Elaine was actually born in Ireland, then emigrated to Vancouver with her family at age five. The Ryans are a musical family, and Elaine would often sing harmonies with her younger brother, who is also a musician. "Music would always be playing in our house," she recalls. Elaine Ryan is the living embodiment of the nomadic troubadour. Her eagerly-awaited debut full-length album, Songs From The River, features tunes written in Vancouver, Montreal and Hawaii, recorded in Maui, and mixed and mastered in Montreal. Elaine´s material draws from such diverse life experiences as busking in Europe, studying flamenco in Spain and working in an orphanage in Guatemala, and she distils hard-won lessons into potent folk-rooted songs deserving of real attention.
Ryan´s confidence as a performer was boosted by successful 2009 appearances at Indie Week in Toronto, the Austin Women´s Music and Film Festival, Festival de la Chanson at Mont Tremblant, and at famed Montreal club Metropolis (as part of the Emerge Festival). A seven month stint in Montreal also brought Ryan plenty of positive feedback. Elaine is now eager to take her songs on the road, and she´ll be touring Canada in May and June. Until then, put on Songs From The River, and just go with the flow. It will be a highly rewarding journey.
Songs on the CD Tunana
1. A Simple Love 2. September Promise - Listen 3. Prison Break 4. Making Eyes 5. Tea 6. Diesel 7. Aching 8. Still On My Mind 9. Trial By Fire 10. The River 11. Kiss Me With That Poem
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1. A Simple Love 
