Saturday November 28
Riyen Roots
at Town Pump Tavern
8:30pm
“From pre-war blues tunes, to soul, funk, hip hop and reggae, Riyen Roots plays a wide variety of musical genres in any given song, following in the footsteps of those who change the way society thinks about peace, love, freedom, equality and the pursuit of self enlightenment.”
RiYeN RoOtS gives raw uncut truth through his music, time and time again. He invites us to take a look at ourselves and the everchanging world around us.With a talent for writing in a prophetic state of consiousness,and a truely unique sense of melody and rhythm, he creates songs with familar old timey vibes with very powerful lyrical content, continuing the tradition of great wordsmiths like Woody Guthrie,Willie Dixon,Blind Willie Johnson,Bob Dylan, Tom Waits,Peter Tosh, and Johnny Cash. Following in the footsteps of those who have found a way to change the way society thinks about topical issues such as the struggles between good and evil, feelings of the heart, freedom of opression, love, and of course them good old blues we all feel from time to time. "
Born Ryan Michael Moore in Atlantic City,New Jersey on May 6th 1978.... Currently living the good life in the great mountains of Asheville,North Carolina.Having lived everywhere from Rabbit Hash,Kentucky To Philidelphia,to
Atlantic City,to Williamsburg,VA RiYeN RoOtS (a.k.a."RiYeN MiC CoOL") Has been performing and playing music professionaly for audiences since the age 3. As a child he sang "old standards" and for different events around the Atlantic City and Philadelphia area,performing at Martin Luther King Jr.,Veteren's Day, and Memorial Day parades, city events,casinos,and singing live on television four years in a row on Jerry Lewis's March of Dimes Telethon.Growing up performing in Atlantic City was the ultimate learning environment to teach him the ropes of the entertainment biz.
This guys has been performing in the biz a while and shared stages and brushed shoulders with some of the best in the buisiness.Now with twenty five plus years in the music industry, and he's only thirty one. He would like to be seen in the book of life as an artist first and foremost who expressed his passions for the state of those around him on this planet by way of MUSIC AND THE WRITTEN WORD, the most powerful mediums of his time.A musician,preacher, poet, family man, and social activist, who gave all he had mind, body, spirit, and voice to a world in need.
Riyen Roots
at Town Pump Tavern
8:30pm
“From pre-war blues tunes, to soul, funk, hip hop and reggae, Riyen Roots plays a wide variety of musical genres in any given song, following in the footsteps of those who change the way society thinks about peace, love, freedom, equality and the pursuit of self enlightenment.”
RiYeN RoOtS gives raw uncut truth through his music, time and time again. He invites us to take a look at ourselves and the everchanging world around us.With a talent for writing in a prophetic state of consiousness,and a truely unique sense of melody and rhythm, he creates songs with familar old timey vibes with very powerful lyrical content, continuing the tradition of great wordsmiths like Woody Guthrie,Willie Dixon,Blind Willie Johnson,Bob Dylan, Tom Waits,Peter Tosh, and Johnny Cash. Following in the footsteps of those who have found a way to change the way society thinks about topical issues such as the struggles between good and evil, feelings of the heart, freedom of opression, love, and of course them good old blues we all feel from time to time. "Born Ryan Michael Moore in Atlantic City,New Jersey on May 6th 1978.... Currently living the good life in the great mountains of Asheville,North Carolina.Having lived everywhere from Rabbit Hash,Kentucky To Philidelphia,to
Atlantic City,to Williamsburg,VA RiYeN RoOtS (a.k.a."RiYeN MiC CoOL") Has been performing and playing music professionaly for audiences since the age 3. As a child he sang "old standards" and for different events around the Atlantic City and Philadelphia area,performing at Martin Luther King Jr.,Veteren's Day, and Memorial Day parades, city events,casinos,and singing live on television four years in a row on Jerry Lewis's March of Dimes Telethon.Growing up performing in Atlantic City was the ultimate learning environment to teach him the ropes of the entertainment biz.This guys has been performing in the biz a while and shared stages and brushed shoulders with some of the best in the buisiness.Now with twenty five plus years in the music industry, and he's only thirty one. He would like to be seen in the book of life as an artist first and foremost who expressed his passions for the state of those around him on this planet by way of MUSIC AND THE WRITTEN WORD, the most powerful mediums of his time.A musician,preacher, poet, family man, and social activist, who gave all he had mind, body, spirit, and voice to a world in need.
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