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13/08/2024

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In moments of loss, we find solace in music. Grief touches us all.

"It’s a miracle that we even have this moment right now.”
-Ian Fisher

“The Face of Losing” by Ian Fisher

25/05/2022

Super cool deals at India Ramey website!

“Let’s go girls” This is your summer vibe. Go in and get in it. Everything is 25% off with FREE SHIPPING (U.S.) till the end of May. Go to indiaramey.com or click the link at the top of my page to get this T Shirt before they are gone. We are not making more of these once they sell out and we are getting low…

https://shop.bandwear.com/collections/india-ramey-shop

14/05/2022

This would be an amazing show to see if you live in these areas. If not fly in!

Hitting some hot spots soon with My pal Renee Wahl - singing like there's no tomorrow.

10/05/2022

Nice!

Kentucky’s Rhyan Sinclair is a bold new artist reaching deep into emotions like trauma and grief and creating something inspirational. Listen to Rhyan talk about her new album ‘Letters to Aliens’ and other favorites on her next DJ special this Friday, 5/13 at noon pt / 2pm ct.

15/04/2022

Such an awesome show India Ramey is apart of!

Lucinda Williams headlines our first wave of special guests at for our headlining Neil Young tribute at our Memorial Day weekend benefit concert on 5/28! TIX ON SALE NOW! NashvilleHelpingNashville.com

09/04/2022

Looking for something awesome to do later today?? How about what Dee's Lounge has in store for tonight! Amazing bands all for 5 dollars! 😮

07/04/2022

So much going on for Rhyan Sinclair! Exciting! Nashville folks, you can see this rising star this Sat at Dee's Lounge!

I had SO much fun taking over the Instagram account today….you can still head over there to watch the archive of the takeover, on their main feed and in their story. NEXT UP - Nashville! 💜 So excited for Saturday’s album release show at Dee's Lounge, with India Ramey and Lance Whalen, who are both so awesome, just in case ya didn’t know!! I’ll have the full band with me…gonna be a blast 🚀🚀🚀

05/04/2022

This should be super fun Tomorrow! If you are not following Rhyan Sinclair or Women Of Americana yet on Instagram make sure to click that follow button today!

TOMORROW - I’m taking over the Instagram account! 💜👽⚡️ I’ll be talking all things ‘Letters to Aliens,’ playing some songs, and just having all kinds of fun. If you’ve got an Instagram account, just follow their account if you want to follow along!

05/04/2022

This Saturday! Join us for an awesome set from India Ramey, Lance Whalen and Rhyan Sinclair!

this with my good friends and Gonna be a night y’all! thanks to for putting it all together. photo by

27/03/2022

Wonderful mention of India Ramey in this fantastic article highlighting some bands who performed SXSW!

https://magnetmagazine.com/2022/03/27/sxsw-2022-the-magnet-postmortem/

The first in-person SXSW in three years was notable in many way—especially for what it lacked. No Rachael Ray day party at Stubb’s, no garish stages in the shape of vending machines and few acts so big they sucked attention from the hundreds of indie bands who still flock to SXSW for exposure an...

24/03/2022

Tune in now!! Super cool! 👇

Today Thursday 3/24/22 at Noon Central I will be speaking with Jimi Palacios from Country Du Monde on Gimme Country/iHeartRadio about my new album Letters To Aliens! Stream Country Du Monde on GimmeCountry at https://gimmecountry.com

21/03/2022

Wow! Rhyan Sinclair check out the below!!!

Wow!! Dragon Spirit is Gimme Country’s #1 song of the week!! 🐉💜 Big thanks to all of the kind folks over there for spinning the song and making this happen.

19/03/2022

India Ramey gig last night at Giddy Ups for the Mule Kick Productions show was sooo good we had to push the 3D button for this photo!

19/03/2022

Exciting!!! Some amazing acts including India Ramey !

MULE KICK TAKEOVER 💛
Giddy Ups
8:30-9:05 Pi Jacobs
9:20-9:55 Desert Hollow
10:10-10:45 The HawtThorns
11-11:35 NOCONA
11:50-12:30 India Ramey

16/03/2022

India Ramey doing some amazing country music New Nashville Live Bose

Nice day for a little boat ride in

15/03/2022

Wonderful write up here! Rhyan Sinclair

“For us this is one of the most beautiful albums of 2022 so far"

- Roots Time Belgium

“For us this is one of the most beautiful albums of 2022 so far.”

