Ryan Sheridan (musician)
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Ryan Sheridan is an Irish singer, songwriter and guitarist from County Monaghan
County Monaghan
County Monaghan is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Monaghan. Monaghan County Council is the local authority for the county...

.

Early life

Ryan started playing the fiddle
Fiddle
The term fiddle may refer to any bowed string musical instrument, most often the violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music...

 at the age of seven and played Irish traditional music
Folk music of Ireland
The folk music of Ireland is the generic term for music that has been created in various genres in Ireland.-History:...

 with Comhaltas for several years. At the age of 16 he left Ireland to perform as a dancer with the Riverdance
Riverdance
Riverdance is a theatrical show consisting of traditional Irish stepdancing, notable for its rapid leg movements while body and arms are kept largely stationary. It originated as an interval performance during the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest, a moment that is still considered a significant...

 ensemble. He toured the US with Riverdance for four years and played Broadway for two years. Ryan started writing music and playing guitar while living in New York, and in 2004 Ryan moved to Glasgow to form the rockband Shiversaint. . He returned to Ireland in 2006 and met Polish percussionist and cajon
Cajón
A cajón is a box-shaped percussion instrument originally from Peru, played by slapping the front face with the hands.-Origins and evolution:...

 player Artur Graczyk who joined the band. When the band split, Ryan took a two years break from music to run a venue in his hometown of Monaghan.

Music career

Ryan and Artur were discovered in Dublin by their future manager, Brian Whitehead in 2010. When Whitehead saw them playing a cover of Little Lion man by Mumford and Sons in Grafton Street, he stopped and listened for ten minutes before he dropped his card in Ryan's guitar case. Whitehead nominated Ryan's song Machine for the SupaJam competition to win the opportunity to play at the Festival Internacional de Benicassim
Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
The Festival Internacional de Benicàssim is an annual music festival which takes place in the village of Benicàssim, province of Castelló, Valencian Community in Spain. It focuses mainly on pop, rock and electronica artists, as well as having other elements besides music like short films,...

 in Spain. Ryan won the competition beating out 3,226 other entries. After a showcase at The Academy
The Academy (music venue)
The Academy is a music venue located in Dublin, Ireland. It consists of four floors, each for differing music tastes.The Academy was the venue where The Killers performed an intimate show in August 2008, one night before a performance in Marlay Park. Others to have played the venue in 2008 include...

 in Dublin, he got a record deal with Rubyworks and his first single Jigsaw (produced by Billy Farrell) was released in September 2010. Jigsaw was an immediate hit on Irish radio and on iTunes. In December 2010 Ryan played his first headline tour around Ireland. He also appeared on Other Voices on RTE Two
RTÉ Two
RTÉ Two is a free-to-air general entertainment channel operated by Irish state broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. RTÉ Two is available throughout the island of Ireland through digital terrestrial service Saorview, VHF and UHF bands, and is also available via satellite to Irish subscribers of...

 television in Ireland.

2011

Ryan's debut album The Day You Live Forever was released on May 6, 2011 and contained the singles Jigsaw and The Dreamer. The album debuted at number two on the Irish Albums Chart
Irish Albums Chart
The Irish Albums Chart is the Irish music industry standard albums popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on its behalf by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured electronically...

 and was certified with gold sales after five weeks. It was produced by Joe Chester and all the songs on the album were composed by Sheridan. The third single from The Day You Live Forever, Stand Up Tall, was released on Sep 16th 2011.

Ryan Sheridan was a featured artist at the Concert for Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...

 on College Green
College Green
College Green is a three-sided "square" in the centre of Dublin. On its northern side is a building known today as the Bank of Ireland which until 1800 was Ireland's Parliament House. To its east stands Trinity College Dublin, the only constituent college of the University of Dublin. To its south...

 in May 2011 and is an ambassador for the Make-A-Wish Foundation
Make-A-Wish Foundation
The Make-A-Wish Foundation is a 501 non-profit organization founded in the United States that grants wishes to children who have life-threatening medical conditions. The charity now operates in forty-seven countries around the world through thirty-six affiliate offices.The president & CEO of this...

, Ireland.

On Sep 17th 2011 Ryan Sheridan was the first artist to play Croke Park
Croke Park
Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation...

 and Aviva Stadium
Aviva Stadium
The Aviva Stadium is a sports stadium located in Dublin, Ireland, with a capacity for 50,000 spectators. The stadium is built on the site of the old Lansdowne Road venue, which was demolished in 2007, and replaces that stadium as home to its chief tenants: the Irish rugby union team and the...

 at the same day.
He also played two songs during the All-Ireland Senior Football Final in Croke Park on Sep 18th.

