Are these guys clever? There are a duo - Ryan Green and Cameron Hood - from which the name Ryanhood is created. This apparently is called portmanteau - look it up. They are indeed clever and quite funny as well. They could put down their instruments and easily win a five minute round competition at a comedy club.

Do they have chops? Oh yes. Check out their cover of "And Your Bird Can Sing." If you are a vinyl junky, you will think at first that you are playing an LP at 45 instead of 33 rpms. And you need to know they are playing tiny instruments. Watching live, all you can think is "How do they do that?"

Watch Ryanhood's cover of "And Your Bird Can Sing"

Are they intelligent? Absorb their collection of folk rock and bluegrass-influenced self penned songs and their introductions to them and a world view emerges - a thoughtful caring and practical notion of how to live in today's society peacefully and responsibly. Yes, either of them would make a good Speaker of the House, but that would be a waste of their talents.

Enjoy the playlist and make a point to catch one of their sets in January. And stay tuned for my pitch later in the fall for their Christmas music. It is so festive - even in July.

Check out Ryanhood's official video for "Appy Returns" and stream our Official Ryanhood 30A Songwriters Playlist below!

Secure your tickets while you can and have a great weekend,

Russell

Watch "Appy Returns"