Day 2: January 31th, 2010
Ryan LaPerle

Drawing comparisons to artists like John Mayer, Jack Johnson and U2, Ryan’s music reflects his passion with a catchy pop sensibility and raw emotional edge. His ability to convey the many facets of love and life make his music truly refreshing. With only an acoustic guitar and his voice, Ryan takes you on an emotional journey that is both profound and inspiring. His 2003 EP “Crashed into Infinity’ was just the beginning for this 27 year old musician. He continues to write and compose music that bares his soul with an honesty that can’t be ignored. In spring of 2009 Ryan spent a two week period posting a cover video every day to youtube. His most recent EP ‘Disguise’ was released in fall of 2009.  www.ryanlaperlemusic.com

      Before I start blathering, both these songs started from the theme of hope, help and Haiti.   If you haven't donated some money to help with the relief effort please consider doing it right now.  Texting "Haiti" to the number 90999 will donate $10 to relief effort through the Red Cross.   Or you can make a donation of any amount at www.redcross.com .  If you've already made a donation consider making another $10 donation right now.   I just did it myself with the texting thing.  Kind of neat to do actually.  
      So I wrote Ryan a couple of days ago to ask what he wanted to write about and after a little back and forth sorting out whether we wanted to be serious or silly, (we wanted to serious... imagine), Ryan came up with the words hope, help and haiti as a starting place, nothing else... and some how we both came back with the titles "Lift us up" and "We will rise Up"  I mean I guess that's what hopes all about, maybe I'll have to try wriitng a hope song without using the word 'up' in it.  
       
      
     

Timmy Riordan

Timmy has been called ‘the hidden gem” of the Somerville/Cambridge music scene. In February 2009 he wrote and posted 28 songs on his website. This year he’s doing it again.  He has also decided there should be 8 day in a week (in honor of the Beatles of course) and has invited 32 of his songwriting friends to support him through the month by each writing a song themselves. Over the last summer he recorded 8 of those songs on a CD entitled “Peter Let Me In.” Each CD includes an original cover, hand-drawn just for you in Sharpie by Timmy. Proceeds from this hand-crafted album are all going directly to the making of “New York’s Ignoring Me” his next studio album to be released in summer of 2010.