Big thanks to Rootstime.be, in Belgium, for this very nice, in-depth review of Letters to Aliens! 👽

Here’s the whole review translated into English, via Google Translate:

Rhyan Sinclair is a very young 21-year-old singer-songwriter from Lexington, Kentucky, who made her solo record debut as a 17-year-old in 2018 with the album “Barnstormer” on which she put her musical sources of inspiration in the spotlight. She then also released an EP entitled “Marshmallow World” on which she musically paid tribute to classic country music greats. Before that, she was already active from the age of eleven to fifteen as the lead singer of the roots formation 'All The Little Pieces' with which the album "The Legend Of Lavinia Fisher" was recorded.

Her latest album “Letters To Aliens” is slightly different from her previous albums. The twelve self-composed songs on this album are a mix of folk, rock and country music with a strong 70s influence. She brings these songs together with her regular backing band 'The South 65' consisting of electric guitarist Danny Flanigan, bassist Jeff Binder, drummer Cary Shields and harmony vocalist and flute player Toni Karpinski, the mother of Rhyan Sinclair who sings all songs herself and also on playing acoustic guitar and piano.

For this recording, some established names from the music world were also invited as guest musicians in the studio as guest musicians, such as Ryan Allen on organ and piano on three tracks and Fats Kaplan on violin, mandolin, pedal steel guitar and theremin, the electronic instrument where magical sounds are created by playing with move the hands along two antennas without touching them. The singers Whitney Adams and Claire Kander were also called upon to sing along to the song “The Wounded Healer”.

We have added some videos to this story for you with three songs from the "Letters To Aliens" album: "Where I'll Be Found", first single "Dragon Spirit" and second single "Interstate Sailors". When listening to these songs, also pay attention to the very personal lyrics that Rhyan Sinclair has written for these songs, among others. She therefore sees her songs as a kind of therapy or healing process to deal with everything that happened and is happening in her young life.

For example, in November 2019 she and her mother were involved in a serious traffic accident that, after a months-long rehabilitation period, smoothly passed into the lonely seclusion caused by the worldwide corona pandemic. Her troubled relationship with her biological father and how she dealt with it is also discussed in her songs. Songs on this record that illustrate this are the beautiful “Skywriting”, the soft rocking “All Alone In Outer Space”, the emotional soul ballad “Should've Been Prepared”, “Bad Time”, the wonderful tribute to her great-grandmother and example of 'being a woman' in the song “Effie Jane” and the again very emotional album closing “With Every Goodbye” about the final goodbye to her biological father who died last year.

Vocally, we find her voice in some songs somewhat similar to that of country singers such as Dolly Parton, Patsy Cline and Tammy Wynette, but with a clear 21st century stamp à la Stevie Nicks, Lana Del Rey or Norah Jones. She has that sob that is absolutely necessary for country music, which provides an emotional charge in the song. As a child she sometimes wrote personal messages on balloons that she then frolicking in the air let go as reading for extraterrestrials, hence the album title "Letters To Aliens". But the songs on this Rhyan Sinclair album are actually also intended for the earthlings who will certainly find enough food for thought and reflection in them. For us this is one of the most beautiful albums of 2022 so far.

Read on their site:
https://www.rootstime.be/index.html?https://www.rootstime.be/CD%20REVIEUW/2022/MA1/CD42.html

15/03/2022

India Ramey arrived in Austin for her official SXSW show!

Great to be in Austin for SXSW. It’s gorgeous here and I can’t wait to get this week started! 🤘❤️

09/03/2022

We had a meeting the other day at MTG HQ and after the morning beer and bagels meeting we decided to fly the entire office into Austin next week to see India Ramey perform at SXSW!!! This is going to be awesome!

Getting all excited for next week! Who’s with me? You can catch us at on March 16 downtown Austin!

06/03/2022

Very cool!

Thanks to Mike Davies at Fatea Magazine for this thoughtful, in-depth review of Letters to Aliens! 👽
Read the rest here: https://www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/reviews/RhyanSinclair/

04/03/2022

A truly wonderful album by Rhyan Sinclair that is out today! Streaming on all platforms!

