recording – Ryan Calder

Posted on September 9, 2013September 15, 2013 by Ryan — Leave a comment

Update on the Great Deep

The past few months will be perhaps the most forgettable and probably the most profound in the lives of the RCB. Here’s why… Continue reading Update on the Great Deep

Posted on September 1, 2010July 22, 2016 by Ryan — Leave a comment

It’s not often that I get to just sit and play guitar, but on this particular Saturday afternoon, I was strumming the chords that would become this song when Tam walked into the room and started singing spontaneously.

I remember we’d both been pretty busy and it was nice to just be at home, with no agenda for the day. Tam walked in, heard the chords and said, Continue reading Behind the Song: Hide Away

Posted on March 3, 2010July 16, 2011 by Ryan — 1 Comment

Introducing Marlon Hemmero

Marlon runs a studio in Pietermaritzburg where the Ryan Calder Band has put together its second album.

To be honest, it feels like a lifetime ago that I arranged to go and visit Marlon. I feel like I’ve known him for years and years. But I remember that particular night clearly – sitting down talking life and music with him, and how we would go about putting together the new RCB album. I remember his passion, his insight and a quiet awareness in his ability as a creative force.