Biography...
Pat
Ryan has been singing in Folk Clubs
since she was 15. Since 1990 she has been accompanied
by Ken Howard,
who plays Guitar, Bazouki, Cittern and Octave Mandola.
They have been booked at Clubs and Festivals in England,
Scotland and Australia, including: Sidmouth, Towersey,
Fylde and The National Festival in Canberra. They
have appeared on BBC TV and National and Local Radio.
At each club and festival they have appeared at, they
have received critical acclaim for the quality of
Pat’s voice, their arrangements of the songs and their
easy manner with the audience. They sing and play
traditional material, self-penned and contemporary
songs with a traditional arrangement.
Pat and Ken have always enjoyed playing with other
musicians.
On Pat’s first 2 LPs she was backed by Phil
Beer, Paul
Downs, Chris
Parkinson and
Chris Pollington.
On their recent CDs, Pat and Ken have worked with
Chris
While, Julie Matthews, Nick
Keir, Bernard
Wrigley and members of Australian
band, Colcannon.
Pat and Ken were members of the trio Tall Stories
for six years.
For two years, Pat was Song Director for Sidmouth
International Folk Festival.
In 2004 Pat and Ken had their first tour of Australia
and sang in Adelaide, Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne
and St Albans.
Pat
and Ken’s new CD will be released in March 2006
