Walker T. Ryan

Main events at
Historic Ashland Armory
208 Oak St., Ashland

Friday, January 13, 2006
Doors open 6PM for dinner
Show starts 7PM

     Walker T. Ryan started playing guitar when he was thirteen, quickly showing an interest and affinity for the blues. He plays rhythm driven blues guitar, Texas, Delta, originals, straight and slide -- from Mississippi guitar trance music to Mississippi John Hurt Saturday night fish-fry finger picking.
    Ryan learned from the masters, including Lightnin Hopkins, Son House, Fred McDowell, John Hurt, Dave Van Ronk, Hubert Smith and others.
    Ryan is a keeper of the flame in the history of the blues. His songs and the songs he chooses, the threads of music and feeling he weaves together draw on the astonishing wealth of music created in the name of, or affected by, the blues. He is a song writer and a storyteller.
    "Walker T. Ryan is a powerful purveyor of the blues. His recreations of blues classics, obscure, blues and his originals add up to one of the most seasoned, talented performers on the West Coast." Mike Myers KRVM

For more information, visit www.walkertryan.com