Cash, my Dad & brother Dan (Miss you both sooooo much ... R.I.P.), Kim Brown, Julia McLeod, Holmes,Dwight, Adz, Tommy, Travis Berlenbach, Cale, Neil S., Andrea, The Trews, Jamie Ryan, Blue Rodeo, Kate Fenner, Chris Brown, Sarah Harmer, The Be Good Tanyas, Iggstock, Sheryl Crow, the Irish culture, Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, James Brown, Bruce Springsteen, Van Gogh, The Group Of Seven .... the list is too huge for this page!
Sounds Like
Lucinda Williams, Patty Griffin, Aimee Mann, Sara Harmer, Kathleen Edwards, Blue Rodeo, Neko Case, Emmy Lou Harris, Sheryl Crow, Neil Young, Wilco, The Dixie Chicks ... the list could go on...
GRAINNE is pronounced "GRAWN-YA"..... I didn't pick it. It's Gaelic & means Grace. .
NEWSFLASH: NOV 20, 2009: I'm about to embark on a mini tour of sorts, starting on November 24th at Riley's in Peterborough (with my friend Josh Gontier). Check out my calendar of gig dates for more details :)
I WON FOLK ARTIST OF THE YEAR at THE 2009 DURHAM REGION MUSIC AWARDS!! ... I was nominated for 3 awards: Female Vocalist Of The Year, Recording Of The Year and Folk Artist Of The Year!! .... Gosh, I'm pretty proud of these nominations, I was up against some tough competition, so I was honered to take an award home with me last night :)
NEW BLOG: CROW LOVERS!! If you are as interested in these fascinating birds as I am, be sure to read my new blog called "Crow Lover's Blog" .. I will be adding new insights and information regularly & would love to hear from anyone and everyone who loves crows as much as I do :)
John Lennon was a HUGE influence on me when I was growing up. So here is a video of me singing "IMAGINE", one of my favourite John Lennon songs of all time:
I firmly believe in performing cover songs. Without covers songs, I wouldn't be the musician and songwriter that I am today.
This video is of MY BAND and I (with a couple of Special Guests; Ali From DAME and James Harlow on guitars) performing Neil Young's HELPESS @ HARLOW'S in Uxbridge Ontario on Sat April 25, 2009.
I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)
You're welcome! And thanks! Next time you visit, give us a shout. Maybe we could arrange a gig somewhere. We're all the way up north in the Netherlands. Take care!
thanks! i actually saw you play at supermarket this past sunday (you played right after me!). i hadn't caught your name so i asked steve to help track you down! you were amazing and i LOVE patty griffin as well...i'm gonna try to make it to your show in sept...hopefully i'll see you at supermarket again before then! :)
Hey Grainne,hope your good,don't be missing ireland too much there's not a whole lot happening,glad i've got my music to keep me occupied and a bit of fishing,you should write a song about it,make you feel better lovin "cotton candy and tree frog",chin up!.. PK
Grainne- We don't have crows hereabouts but we have ravens. The Natives say an appearance of a raven is an omen -- good or bad depending on the when and where. Keep on doing your part to make Ontario beautiful. Come see us in Alaska sometime.
Thank you GRAINNE and best wishes. Check our Blogs for latest arts in education news and classroom activities.
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Peace, John
“If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music. ... I get most joy in life out of music.”
Glad you liked the tunes Grainne. I love what you're doing too.
I'm jealous as hell that you have Moe producing. He's been very supportive of a couple of bands I've been involved in and played us fairly regularly at The Tap over the last couple of years. As a HUGE TPOH fan, Moe enjoying my tunes was one of the greatest compliments I have ever received.
Also, if there wasn't a big feck-off ocean separating us, I would have offered my pedal steel services.
Keen to hear your album once it's done. We're buried in the studio recording our album too at the moment with a deadline for launch at the end of May. Lots to get done. Busy busy.
lovin "cotton candy and tree frog",chin up!.. PK
