Julitha Ryan

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About Julitha Ryan

Whizz Bang! Is that the sound of worlds colliding? 3 knockout tours of Italy in 2014/15 set up a love affair between JULITHA RYAN and Italian audiences that will continue in 2017 when she releases her Italia-Australia collaboration ‘The Winter Journey’, with producer Giovanni Callela (Diabolicus Srudio,Milano). This will be her 2nd solo release, following 2012’s ‘The Lucky Girl’. Once again she’ll be performing with her ‘local’ band Pier Adduce & Enrico Berton (from the band Guignol, Milano) and Henry Hugo (Zurich) who have also played on the new album. Hailing the from the city of musical tragedy - Melbourne, Australia - Julitha Ryan hits the stage like a high priestess at a spiritual rave up, soaring like a mezzosoprano then crashing down on her piano like a barrelhouse queen. Her spine-tingling music stuns audiences with its naked emotion and transcendent power. With musical mastery at her fingertips Ryan stirs up what has been described as “groovy hallelujah music; soulful, howling but effortlessly graceful”. Notably in her long and colourful career she was a key member of the revered instrumental trio Silver Ray. Silver Ray released four albums adored by critics and fans alike, performing extensively in Australia and touring the UK with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. She has played and recorded with Mick Harvey, Hugo Race, Andrew McCubbin, and many more, and recently recorded cello for the soundtrack of Australian artist George Gittoes’ film ‘Snow Monkey’. Since the release of THE LUCKY GIRL, Ryan has performed with her 9-piece band, toured east coast Australia in Hugo Race’s Austral Fatalists band and has played keyboards with Hugo Race & The True Spirit for Melbourne and Sydney shows. THE LUCKY GIRL is available on VINYL, CD & Digital Download through julitharyan.com THE WINTER JOURNEY is set for release in Italy & Australia, March 2017.