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"At the Blue Front" is Out - Vinyl is in - Tour starts this week - New Press 

“At The Blue Front” is out, the vinyl has arrived and the reviews are coming in - lots of articles up now on the features and interviews page.

Listen and grab a copy of the limited edition vinyl records on…

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Boston Music Awards Nomination + 11.11 City Winery

Thank you so very, very much to the Boston Music Awards for including me on the 2023 list of nominees for "Blues Artist of the Year." Boston and its music scene has formed so much of who I am... and… Read more

Fall 2023: Germany Tour, City Winery Boston and Tiverton

The fall is here and with it comes some shows that I'm feeling very joyful about…

In the first half of October, I will be touring Germany for the first time since 2019. Concerts run from the 7th-15th. I hope…

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Live on Beale Street Caravan

Thank you Beale Street Caravan for having me back to play and talk with Jay B Boyd. It was an honor to appear alongside Willie Farmer and Shaun Marsh in Memphis. Listen here on Public Radio International or at BealeStreetCaravan.com…

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Live from the Bentonia Blues Festival

Footage from the June mini-tour in the Mississippi delta is rolling in - we had wonderful shows in Memphis, Clarksdale and Bentonia. Here is a video of our time at the Bentonia Blues Festival, courtesy of On Base Productions:

Upcoming June Shows - Memphis, Clarksdale, Bentonia

After a trip down to Mississippi in April for appearances at the Juke Joint Festival, with stops at The Blue Front Cafe (video here) and Thacker Mountain Radio Hour, the last month has focused primarily on teaching and…

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Acoustic Guitar Magazine review now Online + November Recap.

A kind and thoughtful review of Winter Hill Blues recently posted on Acoustic Guitar Magazine's website. Read it here.

Thank you so much for Kenny Berkowitz, Blair Jackson and Nick Loss-Eaton.

 

 

November was a month full of music, with…

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"Winter Hill Blues" review in Living Blues Magazine

Thanks so very much to Matt R. Lohr for the positive write up of Winter Hill Blues in Living Blues Magazine. After reading this esteemed publication for years, it is an honor to be included. Order your copy here…

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"Winter Hill Blues" featured in WBUR/NPR and Boston.com

We had a wonderful release show in Boston for Winter Hill Blues this week. In advance of the concert, Lauren Daley got to the heart of the album for WBUR/NPR - read it here.

Blake Maddux also got directly…

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"Slow Down" Video Premiere in "It's Psychedelic, Baby" Magazine

Thanks to It's Psychedelic, Baby Magazine for the exclusive video premiere of "Slow Down" off Winter Hill Blues. Check it out here and pre-order the album (with exclusive perks through my website)!

https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2022/04/slow-down-by-ryan-lee-crosby-new-album-winter-hill-blues.html

Live from Memphis with R.L. Boyce and Shaun Marsh

It was an inspiring weekend in Memphis. On Friday, I played live on the air both at Radio Memphis and also at WYXR. On Saturday, I played two sets at the Green Room at Crosstown Arts (one solo and one…

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Upcoming shows with Jimmy "Duck" Holmes and R.L. Boyce - get tickets now

This fall, I will be traveling to Bentonia and Memphis for shows with Grammy nominated blues musicians.

Friday, September 24th for the Blue Front Cafe 73rd Anniversary Party with Jimmy "Duck" Holmes.

Saturday, October 9th I will be opening for…

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Bentonia Blues in Smithsonian Magazine

Thanks to Jim Beaugez for the shoutout in his fine new article on Jimmy "Duck" Holmes and the legacy of the Bentonia Blues. Read it here in the Smithsonian Magazine.

"Holmes has lately taken on the role of educator, lecturing…

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