Ryan's concert in The Academy on Nov 5th was his biggest Dublin show to date. Support acts were singer/songwriter Sara Lou and Consumer Love Affair, guest performance by Crowded House
Crowded House
Crowded House are a rock band, formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Finn is the primary songwriter and creative director of the band, having led it through several incarnations, drawing members from New Zealand , Australia and the United States...

 bass guitarist Nick Seymour
Nick Seymour
Nick Seymour is a musician, painter, and record producer. He is best known for being the bass guitarist in the Australasian rock group Crowded House and brother to Mark Seymour of another successful group; Hunters and Collectors.- Biography :Born in Benalla, Victoria, Australia, Seymour studied...

 and Tomas Cosinski on guitar.
Halfway through the concert Artur switched from playin cajon to drums and bass guitarist Neil Dorrington joined the band.

On November 25th Ryan released a four track Christmas EP Walking In The Air, all profits from the sales was donated to Make-A-Wish Ireland.

Ryans video Stand Up Tall directed by Simon Eustace was nominated best male video 2011 by IMTV - Irish Music Television.

Touring

Since the release of Jigsaw Ryan has been touring extensively across Ireland:

2010
  • July 11: Oxegen
    Oxegen 2010
    Oxegen 2010 was the seventh Oxegen festival to take place since 2004. It took place on the weekend of Friday 9 July, Saturday, 10 July and Sunday, 11 July at Punchestown Racecourse near Naas in County Kildare, Ireland. Eminem, Muse and Arcade Fire headlined...

    , 2fm Academy Stage
  • Aug 20th: The Marquee in Drumlish Drumlish
    Drumlish
    Drumlish is a village in County Longford, Ireland on the R198 regional road north of Longford Town.-See also:*List of towns and villages in Ireland-External links:*...

    , County Longford
    County Longford
    County Longford is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Longford.Longford County Council is the local authority for the county...

  • Aug 21st: Bojangles, Navan
    Navan
    -People:Navan was the childhood home of Pierce Brosnan, who appeared in the television series Remington Steele and was the fifth film actor to play James Bond. TV personality Hector Ó hEochagáin, and comedians Dylan Moran and Tommy Tiernan also hail from Navan....

    , County Meath
    County Meath
    County Meath is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Mide . Meath County Council is the local authority for the county...

  • Aug 25th: Supporting Mark Lanegan
    Mark Lanegan
    Mark Lanegan is an American rock musician and songwriter. Lanegan began his music career in the 1980s, forming the grunge group Screaming Trees with Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner and Mark Pickerel. During his time in the band Lanegan would start a low-key solo career...

     in The Academy
    The Academy (music venue)
    The Academy is a music venue located in Dublin, Ireland. It consists of four floors, each for differing music tastes.The Academy was the venue where The Killers performed an intimate show in August 2008, one night before a performance in Marlay Park. Others to have played the venue in 2008 include...

    , Dublin
  • Sept 4th: Electric Picnic
    Electric Picnic
    The 2005 festival took place on Saturday 3 September and Sunday 4 September. It is best remembered for Arcade Fire's performance which came before their subsequent mainstream success...

  • Sept 7th: The Squealing Pig, Co. Monaghan
  • Sept 9th: Jigsaw Debut Single Launch, The Sugar Club, Dublin
  • Oct 9th-10th: Supporting Wallis Bird
    Wallis Bird
    Wallis Bird is an Irish musician. She lives and works in London.-Biography:The first time Bird came into touch with music, she was six months old and received her first guitar from her father...

    , Limerick
    Limerick
    Limerick is the third largest city in the Republic of Ireland, and the principal city of County Limerick and Ireland's Mid-West Region. It is the fifth most populous city in all of Ireland. When taking the extra-municipal suburbs into account, Limerick is the third largest conurbation in the...

     and Galway
    Galway
    Galway or City of Galway is a city in County Galway, Republic of Ireland. It is the sixth largest and the fastest-growing city in Ireland. It is also the third largest city within the Republic and the only city in the Province of Connacht. Located on the west coast of Ireland, it sits on the...

  • Nov 7th: Supporting Simply Red
    Simply Red
    Simply Red were a British soul band that sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career. Their style drew influences from blue-eyed soul, new romantic, rock, reggae and jazz...

