Broadcast Date – September 11, 2024
Our chats will be just that – very conversational, not entirely sensible and with any luck – totally enjoyable. And now I’m here to tell ya – today’s guest is an artist whose music I’ve been celebrating for as long as SEA AND BE SCENE has been… well – on the scene, so over a ten years to be sure of it. However, it wasn’t until last month – while I was hosting the songwriters’ sessions at the Lunenburg Harbour Folk Festival that our paths would finally cross. It was during the show called NEWFOUNDLAND STORIES AND SONGS that I first heard her play live, and all the magic of her lyrics and the sweetness of her melodies took on an even lovelier tone. An extraordinary blend of folk and country, Americana and Newfoundland’s traditional music – delivered with moving moments amidst great laughs. Finest Kind! At any rate, with well over a decade since she’d first appeared on my radar, I had plenty of ground to cover including her latest project SHOUT FOR MORE, her beyond beloved tune “Stop the Trains,” and what it’s like to be a part of that incredible tapestry of talent there in Newfoundland & Labrador. We’ll also learn who she credits with her stellar storytelling abilities, how she balances a busy schedule beyond the role of an artist and discover the remarkable moment she decided to become a songwriter. Plus we’ll get to 1st Things First, play a long overdue round of INsights In 10 and spin as much of her marvellous music as we can within the hour – so with all that ahead we best get to it. Here’s my telephone conversation with the one and only Sherry Ryan.
Find Sherry Ryan online at sherryryan.com on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube too!
As promised here’s the wonderful video for Sherry’s tune “Stop the Trains”
We played some great songs by Sherry on today’s show and they’re all available on iTunes. To get a copy for yourself just click on the title – “I Made It On My Own,” “Sparrow,” “Stop the Trains” and “Sea of Memories”
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