SOV 2013: Fiddler on the Roof!
ryan | April 19, 2013
I’ll be on the guitar in the pit orchestra! Come on out and catch the show!! http://www.theatre.iastate.edu/fiddler-on-the-roof-iowa-state-university-theatre-production-2/
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ISU students all shook up and come together to learn about music, culture in History of Rock ‘n’ Roll course
ryan | March 21, 2013
http://www.las.iastate.edu/rockandrollhistory/ I’ve known David for more than 30 years now. He was my next door neighbor way back when; and his (ex) wife was my first classical guitar teacher. One of my favorite memories of those times was once circa 1982 or early 1983, where David spent the afternoon listening to Michael Jackson’s Thriller in [...]
John Briggs Sheeler (1921-2013)
ryan | March 16, 2013
http://amestrib.com/sections/obituaries/john-briggs-sheeler-oct-25-1921-march-13-2013.html John Briggs Sheeler died in Marshalltown at the age of 91 on March 13, 2013, after a long bout of leukemia at Iowa River Hospice. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 16, at First Presbyterian Church of Marshalltown on Center Street. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, [...]
march madness
ryan | March 1, 2013
oh my…. so much catching-up to do! It seems like whole months go by because I’m so busy. Since my last blog post, I’ve produced a Christmas CD for a friend, released a book, played a ton of church events, recorded a radio spot for KHOI, had a band breakup (KandyStore), and started working on [...]
Thanksgiving 2012
ryan | November 25, 2012
Wow… and so its Thanksgiving already! Just goes to show how busy of a year I’ve had so far; and it seems to continue right through the holiday. In the coming month or so, I have a new Christmas CD project I am involved with, as well as several new smaller pieces for my Church’s [...]
Gig Weekend: Oct 12-14 2012
ryan | October 12, 2012
Big gig weekend! 1. TONIGHT – me solo at Cafe Milo in West Ames https://www.facebook.com/events/497672566927433/ 2. Saturday morning – Box Brothers will be out tailgating and rockin’ out with the crowd at the ISU Football Game tomorrow morning. Catch us before the game — down by the ball diamond kitty corner to the Stadium and [...]
Maximum Ames Music Festival – 2012
ryan | September 19, 2012
I have been a guitarist for 30 years now – I started in 3rd grade. I was in my first band in Ames IA when I was 6th grade with my friend Mark – we did a little concert for my class at Meeker School. I played in various bands over the years, and I [...]
Survey – Ryan’s best solo
admin | July 7, 2012
Preparing for the OurStage “Guitar Player “Take The Lead” Competition” – go here to vote for Ryan’s best solo. I’ll submit whichever one gets the most votes! http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MSJNKKP
Let The Lord Love You — Heart of the Artist retreat 2012
ryan | May 13, 2012
This past weekend (yesterday and today) we on the Worship Arts ministry at Ames EFree church hosted Rory Noland. Rory is the former music director at Willow Creek and Harvest Bible Fellowship. He is founder of Heart of the Artist ministries (http://www.heartoftheartist.org/) – mentoring and disciplining artists in the church. Rory leadership, vision, and songs [...]
RENT – Stars Over VEISHEA at ISU, 2012
ryan | April 25, 2012
In mid-March I got a call from Don Simonson (voice chair at ISU and Musical Director for Stars Over VEISHEA). He had known that I was a solid guitar player that could read music, and he knew that I worked on the rock n roll class at ISU with David Stuart for many years. Simonson [...]