'Letters to Aliens' is OUT NOW!!! 💜👽 Listen here: https://smarturl.it/RSletterstoaliens

When I was a little girl, I wrote on balloons and let them go. My heart was full of the purest belief that my message would make it to another galaxy, and be read by an alien. The feeling of hope and joy I had then is not unlike how I’m feeling right now, releasing my new album, Letters to Aliens, out into the world. This album is a documentation of my human experience. My time capsule, my letter on a balloon, my story thus far.

There is a recurring theme of reclaiming personal power, throughout the record, because I was in the process of doing so in my own life, while writing these songs. During the pandemic, I delved into therapy and inner work to address past traumas I had been running from.

Throughout the creation of this record, I found new empowerment, joy, and a freedom, as well as a deeper connection to ancestry and lineage, particularly the women who came before me, and those who will come after. I also discovered new confidence within being one of the outsiders, misfits…or aliens of the world. We are not alone.

I hope this brings some of that same spirit to you. I’m thrilled to finally be able to share this work of love. I hope you enjoy ‘Letters to Aliens.’ ❤

Thanks so much to everyone who made this recording experience my absolute favorite ever, and added your incredible, respective brands of magic to the album. I find new things to love about each of your contributions every time I listen. I’m forever grateful for the creative safe space that Jason cultivates at Sneak Attack, to The South 65 (Jeff, Danny. Cary and Mom) for the zen, joyful vibe that y’all brought to this project, and to all of the wonderful guests, Fats Kaplin, Ryan Allen, Whitney Adams and Claire Kander, and of course, my dad, Julian Karpinski, for various creative brainstorming, puppy-sitting, and support.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Love,
Rhyan

03/03/2022

Rhyan Sinclair !!! Truly exciting!

Big thanks to Ricky Ross for playing “Where I’ll Be Found” on BBC Radio Scotland yesterday!! 🤠👽

02/03/2022

Rhyan Sinclair performs Friday at noon on WMOT, along with Ian Noe!

Tune in! WMOT Roots Radio 89.5 FM

https://www.wmot.org/roots-radio-news/2022-03-02/finally-friday-at-home-ian-noe-and-rhyan-sinclair

In a world where we can count on less and less, we can still have faith that Kentucky will raise great country singers and songwriters. This week’s Finally Friday At Home visits with two young voices from the Blue Grass State who aren’t bluegrass but who do conjure traditions. Ian Noe is a natur...

25/02/2022

Tune in everyone! 📻 WMOT Roots Radio 89.5 FM

Thanks, WMOT Roots Radio 89.5 FM! 💜👽 Y’all be sure to tune into the Daily Brew this week! If you don’t live in range, you can listen at WMOT.org or ask your smart speaker to play WMOT.

23/02/2022

Check this out! Rhyan Rhyan Rhyan!

Excited about this one! Thanks to The Jerry Springer Podcast for having us back!👽💜

22/02/2022

This album by Rhyan Sinclair has a timeless feel that would be just as relevant tucked between records by The Doobie Brothers, Joni Mitchell and Linda Ronstadt in the 70’s, on a mixtape with Tom Petty and The Pretenders in the 80’s or among recent work by Jason Isbell, Steve Earle or Brandi Carlile. 11 days before the full album comes out but you can listen to three singles from this release already on all streaming platforms! “Dragon Spirit” “Interstate Sailors” and her latest single release “Where I’ll be found”. Rhyan is unbelievably talented. A must listen! ✉️👽 pre order the full album today!

I’ve always loved the number 11…and guest what? It’s just 11 DAYS until I get to release the new album!! 💜👽 I cannot WAIT to share this work of love with y’all.
Pre-order/pre-save the album here: https://smarturl.it/RSletterstoaliens

20/02/2022

This will be so fun!

2022 RIVERBOAT ROADSHOW ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT: India Ramey

16/02/2022

Check out Rhyan Sinclair very cool new music video for her song “Where I’ll Be Found”. She wrote this song during the height of the pandemic, when she was reflecting on places and people she missed.

