The Road Less Traveled

Thank you for taking the time to visit the Ryantunes website. After months of writing, and recording new tunes, I'm pleased to present my latest CD, The Road Less Traveled. All songs are original, are a blend of bluegrass, new folk and country blues, and performed on acoustic instruments.

On this website you'll find MP3 clips and words for songs on The Road Less Traveled, plus my earlier albums (Comeback - released in 2003, and Home Cooked Music - released in 2005). Also on the website are two videos available for viewing or download, free of charge. These include a video of the title song from The Road Less Traveled CD, and a video from the Home Cooked Music album, again the title song.

My musical career is a bit different from many other artists, in that it spans two separate eras. During the 1970's as the young member of a duet, I played a number of venues including the Grand Ole Opry (at old Ryman), Massey Hall, a lot of coffee shops (very popular back in the day) and various radio programs. After that period, I entered the business world, and drifted away from writing and performing for quite a while. However during the 1990's the lure of writing brought me back and before long I was in the studio again.

Acoustic instrumentation has always been my choice, a result of a lifelong interest in the way the early giants played. Pioneers like Muddy Waters, Leadbelly and later on Earl Scruggs, and others helped shape a lot of today's music, and they often did so with acoustic sounds. Also acoustic music somehow seems to be about as earthy, genuine and honest as it gets.

Thanks for visiting my website, and I hope you enjoy your stay at Ryantunes.

 

Paul Ryan