    , The O2
    The O2, Dublin
    The O2 is a 14,000-seat amphitheatre located at North Wall Quay in the Dublin Docklands in Dublin, Ireland, which opened on 16 December 2008. The venue is jointly owned by Live Nation and Harry Crosbie with Live Nation in charge of programme booking and operating the venue...

    , Dublin
  • Nov 8th: Supporting Simply Red, Odyssey Arena, Belfast
    Belfast
    Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

  • Nov 19th: Supporting Republic Of Loose
    Republic of Loose
    Republic of Loose are an Irish funk rock band from Dublin. Formed in 2001, the band currently consists of lead vocalist Mick Pyro, bass guitarist and vocalist Benjamin Loose, keyboardist Darragh, guitarists and vocalists Dave Pyro and Darach O' Laoire and drummers and percussionists Andre Lopes...

    , The Academy, Dublin
  • Dec 2nd: The Spirit Store, Dundalk
    Dundalk
    Dundalk is the county town of County Louth in Ireland. It is situated where the Castletown River flows into Dundalk Bay. The town is close to the border with Northern Ireland and equi-distant from Dublin and Belfast. The town's name, which was historically written as Dundalgan, has associations...

  • Dec 3rd: Roisin Dubh, Galway
  • Dec 4th: The Sugar Club, Dublin
  • Dec 5th: Cyprus Avenue, Cork
    Cork (city)
    Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...



2011
  • Feb 2nd: The Temple, Carlow
    Carlow
    Carlow is the county town of County Carlow in Ireland. It is situated in the south-east of Ireland, 84 km from Dublin. County Carlow is the second smallest county in Ireland by area, however Carlow Town is the 14th largest urban area in Ireland by population according to the 2006 census. The...

  • Feb 4th: Arts Centre, Wexford
    Wexford
    Wexford is the county town of County Wexford, Ireland. It is situated near the southeastern corner of Ireland, close to Rosslare Europort. The town is connected to Dublin via the M11/N11 National Primary Route, and the national rail network...

  • Feb 5th: Whelan's
    Whelan's (music venue)
    Whelan's is a small music venue in Dublin, Ireland, located on Wexford Street.The venue and pub was initially started by Gary Whelan and Ian Keith in 1989 and ten years later was bought by Frank Gleeson. Local musicians and actors frequent it...

    , Dublin
  • Feb 6th: Set Theatre, Kilkenny
    Kilkenny
    Kilkenny is a city and is the county town of the eponymous County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster, in the south-east of Ireland...

  • Feb 8th: The Grill, Letterkenny
    Letterkenny
    Letterkenny , with a population of 17,568, is the largest town in County Donegal, part of the Province of Ulster in Ireland. The town is located on the River Swilly...

  • Feb 10th: Boyles, Slane
    Slane
    Slane is a village in County Meath, in Ireland. The village stands on a steep hillside on the left bank of the River Boyne at the intersection of the N2 and the N51 . In 2006 Slane's population was 1,099, having grown from 823 in 2002. The population of the village and the surrounding rural area...

  • Feb 11th: The Garage, Monaghan
  • Feb 12th: Roisin Dubh, Galway
  • Feb 17th: The Thatch, Tullamore
    Tullamore
    Tullamore is a town in County Offaly, in the midlands of Ireland. It is Offaly's county town and the centre of the district.Tullamore is an important commercial and industrial centre in the region. Major international employers in the town include 'Tyco Healthcare' and 'Boston Scientific'. In...

  • Feb 18th: The Venue, Waterford
    Waterford
    Waterford is a city in the South-East Region of Ireland. It is the oldest city in the country and fifth largest by population. Waterford City Council is the local government authority for the city and its immediate hinterland...

  • Feb 19th: Cyprus Avenue, Cork
  • Feb 24th: Dolan's, Limerick
  • Feb 25th: The Queens, Ennis
    Ennis
    Ennis is the county town of Clare in Ireland. Situated on the River Fergus, it lies north of Limerick and south of Galway. Its name is a shortening of the original ....

  • Feb 26th: The Hideout, Warrenpoint
    Warrenpoint
    Warrenpoint is a small town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the northern shore of Carlingford Lough and is separated from the Republic of Ireland by a narrow strait. The town sprang up within the townland of Ringmackilroy...

  • Mar 3rd: McHugh's, Belfast
  • Mar 4th-5th: Supporting The Script, INEC, Kerry
    County Kerry
    Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...

