“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…

Recorded and mixed by RLC 
on a Tascam 464 four track cassette recorder
at Island Park Analog, Rhode Island

RL Crosby - vocal, guitar, bass, organ
Brian West - drums

New England is the focus this month, with some very special events:

• July 21st Live at the Fallout Shelter opening for Guy Davis, Norwood MA Get tickets here
   
• July 27 Skål, Vinal Haven ME - our first time on…

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:

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…

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…

Photo with RL Boyce by Michael Kurgansky

As we move into fall, it is a time of transition. After a thrilling week of playing and recording with Grammy nominated Mississippi bluesman RL Boyce, I know I am looking ahead while…

Lots of new content this week:

• Tune in to The Blues Guitar Show podcast with Ben Martin. We had a lovely discussion about music and process.
• Winter Hill Blues  was reviewed in Acoustic Guitar Magazine and Blues Blast Magazine
• Winter…

This month - two shows up north with GRAMMY nominated Mississippi Hill Country legend RL Boyce!

Sat. August 27th - Atwood's Tavern, Cambridge MA matinee 2-4pm get tickets here
Sun. August 28th - meadlowlark festival, Red Hook NY…

My video for "Slow Down" debuts this Sunday on Ditty TV's "The Curve." Tune into the hot Memphis television network Sunday night at 10pm CT/11pm ET and again next Monday morning at 10am CT/11am ET to hear and see…

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…

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…

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

With the start of 2022, I find myself returning to the idea of cycles. Part of this reflection includes considering what attracts us to music and how sound creates meaning in our lives, as both listeners and musicians. 

We might…