Her new album is coming out March 4th. Make sure to follow her and preorder her new album 👉www.rhyansinclair.com/

Capture Kentucky

Hello everyone! I hope you're all doing well. We've got a special treat for you today. We have an exclusive song AND video premiere from one of our favorite Kentucky artists. The one, the only…

24/12/2021

🎅 🎄🎁is on the way!!! “From the oldest times, people danced for many reasons. They danced so their crops would be plentiful or so that their hunt would be good. They danced to show their community spirit, and they danced to celebrate. And that’s the dancing we’re talking about.” - Ren

Here’s a tune to get ya going! Renee Wahl song “Rockin’ all night on Christmas Eve”. 💃🕺 stream today on Spotify Apple Music

23/12/2021

Some awesome music playlists India Ramey song "Cocktail For Christmas" is on! Still, working on your playlist for the holidays? Add it to your lists today!!!!

21/12/2021

Awesome!!! Hard Core Country Radio Western fm 94.9 CHRW Radio !

Hard Core Country Playlist WED DEC 22, 2021 10 pm to Midnite
The Rizdales – Demo “Theme for a Saturday Morning” CanCon L
James McMurtry – Childish Things (Compadre 2005) “Holiday”
Robert Earl Keen – Gr**go Honeymoon (Sugar Hill 1994) “Merry Christmas From the Family”– Walking Distance (Arista 1998)“Happy Holidays Y’all”
Hayes Carll – KMAG YOYO & Other American Stories (Lost Highway 2011) “Grateful For Christmas”
MIKE PLUME– Back Home For Christmas (BC 2016) “Merry Xmas to My ex-Miss”CanCon
The Boxmasters - Christmas Cheer (Vanguard 2008) “My Dreams of Christmas”
Ox – Silent Night and Other Country Songs (Self 2010) “Xmas in the Jailhouse” CanCon
Pogues – If I should Fall From Grace with God (Island-1988) “Fairytale In New York”
The Hangdogs – East of Yesterday (Shanachie 1999) “Drift”
Mary Gauthier – Filth & Fire (Signature Sounds – 2002) “Christmas in Paradise”
Neko Case – New Coat of Paint: Songs of Tom Waits (Manifesto 2004) “Christmas From A Ho**er In Minneapolis”
Audrey Auld – Reckless records Garage Sale 1997 – 2003 (Reckless 2003) “Santa Spend Xmas With Me”
Steve Earle – El Corazon (WB 1997) “Christmas In Washington”
Tom Russell - Museum of Memories Vol. 2 (Frontera Records - 2013) “Streetlights and Snow”
Prairie Oyster – Home For the Holidays (RCA 1990) “Christmas In Jail” CanCon
Lightnin' Hopkins – Single (Decca 1953) “Merry Christmas”
Johnny Dowd – Cemetery Shoes (Munich-2004) “Christmas is Just Another Day”
Slaid Cleaves – Holiday Sampler (Philo - 2004) “You’re A Mean One Mr Grinch”
Carly Thomas – Single (Bandcamp 2014) “Ho Ho Hold Youe (on Christmas Day)” CanConL
Steven Hardy – Single (Self 2020) “I Won’t Be Home for Christmas” CanConL
Corb Lund - An Americana Christmas (New West 2014) “Just Me and These Ponies For Christmas”CanCon
Hank Snow Music – Christmas with Hank Snow (RCA 1967) “The Reindeer Boogie”CanCon & “The Christmas Cannonball”CanCon
Stompin Tom Connors – Merry Christmas Everybody (EMI - 1970) “Down On Christmas”CanCon
Quartette – It’s Christmas! (Denon 1996) “This Year My Christmas Wish is Mexico”CanCon feat Caitlin Hanford
Reid Jamieson – Live For the Holidays (Self/BC-Dec 3) “Blue Christmas"CanCon
Donald D'Haene and Tyrone Traher – Single (Self- Dec 3) “Mistletoe” CanCon L
The Hello Darlins - Heart In The Snow EP (Self- Nov 6) “Do You Hear What I Hear” CanCon
Dale Watson – Christmas time in Texas (Self 2002) “Honky Tonk Christmas”
India Ramey - Christmas Times A'Comin' 2021 (Medicine Show/BC-Nov 14) “Cocktail Christmas”
Lucinda Williams - Lu's Jukebox, Vol. 5: Have Yourself a Rockin' Little Christmas (Highway 20 Nov 21) “If We Make It Through December"
In the words of Gurf Morlix “Stay tuned. Stay careful. Stay aware”