  • Mar 7th-8th: Supporting The Script, Odyssey Arena, Belfast
  • Mar 10th-12th: Supporting The Script, The O2, Dublin
  • Mar 14th: Supporting The Script, Echo Arena, Liverpool
    Liverpool
    Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...

  • Mar 15th: Supporting The Script, Capital FM Arena, Nottingham
    Nottingham
    Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...

  • Mar 18th: The Stables, Mullingar
    Mullingar
    Mullingar is the county town of County Westmeath in Ireland. The Counties of Meath and Westmeath Act of 1542, proclaimed Westmeath a county, separating it from Meath. Mullingar became the administrative centre for County Westmeath...

  • Mar 19th: Gonzo Theatre, Cavan
    Cavan
    Cavan is the county town of County Cavan in the Republic of Ireland. The town lies in the north central part of Ireland, near the border with Northern Ireland...

  • Mar 24th: O'Keefes, Clonmel
    Clonmel
    Clonmel is the county town of South Tipperary in Ireland. It is the largest town in the county. While the borough had a population of 15,482 in 2006, another 17,008 people were in the rural hinterland. The town is noted in Irish history for its resistance to the Cromwellian army which sacked both...

  • Mar 25th: Supporting Taylor Swift
    Taylor Swift
    Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America...

    , Odyssey Arena, Belfast
  • Mar 27th: Supporting Taylor Swift, The O2, Dublin
  • Apr 1st: Olympia Theatre, Inspirations in Aid of Barretstown
    Barretstown
    Barretstown is a not for profit camp for children with cancer and other serious illnesses located at Barretstown Castle, Ballymore Eustace, Co. Kildare, in Ireland...

  • Apr 2nd: Gonzo Theatre, Cavan
  • Apr 7th: Whelan's, Dublin
  • Apr 9th: Spirit Store, Dundalk
  • Apr 15th: TF Royal, Castlebar
  • Apr 16th: INEC, Tralee


Album Tour
  • May 5: Whelan's, Dublin
  • May 6: Cyprus Avenue, Cork
  • May 7: Roisin Dubh, Galway
  • May 8: Dolans Warehouse, Limerick
  • May 10: The Garage, Monaghan
  • May 11: The Set, Kilkenny
  • May 12: Whelan's, Dublin
  • May 13: O'Keefes, Clonmel


Summer tour 2011
  • June 3: Beat On The Boyne Festival, Drogheda
    Drogheda
    Drogheda is an industrial and port town in County Louth on the east coast of Ireland, 56 km north of Dublin. It is the last bridging point on the River Boyne before it enters the Irish Sea....

  • June 5: West Fest, Aghamore
    Aghamore
    Aghamore is a village in County Leitrim, Ireland, located on the main N4 national primary road between Dublin and Sligo.-See also:*List of towns and villages in Ireland...

  • June 10: Temple House Festivel, Ballinacarrow, Sligo
    Sligo
    Sligo is the county town of County Sligo in Ireland. The town is a borough and has a charter and a town mayor. It is sometimes referred to as a city, and sometimes as a town, and is the second largest urban area in Connacht...

  • June 11: Twilight Racing, Limerick Racecourse, Patrickswell
    Patrickswell
    Patrickswell, historically known as Toberpatrick , is a small town in County Limerick, Ireland.-Etymology:The name refers to St. Patrick and there is a small hand pump/well in the main street; Microsoft mappoint and some other programs call the village St. Patrick's Well or St....

  • June 22: Supporting Bryan Adams
    Bryan Adams
    Bryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...

    , The Marquee, Cork
    Cork (city)
    Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...

  • June 23: Supporting Bryan Adams, The O2, Dublin
  • June 24: Supporting Bryan Adams, Odyssey Arena, Belfast
  • June 25: Coastal Rocks Festival, Ballybunion
    Ballybunion
    Ballybunion or Ballybunnion is a coastal town and seaside resort in County Kerry, Ireland, from the town of Listowel. There are castle ruins near the town, although all that remains is a single wall, and two golf courses in the area including the famous Ballybunion Golf Club, a top class Links...

    , Kerry
  • June 26: Strawberry Fest, Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
  • July 2: Donegal Town Summer Festival, Donegal Town, Co. Donegal
  • July 10: Oxegen Festival, Main Stage
  • July 15: Bray Summer fest, Bray
    Bray
    Bray is a town in north County Wicklow, Ireland. It is a busy urban centre and seaside resort, with a population of 31,901 making it the fourth largest in Ireland as of the 2006 census...

