About a month ago I had the displeasure of suffering a jammed rib, owing likely to a couple of awkward falls while snowboarding. The injury was easy… Read more “Paperback Renaissance: Learning to Love to Read Again”
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Missing Tiyah
There was one night when I was in Israel that I met a girl named Tiyah at my hostel in Tel Aviv. She had traveled all around.… Read more “Missing Tiyah”
Light Will Shine in You
It so happened that several months ago, I was twenty-two and finishing the last year of my undergrad when an unprecedented pandemic swept across the world, taking… Read more “Light Will Shine in You”
September Songs: Father and Son
This song is one of my first memories, and I’m talking two years old or younger. It’s not much, just this vague impression of the living room… Read more “September Songs: Father and Son”
September Songs: Tiny Dancer
Trying to describe my connection with this song is like trying to remember the details of a dream. I can remember the general shape of it, and… Read more “September Songs: Tiny Dancer”
September Songs: Hallelujah
On a summer day in Edmonton, I was sitting on my back porch strumming my guitar and singing in a low, shy voice. This was early in… Read more “September Songs: Hallelujah”
Soundtracks: Katy Lied
If someone asked you how you fell in love with music, how would you respond? If you’re at all like me, it will take you three to six months before you have a satisfactory answer. For those who know me well, my selection for the first Soundtracks entry may surprise you. Though now that I think about it, it may absolutely not. The album, “Katy Lied,” by Steely Dan hasn’t been in my rotation for upwards of ten or fifteen years, longer than I’ve been playing guitar.
When I Grow Up
Hello. Welcome to the beginning of my adult life. Everything up to this point has made me who I am, but it’s also history, and I’m not trying to bring you up to speed. More important things ahead, and I’ll spare you the small-talk.
Ryder J. Music 