Sundown & Lawn Chairs

Sundown & Lawn Chairs is Paul Ryan's fourth CD. As a songwriter, Paul has a unique ability to create and blend lyrics and melody together. The result has been described by listeners and industry people as songs that 'paint pictures', and songs that are 'vivid' or 'organic'.

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My musical career is quite different from many artists in that it spans two separate eras. During the 1960's as a (very) young man I was a member of a Toronto-based duet (The Voyageurs). We played a number of venues including the Grand Ole Opry (at Ryman) in Nashville, and Massey Hall, and The Village Corner in Toronto.I have a lifetime of fond memories of meeting and talking music with some of the great artists of that era, and performing on shows with them.

After that period I attended college, and went on to work in the business world. But the music was never far away. So decades later, after watching and listening to bluegrass and related music from a distance, the lure of writing and playing pulled me back, and it wasn't long before I was back in the studio.

In 2003 my first CD ("Comeback") was released, some thirty seven years after the earlier career had ended (with solo single "Roseanne"). Since coming back, Sundown & Lawn Chairs is my fourth record. It was a blast to do, and I hope you enjoy the tunes.

Paul Ryan