    , Wicklow
  • July 16: Prawn festival, Clogherhead
    Clogherhead
    Clogherhead is a fishing village in County Louth, Ireland. Located in a picturesque natural bay on the East Coast it is bordered by the villages of Annagassan to the north and Termonfeckin to the south. with an administrative population per the 2011 Census of 3026, it is in the townlands of...

    , Louth
  • July 22: FM104's Mid Summer Party, The Wright Venue, Dublin
  • July 24: Made in Temple Bar
    Temple Bar, Dublin
    Temple Bar is an area on the south bank of the River Liffey in central Dublin, Ireland. Unlike the areas surrounding it, Temple Bar has preserved its medieval street pattern, with many narrow cobbled streets. It is promoted as "Dublin's cultural quarter" and has a lively nightlife that is popular...

     Festival, Dublin
  • July 30: Le Cheile, Oldcastle
    Oldcastle, County Meath
    Oldcastle is a town in County Meath, Ireland. It is located in the north-west of the county near the border with Cavan, approximately 21 km from Kells. The R154 and R195 regional roads cross in the town's market square...

    , Meath
  • July 31: Indiependence Festival, Mitchelstown
    Mitchelstown
    Mitchelstown is a town in County Cork, Ireland with a population of approximately 3300. Mitchelstown is situated in the valley to the south of the Galtee Mountains close to the Mitchelstown Caves and is 28 km from Cahir, 50 km from Cork and 59 km from Limerick...

    , Cork
  • Aug 6th: Revive Music Festival, Thurles
    Thurles
    Thurles is a town situated in North Tipperary, Ireland. It is a civil parish in the historical barony of Eliogarty and is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly...

    , Tipperary
    Tipperary
    Tipperary is a town and a civil parish in South Tipperary in Ireland. Its population was 4,415 at the 2006 census. It is also an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, and is in the historical barony of Clanwilliam....

  • Aug 6th: Hugh Lynch's Street Party, Tullamore
    Tullamore
    Tullamore is a town in County Offaly, in the midlands of Ireland. It is Offaly's county town and the centre of the district.Tullamore is an important commercial and industrial centre in the region. Major international employers in the town include 'Tyco Healthcare' and 'Boston Scientific'. In...

    , Offaly
  • Aug 13th: Letterkenny Live, Donegal
  • Aug 19th: Rose Of Tralee, Kerry
  • Aug 20th: The Marquee in Drumlish, Longford
    Longford
    Longford is the county town of County Longford in Ireland. It has a population of 7,622 according to the 2006 census. Approximately one third of the county's population resides in the town. Longford town is also the biggest town in the county...

  • Aug 23rd: Supporting The Script, Tennants Vital, Bangor
    Bangor, County Down
    Bangor is a large town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is a seaside resort on the southern side of Belfast Lough and within the Belfast Metropolitan Area. Bangor Marina is one of the largest in Ireland, and holds Blue Flag status...

  • Aug 27th: Tara Rocks, Tara Na Ri, Navan, Meath

  • Sep 17th: Fever Pitch, Croke Park, Dublin
  • Sep 17th: Make A Wish Ireland's Black Tie & Tiara's Charity Ball, Aviva Stadium, Dublin
  • Sep 18th: Half time at the All-Ireland Senior Football Final, Croke park, Dublin
  • Sep 22nd: Arthur's Day celebrations. Main show in The Academy Dublin, surprise pub show in Sinnotts Bar
  • Sep 24th: The Green Village Festival, Co. Westmeath


Winter tour 2011
  • Nov 5th: The Academy, Dublin
  • Nov 8th: Students Union Bar, NUI Maynooth, Co. Kildare
  • Nov 10th: Ruby Room, Theatre Royal, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
  • Nov 11th: Cyprus Avenue, Caroline Street, Cork
  • Nov 16th: Students Union Bar, DCU, Glasnevin, Dublin 9
  • Nov 18th: Westcourt Hotel, Drogheda, Co. Louth
  • Nov 20th: Turning on the Christmas lights! Monaghan Town Centre, Co. Monaghan
  • Nov 25th: Roisin Dubh, Dominick Street, Galway City, Co. Galway
  • Nov 26th: The Hillgrove Hotel, Old Armagh Road, Monaghan

Discography

Albums
  • The Day You Live Forever (2011)
  • Walking In The Air (EP, 2011)


Singles
  • Jigsaw (2010)
  • The Dreamer (2011)
  • Stand Up Tall (2011)

External links

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