"As one of the new breed of young New England singer/songwriters, Ryan
Fitzsimmons is the real deal. I happened to catch him as an opening act one night and was knocked out by his singing, songwriting, guitar playing, and poise. He has the chops and smarts to go somewhere and I look forward to catching him again soon when someone else is opening for HIM!"
- Barnes Newberry, host of Highway 61 Revisited, Folk Radio WUMB Boston MA
05.04.08
TOAD RESIDENCY EVERY TUESDAY IN MAY! - I love Toad, how can you not? We are taking over tuesday nights this month, and with the help of our friends we are hoping to welcome this warm weather in style! Come party with us, Toad rocks. This week Ryan Lee Crosby is doing the 8:00 set, and Dana Price will be doing a set during our set break.
MOTIF MUSIC AWARDS - The second CD compilation of songs from the AS220 Songwriters in the Round series I host is currently up for "Album of the Year" in the Motif Music Awards. This CD features 3 of my songs, recorded live at AS220. There is a little less than a week to vote. Motif Music Awards Ballot
OUR STAGE NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL COMPETITION - Connect to OurStage here - Last weekend in the semi-final Ourstage voting for April, my song "Ashes" was consistently in the top 5 until the very end. This tells me that with your help, we can get all the way to the finals this month. All you have to do is sign up for a free account on OurStage.com (takes only 1 minute). click judge up top and select Newport Folk Festival. Judge the songs that come up, and eventually, you will get to vote for me.
Thank you.
Ryan
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