Ryan is a local lad, not too far up the road from me. His story is very similar to many of us, plays GAA, he went to Uni, travelled Australia and spent some time in the USA during his studies

But something magic happened. He became one of the biggest singer and song writers to come out of Ireland and has toured all over the world with Ed Sheeran, Kodaline, Snow Patrol, Foy Vance The Corona’s and Dermot Kennedy.

 

I caught up with Ryan just before he performed to 40,000 people over the weekend, headlining with Dermot Kennedy.

 

He discusses how music was always on the back burner but meeting his idol Foy Vance while flipping burgers in America changed everything. Vance asked him what he had to say when it came to his art. And he didn't have an answer. He only sang covers. This sparked a fire in Ryan's belly to write his own songs and the rest... is history. Foy Vance is now his mentor.

 

Tune in to this fantastic episode, what an inspiring story.

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