Tuck Ryan

Tuck Ryan’s sounds can best be described as Mountain Soul. His smooth New Orleans style vocals and piano playing are backed by a tight rhythm section that is influenced by many of the founding fathers of Americana and soul. If there is one thing you can say about Tuck’s music its that he’s authentic. From behind the piano he gives the audience all he’s got –transforming his songs into the soundtrack of the evening. The Tuck Ryan Band is rounded out by Andy Mowatt, of Andy Mowatt’s Steely Jam, on 8-string guitar, Matt Hostetter on vocals and lead guitar, and Jabin Baxter on the drums. Tuck, Matt, Andy & Jabin all began playing together following the disillusion of Tuck and Matt’s old band Limbo Jimbo. Following a few one-off shows promoting Tuck’s new solo work, the guys decided to band together and dig into the new material as one bluesy, soul-drenched outfit. From behind the piano he gives his audience everything –making his songs the soundtrack of the evening to set the mood off just right.

Tuck Ryan’s childhood was a diverse, well-rounded musical education. His Dad, a big Steely Dan fan and his mom, more of a Joni Mitchell girl, immersed him in the classics of Motown, singer songwriters and jazz fusion from a young age. Receiving the Marvin Gaye complete discography box set when he was 10 years old, Tuck began what would be the first of countless hours spent listening to and dissecting classic records.

From here, Ryan spent his first years on the music scene at the Fulton Opera House in Lancaster, PA performing in many main stage productions – even playing the lead role of “Oliver” when he was eleven. The stage suited him and years later he went on to form, along with Jordan Rast, “Second Hand Suits”, a Lancaster-based Jazz/Rock/Blues group that’s enjoyed regional success and acquired quite the loyal following. Tuck is also the founder of “Limbo Jimbo”, an Americana blues jam band, for which he was the primary writer, singer, piano player and rhythm guitarist. He has also worked as vocalist with the Lancaster King Street Big Band and continues to work as a guest vocalist with Andy Mowatt’s Steely Jam. Over recent years he’s continued honing his original work by creating a large repertoire of original music that is grounded in Soul, Americana, Blues and Jazz– becoming the vehicle that bridges all the sounds.

Tuck is currently fronting his own band and preparing to release his new solo album “Warmest Blue,” which he began writing during a long winter a few years ago. In it are real stories of doing some growing up and landing back on your feet. Recorded at the Sugar Tank Studio in Lancaster, Pa he enlisted the help of multiple local musicians and good friends to make this record including Oliver Craven and Charlie Muench of The Stray Birds, Andy Mowatt and Taylor Wade of Steely Jam, and Matt Hostetter and Nick Adams of Limbo Jimbo. The album is something Ryan hopes we can all relate to.

The introspective journey, hours of writing and time in studio has led to the clearest of visions for Ryan’s first solo project “Warmest Blue”. The eagerness to release the album is only reflective of the effort that went into making it. Warmest Blue is out June 30th, but until then come see Tuck live!